There is no Champions League football this week. The competition is paused for the November international break, and Matchday 5 does not arrive until Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 November — but the fixtures are already shaping up as one of the biggest nights of the league phase.
Arsenal host Borussia Dortmund at the Emirates on Tuesday 24 November, Manchester City welcome Napoli to the Etihad, and Real Madrid face PSV Eindhoven at the Bernabeu, according to UEFA’s fixture list. Galatasaray host Aston Villa in Istanbul, while Feyenoord take on Porto and RB Leipzig face Lens.
Wednesday’s games include Paris Saint-Germain against Roma, Club Brugge against Liverpool, Sporting CP against Manchester United, Lille against Bayern Munich, Inter against Stuttgart, and Barcelona’s trip to Sabah in Baku.
The state of play
Matchday 4 was played on November 3 and 4, and the league phase now pauses for two weeks of international football before resuming. Matchday 6 follows on December 8 and 9 — featuring Barcelona against Manchester City, Aston Villa against Paris Saint-Germain and Arsenal against Real Madrid — and the league phase ends with matchdays on January 19-20 and January 27, when all 18 games kick off at the same time.
For the English clubs, the November fixtures are pivotal. Arsenal, six points clear at the top of the Premier League, will want to carry their domestic form into Europe, while Manchester United’s trip to Sporting CP on November 25 comes at a moment of maximum turmoil at Old Trafford, with Michael Carrick’s future in doubt.
What comes next
The international break runs until November 17, with the Nations League concluding and club football resuming on November 21. Champions League clubs will then have just three days before the European games begin — a quick turnaround that will test squad depth across the continent.
Sources: UEFA (Nov 2026); FIFAWorld (Nov 9, 2026); Sportradar (Nov 2026).
