Champions League fixtures: Challenging Juventus start and Pogba visit

Originally posted on Football Italia | By Lorenzo Bettoni | Last updated Aug 30, 2025 8:05 AM ET

Juventus will face a tough start to their Champions League campaign, hosting Borussia Dortmund and visiting Villarreal, and Real Madrid in the first three games while the meeting with Paul Pogba’s Monaco is scheduled for January 2026.

Juventus learned the dates and times for their Champions League games this morning.

The Bianconeri must expect a tough start with games against Borussia Dortmund, Villarreal and Real Madrid. Both fixtures against the Spanish clubs will be played away in October.

Tough start for Juventus in 2025-26 Champions League

The Serie A giants will then host Sporting CP at the start of November and travel to Bodo/Glimt at the end of the same month.

The year ends with a home game against Pafos, while the two fixtures in 2026 are at home against Benfica and away at Monaco, where they will face their former star, Pogba.

Unlike their domestic rivals, Inter, the Bianconeri face opponents from Pot 1 at the start of their European journey.

The game against Real Madrid is surely the most challenging for Juventus this season.

The Serie A and La Liga giants already met in the Club World Cup Round of 16 seeing the Merengues progress to the quarter-finals thanks to a 1-0 win.