Manchester United aren’t in the Champions League this season, but Thursday still stung. Their homegrown forward Marcus Rashford, now on loan at Barcelona, scored twice at St. James’ Park — his first goals for the club — to sink Newcastle 2-1 and deliver Barça’s opening win of the 2025-26 campaign.

Who will the six Premier League teams play in the Champions League?Below is all of the information you need. UEFA Champions League fixtures & resultsMatchday 1All kick offs 3pm ET unless otherwise statedTuesday 16 September 2025Athletic Club 0-2 Arsenal — Video highlights,

25' It only lasted 25 minutes the comeback of Kevin de Bruyne in Manchester as Antonio Conte decided to replace the former Manchester City midfielder after the red card received by Di Lorenzo. Despite the expectations and the warm welcome received, de Bruyne's comeback at the Etihad is now already over.

Elisabeth Terland scores a hat-trick as Manchester United beat Brann to reach the main draw of the League for the first time.

The UEFA Champions League league phase is back, as 36 teams will play eight matches — four home and four away — in bids to reach the knockout rounds.There are two paths to the Round of 16: Eight teams will qualify directly via the league phase table, while eight more will emerge from playoff ties pitting teams 9-24 in home-and-away legs.MORE — UEFA Champions League 2025-26 hub — Fixtures, dates, scoresAnd there's no set path for greatness, something we learned from the first edition of the tournament's new structure.Runners-up Inter Milan earned a bye as the fourth-seed last league phase, but champions Paris Saint-Germain finished 15th and did not have their playoff status secured until Matchday 7.UEFA Champions League 2025-26 league phase table — StandingsTeams 1-8 qualify for knockout roundsTeams 9-24 qualify for playoff round — two-legged tiesTeams 25-36 eliminated from EuropeEintracht Frankfurt — 1-0-0, +4 GD, 3 pointsParis Saint-Germain — 1-0-0, +4 GD, 3 pointsSporting CP — 1-0-0, +3 GD, 3 pointsClub Brugge — 1-0-0, +3 GD, 3 pointsUnion Saint-Gilloise — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsBayern Munich — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsInter Milan — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsArsenal — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsManchester City — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsQarabag — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 pointsLiverpool — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 pointsBarcelona — 0-0-1, +1 GD, 3 pointsReal Madrid — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 pointsTottenham Hotspur — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 pointsBorussia Dortmund — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointJuventus — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointBayer Leverkusen — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointBodo/Glimt 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointSlavia Prague — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointCopenhagen — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointOlympiacos — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointPafos — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointAtletico Madrid — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsBenfica — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsMarseille — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsNewcastle United — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsVillarreal — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsChelsea — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsPSV Eindhoven — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsAjax — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsAthletic Bilbao — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsNapoli — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsAS Monaco — 0-0-1, -3 GD, 0 pointsKairat Almaty — 0-0-1, -3 GD, 0 pointsGalatasaray — 0-0-1, -4 GD, 0 pointsAtalanta — 0-0-1, -4 GD, 0 points

Harry Kane says the Champions League offers more opportunities to score than the Bundesliga after he grabbed two goals in Bayern Munich’s 3-1 win over Chelsea

LIGHTNING QUICK START FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS ⚡ Liverpool are TWO goals up against Atlético Madrid in under 6 minutes! pic.twitter.com/47Y143UnWD Their wastefulness, however, opened the door to Atletico's 81st minute equalizer,