After a very promising start to the Hansi Flick era, Barca are gunning for more silverware in the 2025/26 season. They’ll be targeting the big domestic and European prizes again, and the Barcelona schedule could see them play more than 60 games in all competitions if they go well on all fronts.
We are going to take a look at all the Barcelona key dates for the upcoming campaign which will eventually see the club return to Camp Nou after two seasons at Montjuic.
They will be operating at a reduced capacity initially though, so that’s something anyone looking to secure FC Barcelona tickets needs to be aware of. Bigger games may sell out.
2025/26 Barcelona schedule – Month by month
September 2025 – Competitive football returns to Camp Nou
| Date | Competition | Fixture |
| September 14th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Valencia |
| September 18th | Champions League | Newcastle vs Barcelona |
| September 21st/22nd | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Getafe |
| September 23rd-25th | LaLiga | Real Oviedo vs Barcelona |
| September 27th/28th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Real Sociedad |
September will be a really significant month for FC Barcelona, with four competitive games expected to take place at Camp Nou, assuming they get final clearance from the relevant authorities to move back in. That’s been placed into fresh doubt by further delays to the project.
There’s also a first LaLiga trip to Oviedo in a quarter of a century on the first midweek matchday of the campaign, while Barca kick off their 2025/26 Champions League adventure this month with a big league-phase trip to Newcastle.
October 2025 – PSG visit & El Clasico at the Bernabeu
| Date | Competition | Fixture |
| October 1st | Champions League | Barcelona vs PSG |
| October 4th/5th | LaLiga | Sevilla vs Barcelona |
| October 18th/19th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Girona |
| October 21st | Champions League | Barcelona vs Olympiacos |
| October 25th/26th | LaLiga | Real Madrid vs Barcelona |
Featuring an international break, October will be one of the quietest months on Barcelona’s 2025/26 calendar, with only three league games and two Champions League fixtures currently scheduled.
However, there are huge encounters at the start and end of the month. Barca host European champions PSG on Wednesday October 1st, and finish with a huge trip to the Bernabeu for the first Clasico of the 2025/26 season.
November 2025 – Two away days in Europe
| Date | Competition | Fixture |
| November 1st/2nd | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Elche |
| November 5th | Champions League | Club Brugge vs Barcelona |
| November 8th/9th | LaLiga | Celta Vigo vs Barcelona |
| November 22nd/23rd | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Athletic Club |
| November 25th | Champions League | Chelsea vs Barcelona |
| November 29th/30th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Alaves |
As is the case in September, Barcelona will in part compensate for their early run of away games, by playing three out of four matches at home in LaLiga in December. The biggest of those will be the clash with Athletic Club just following the third international break of the season.
There will also have two away Champions League fixtures this month in Brugge and London, with the league phase passing the halfway point. Barca finished 2nd out of the 36 teams involved last season and will be hoping for another strong start in Europe to aid their chances of securing a more favourable knockout path.
December 2025 – Year ends with two tough away games
| Date | Competition | Fixture |
| December 6th/7th | LaLiga | Real Betis vs Barcelona |
| December 9th | Champions League | Barcelona vs Eintracht Frankfurt |
| December 13th/14th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Osasuna |
| December 16th-18th | Copa del Rey | 3rd round |
| December 20th/21st | LaLiga | Villarreal vs Barcelona |
The Barcelona calendar for 2025 ends with five matches in December, the last of which will be the tricky league trip to play Villarreal on the third weekend of the month. They also head to La Cartuja at the beginning of the month to take on Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis.
In a slight change from previous years, Barca will also begin their Copa del Rey campaign in December, with a 3rd round tie. They’ll be seeded in the draw, so that will ensure they travel away to play against a lower-league club.
January 2026 – A hectic month on four fronts
| Date | Competition | Fixture |
| January 3rd/4th | LaLiga | Espanyol vs Barcelona |
| January 7th/8th | Supercopa | Barcelona vs Athletic Club |
| Sunday January 11th* | Supercopa | Possible final |
| January 13th-15th* | Copa del Rey | Possible round-of-16 |
| January 17th/18th | LaLiga | Real Sociedad vs Barcelona |
| January 21st | Champions League | Slavia Prague vs Barcelona |
| January 24th/25th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Real Oviedo |
| January 28th | Champions League | Barcelona vs Copenhagen |
| January 31st/February 1st | LaLiga | Elche vs Barcelona |
After a short winter break, the Spanish football calendar is a packed one in January with Hansi Flick’s side expected to have matches in four different competitions.
They begin the month with the derby against Espanyol at the RCDE Stadium where they won the 2024/25 title. They head straight out to Saudi Arabia for the Supercopa after that, with Athletic Club their semi-final opponents, while Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid would await in the final should they progress.
