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Back in the Champions League after a season out of European competition, Newcastle are aiming to play continental knockout football for the first time since their run to the Europa League quarter-finals in 2012/13.
The Magpies finished in the fifth and final qualifying position in the Premier League on goal difference and have landed a trip to reigning European champions Paris Saint-Germain, as well as visits from Spanish title holders Barcelona and their Dutch counterparts, PSV.
Newcastle finished fourth in the group stage in 2023/24, although they earned four points from meetings with PSG during that campaign.
Check out Newcastle’s fixtures, results and squad for the 2025/26 Champions League, as well as a look at the schedule for the league phase and beyond.
Newcastle’s opponents in the league phase include reigning Belgian champions Union Saint-Gilloise and last season’s runners-up in Portugal, France and Germany: Benfica, Marseille and Leverkusen.
Athletic Club finished fourth in Spain and Newcastle’s meetings with Leverkusen come more than 22 years after the only previous two encounters between the clubs, during the 2002/03 Champions League.
Newcastle won 3-1 home and away against Die Werkself, including a first-half hat-trick for all-time club top scorer Alan Shearer at St James’ Park.
