Newcastle will target a their first Champions League points of 2025/26 on Matchday 2 at Belgian club Union Saint-Gilloise on Wednesday.
The Magpies started their campaign with a 2-1 home defeat to Barcelona, while the Pro League leaders won 3-1 at PSV.
USG won 2-0 at home to Westerlo on Saturday, a day before Newcastle lost 2-1 at Arsenal, having led in the 83rd minute.
You can follow 101GreatGoals.com’s live updates from Union SG vs Newcastle. Read on for the Champions League team news and line-ups, as well as details on how to watch the action live.
Union SG lineup vs Newcastle
Union SG starting XI: Scherpen; Mac Allister, Burgess, Leysen; Khalaili, Zorgane, Van de Perre, Niang; Ait El Hadj, David; Kevin Rodriguez
Union substitutes: To follow
Newcastle lineup vs USG
Newcastle make two changes, bringing in full-back Kieran Trippier for the injured Tino Livramento and winger Anthony Elanga for Jacob Murphy.
Newcastle starting XI: Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Malick Thiaw, Sven Botman, Dan Burn, Bruno Guimaraes, Sandro Tonali, Joelinton, Anthony Elanga, Nick Woltemade, Anthony Gordon
Newcastle substitutes: Aaron Ramsdale, Max Thompson, Lewis Hall, Fabian Schar, Harvey Barnes, Emil Krafth, William Osula, Jacob Murphy, Joe Willock, Alex Murphy, Lewis Miley
How to watch USG vs Newcastle: TV channel, live online stream
Kick-off on Wednesday is at 17:45 BST (12:45 ET / 09:45 PT), with the match being shown live in the UK on TNT Sports 2.
TNT Sports costs £29.99 a month through discovery+, which includes Eurosport and entertainment and is available on a vast range of devices including smart TVs and gaming consoles.
Newcastle Champions League fixtures, results 2025/26
Newcastle’s opponents in the league phase also include 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.
All fixtures start at 20:00 GMT / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT unless otherwise stated.
Thursday, September 18: Newcastle 1-2 Barcelona
Wednesday, October 1: USG vs Barcelona (17:45)
Tuesday, October 21: Newcastle vs Benfica
Wednesday, November 5: Newcastle vs Athletic Club
Tuesday, November 25: Marseille vs Newcastle
Wednesday, December 10: Leverkusen vs Newcastle
Wednesday, January 21: Newcastle vs PSV
Wednesday January 28: PSG vs Newcastle
Newcastle Champions League squad 2025/26
Newcastle’s List A Champions League squad has been registered until the round of 16 in February 2026, when clubs can register a maximum of three new players within the existing limit of 25.
Goalkeepers: Nick Pope, Aaron Ramsdale
Defenders: Kieran Trippier, Sven Botman, Fabian Schär, Malick Thiaw, Emil Krafth, Tino Livramento, Dan Burn
Midfielders: Joelinton, Sandro Tonali, Joe Willock, Bruno Guimaraes, Jacob Ramsey
Forwards: Yoane Wissa, Anthony Gordon, Harvey Barnes, William Osula, Anthony Elanga, Jacob Murphy, Nick Woltemade
List B submissions, comprised of players born after January 1, 2004 who have been eligible to play for the club for an uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday, can also be made until midnight before each match.
Defender Lewis Hall and midfielder Lewis Miley are initially on List B.
Newcastle Champions League schedule 2025/26
After the league phase, the play-offs are held in February, with the rest of the knockout stage before the final held between March and early May.
Matchday 1: September 16-18 2025
Matchday 2: September 30 – October 1 2025
Matchday 3: October 21/22 2025
Matchday 4: November 4/5 2025
Matchday 5: November 25/26 2025
Matchday 6: December 9/10 2025
Matchday 7: January 20/21 2026
Matchday 8: January 28 2026
When is the Champions League knockout phase?
Knockout phase play-offs: February 17/18 & 24/25 2026
Round of 16: March 10/11 & 17/18 2026
Quarter-finals: April 7/8 & 14/15 2026
Semi-finals: April 28/29 and May 5/6 2026
Final: May 30 2026 (Budapest)
When are the Champions League draws?
Knockout phase play-offs: January 30 2026
Round of 16, quarter-final, semi-final and final: February 27 2026
Champions League 2025/26 format
In a change from the previous group stage format conducted until 2023/24, each team now plays eight matches in the league phase, all against different opponents.
Four of those matches will be at home and four away, with the opponents determined according to four seeding pots split by rankings.
Teams will play two opponents from each of those pots – one against a team from each pot at home and one away. The results decide the overall standings in one league.
The top eight sides in the table qualify automatically for the round of 16. The teams finishing in ninth to 24th will compete in a two-legged knockout phase play-off to reach the last 16.
Teams finishing 25th or lower are out of Europe for the season.
English teams in the Champions League: Why are there six clubs?
Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea and Newcastle all qualified as the top five teams in the Premier League.
There were five places for English teams because extra positions are awarded according to Uefa’s co-efficient rankings, which are based on the overall performances of nations across European competition over a season.
Spurs qualified as Europa League champions, despite losing 22 and winning only 11 of their 2024/25 league games and finishing 17th.
When is the Champions League final?
The final will take place on May 30 2026 at the The Puskas Arena in Budapest, which opened in 2019 and is home to Hungary’s national team.
The arena hosted a dramatic 2022/23 Europa League final, when Sevilla beat Roma on penalties following a 1-1 draw after extra time.