January will also see Barca finish the league phase of the Champions League with fixtures in successive midweeks at the end of the month. Those are both distinctly winnable against Slavia Prague and Copenhagen.
They may also need to play four league fixtures in January should their trip to Elche be scheduled for the Saturday. According to the official LaLiga calendar, Barcelona also have a home game against Atletico Madrid on the weekend of January 10th/11th, but that fixture will certainly be moved to another date due to the Supercopa.
February 2026 – The Copa heats up
| Date | Competition | Fixture |
| February 3rd-5th* | Copa del Rey | Possible quarter-final |
| February 7th/8th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Mallorca |
| February 10th-12th* | Copa del Rey | Possible semi-final 1st leg |
| February 14th/15th | LaLiga | Girona vs Barcelona |
| February 17th/18th* | Champions League | Possible play-off 1st leg |
| February 21st/22nd | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Levante |
| February 24th/25th* | Champions League | Possible play-off 2nd leg |
| February 28th/March 1st | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Villarreal |
Assuming they finish in the top eight in the league phase of the Champions League, Barca will not play any matches in that competition this month, although a 9th-24th place finish would see them involved in a knockout phase play-off tie at the end of February.
Their league assignments include a Catalan derby trip to Girona to take on Michel’s side on the weekend of Valentine’s Day.
February is also a really significant month in the Copa del Rey which could see Barca in both quarter-final and semi-final action if they progress through the earlier rounds.
March 2026 – The Champions League reaches the round-of-16
| Date | Competition | Fixture |
| March 3rd-5th* | Copa del Rey | Possible semi-final 2nd leg |
| March 7th/8th | LaLiga | Athletic Club vs Barcelona |
| March 10th/11th* | Champions League | Possible round-of-16 1st leg |
| March 14th/15th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Sevilla |
| March 17th/18th* | Champions League | Possible round-of-16 2nd leg |
| March 21st/22nd | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Rayo Vallecano |
The knockout stage of the Champions League properly kicks off in March 2026 with the round-of-16. Barca defeated Benfica over two legs at this stage last season.
They also have a difficult LaLiga game in Bilbao against Athletic to negotiate this month, before playing back-to-back home games heading into the international break.
April 2026 – A trip to the Metropolitano & a potential cup final
| Date | Competition | Fixture |
| April 4th/5th | LaLiga | Atletico Madrid vs Barcelona |
| April 7th/8th* | Champions League | Possible quarter-final 1st leg |
| April 11th/12th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Espanyol |
| April 14th/15th* | Champions League | Possible quarter-final 2nd leg |
| April 18th/19th | LaLiga | Getafe vs Barcelona |
| April 21st-23rd | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Celta Vigo |
| Saturday April 25th* | Copa del Rey | Possible final |
| April 28th/29th* | Champions League | Possible semi-final 1st leg |
Barcelona will play eight games in April should they progress as far in all competitions as was the case last season. Four of those would be in LaLiga, including the trip to the Estadio Metropolitano to take on Atletico Madrid at the beginning of the month, and the derby with Espanyol at Camp Nou.
They could also have three Champions League fixtures, while the Copa del Rey final will take place in Seville on Saturday April 25th. Barca are the holders after they defeated Real Madrid 3-2 in last season’s showpiece.
May 2026 – The title run-in & the road to Budapest concludes
| Date | Competition | Fixture |
| May 2nd/3rd | LaLiga | Osasuna vs Barcelona |
| May 5th/6th* | Champions League | Possible semi-final 2nd leg |
| May 9th/10th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Real Madrid |
| May 12th-14th | LaLiga | Alaves vs Barcelona |
| May 16th/17th | LaLiga | Barcelona vs Real Betis |
| May 23rd/24th | LaLiga | Valencia vs Barcelona |
| Saturday May 30th* | Champions League | Possible final |
Barcelona’s final five league fixtures are in May and they’ll be anticipating a close title race with Xabi Alonso’s Real Madrid and potentially even Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid.
El Clasico takes place at Camp Nou for the first time in more than three years at the end of May, and it may have a significant impact on determining who ends up winning LaLiga. There will still be three more league games for Barca after that though, with their 2025/26 Spanish top-flight season concluding with games against Alaves, Real Betis and Valencia.
Barca fans will be hoping they have one more game still to play after their date at Mestalla. That’s the Champions League final which will take place in Budapest on Saturday May 30th 2026. The Catalans lost to Inter in the semi-finals of last season’s competition and they’ll be desperate to go one better in the new year.
Tickets for Barca’s big end-of-season matches such as El Clasico are likely to be in hot demand, and won’t go on sale via the club’s official channels until nearer the time.
Mark Sochon is an experienced football writer and editor of LaLiga Expert. Based in Madrid, he has covered La Liga and Spanish football for many years. He also covers Spanish and European football for Goal and Betfred, while his work has previously been published by the Guardian and World Soccer.