Again within the Champions League after a season out of European competitors, Newcastle are aiming to play continental knockout soccer for the primary time since their run to the Europa League quarter-finals in 2012/13.
The Magpies completed within the fifth and last qualifying place within the Premier League on purpose distinction and have landed a visit to reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain, in addition to visits from Spanish title holders Barcelona and their Dutch counterparts, PSV.
Newcastle completed fourth within the group stage in 2023/24, though they earned 4 factors from conferences with PSG throughout that marketing campaign.
Take a look at Newcastle’s fixtures, outcomes and squad for the 2025/26 Champions League, in addition to a take a look at the schedule for the league section and past.
Newcastle Champions League fixtures, outcomes 2025/26
Newcastle’s opponents within the league section embrace reigning Belgian champions Union Saint-Gilloise and final season’s runners-up in Portugal, France and Germany: Benfica, Marseille and Leverkusen.
Athletic Membership completed fourth in Spain and Newcastle’s conferences with Leverkusen come greater than 22 years after the one earlier two encounters between the golf equipment, in the course of the 2002/03 Champions League.
Newcastle received 3-1 dwelling and away in opposition to Die Werkself, together with a first-half hat-trick for all-time membership high scorer Alan Shearer at St James’ Park.
All fixtures begin at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT until in any other case said.
Thursday, September 18: Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona
Wednesday, October 1: USG vs Barcelona (17:45)
Tuesday, October 21: Newcastle vs Benfica
Wednesday, November 5: Newcastle vs Athletic Membership
Tuesday, November 25: Marseille vs Newcastle
Wednesday, December 10: Leverkusen vs Newcastle
Wednesday, January 21: Newcastle vs PSV
Wednesday January 28: PSG vs Newcastle
Newcastle Champions League squad 2025/26
Newcastle’s Checklist A Champions League squad has been registered till the spherical of 16 in February 2026, when golf equipment can register a most of three new gamers throughout the present restrict of 25.
Goalkeepers: Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale
Defenders: Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Fabian Schär, Malick Thiaw, Emil Krafth, Tino Livramento, Dan Burn
Midfielders: Joelinton, Sandro Tonali, Joe Willock, Bruno Guimaraes, Jacob Ramsey
Forwards: Yoane Wissa, Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes, William Osula, Anthony Elanga, Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade
Checklist B submissions, comprised of gamers born after January 1, 2004 who’ve been eligible to play for the membership for an uninterrupted interval of two years since their fifteenth birthday, will also be made till midnight earlier than every match.
Defender Lewis Corridor and midfielder Lewis Miley are initially on Checklist B.
Newcastle Champions League schedule 2025/26
After the league section, the play-offs are held in February, with the remainder of the knockout stage earlier than the ultimate held between March and early Could.
Matchday 1: September 16-18 2025
Matchday 2: September 30 – October 1 2025
Matchday 3: October 21/22 2025
Matchday 4: November 4/5 2025
Matchday 5: November 25/26 2025
Matchday 6: December 9/10 2025
Matchday 7: January 20/21 2026
Matchday 8: January 28 2026
When is the Champions League knockout section?
Knockout section play-offs: February 17/18 & 24/25 2026
Spherical of 16: March 10/11 & 17/18 2026
Quarter-finals: April 7/8 & 14/15 2026
Semi-finals: April 28/29 and Could 5/6 2026
Remaining: Could 30 2026 (Budapest)
When are the Champions League attracts?
Knockout section play-offs: January 30 2026
Spherical of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and last: February 27 2026
Champions League 2025/26 format
In a change from the earlier group stage format performed till 2023/24, every crew now performs eight matches within the league section, all in opposition to totally different opponents.
4 of these matches shall be at dwelling and 4 away, with the opponents decided in line with 4 seeding pots cut up by rankings.
Groups will play two opponents from every of these pots – one in opposition to a crew from every pot at dwelling and one away. The outcomes determine the general standings in a single league.
The highest eight sides within the desk qualify mechanically for the spherical of 16. The groups ending in ninth to twenty fourth will compete in a two-legged knockout section play-off to achieve the final 16.
Groups ending twenty fifth or decrease are out of Europe for the season.
English groups within the Champions League: Why are there six golf equipment?
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester Metropolis, Chelsea and Newcastle all certified as the highest 5 groups within the Premier League.
There have been 5 locations for English groups as a result of further positions are awarded in line with Uefa’s co-efficient rankings, that are primarily based on the general performances of countries throughout European competitors over a season.
Spurs certified as Europa League champions, regardless of dropping 22 and profitable solely 11 of their 2024/25 league video games and ending seventeenth.
When is the Champions League last?
The ultimate will happen on Could 30 2026 on the The Puskas Enviornment in Budapest, which opened in 2019 and is dwelling to Hungary’s nationwide crew.
The sector hosted a dramatic 2022/23 Europa League last, when Sevilla beat Roma on penalties following a 1-1 draw after further time.
The best way to watch Newcastle within the Champions League: TV channel
TNT Sports activities and Amazon Prime Video have the dwell broadcast rights to the Champions League within the UK.
Amazon have first decide of the Tuesday video games, with all the opposite matches proven on TNT Sports activities. BBC Sport additionally has highlights rights.
In response to BT, TNT Sports activities prices £20 a month when purchased with a broadband bundle or £30.99 a month and not using a contract.
These costs embrace discovery+ Premium, which affords entry to 1000’s of unique exhibits and originals.
A Prime Video membership is £8.99 per thirty days or £95 per 12 months paid yearly, with a half-price supply for followers aged between 18 and 22.
Membership consists of limitless supply on an enormous collection of Amazon objects and a spread of different perks akin to films, sequence, documentaries and photograph storage.
The best way to dwell stream Newcastle Champions League video games on-line
The broadcasters have devoted apps permitting followers to live-stream the video games: TNT’s discovery+, the Prime Video app and BBC iPlayer.
The apps can be found on an enormous vary of units together with sensible TVs and gaming consoles.
