Champions League schedule 2020: Full table, bracket & more to know for Round of 16 to UEFA Final

Tadd Haislop

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The UEFA Champions League schedule was interrupted when the COVID-19 pandemic shut down live sports globally in March, leading many to believe a top European team would not be crowned for the 2019-20 season.

Better late than never, as the Champions League schedule resumes in early August with a tweaked format for the tournament table and bracket. Because Champions League play was paused in the middle of the Round of 16, that's where the tournament picks up with all matches being played behind closed doors.

MORE: Watch select Champions League games on fuboTV (7-day trial)

The second leg of the Round of 16 will resume as scheduled with Juventus, Manchester City, Bayern and Barcalona hosting matches at their home stadiums, but the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds will play out under a new format. Rather than aggregate matches, the quarters and semis will feature single-elimination matches, and all will be played in Lisbon, Portugal. The Champions League Final on Aug. 23 will take place in Lisbon, too.

The Champions League hiatus from March through August also saw a change in how those in the United States can watch the games. Turner Sports ended its deal with the Champions League, and CBS swooped in to pick up the rights as the exclusive English language platform ahead of schedule. CBS will show all Champions League games on its streaming platform CBS All Access, and select games will be available to watch on TV channel CBS Sports Network.

Including the schedule updates, the new TV information and the bracket for the tournament, below is all you need to know about the remainder of the Champions League season.

Champions League schedule 2020

The coronavirus shut down live sports on the same day (March 11) that Paris Saint-Germain beat Dortmund and Atlético Madrid topped Liverpool to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals. That left four Round of 16 games left on the schedule.

The Champions League recently determined all four remaining Round of 16 matches could play out at their originally scheduled locations before the tournament heads to Lisbon. All Champions League matches are scheduled to start at 3 p.m. ET.

Below is the complete Champions League schedule from what's left of the Round of 16 through the Final at the end of the month. For viewers in Canada, all games are available on DAZN.

Friday, Aug. 7: Round of 16 second leg

Match Time TV channel Live stream
Juventus vs. Lyon (1st leg: 0-1) 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access
Manchester City vs. Real Madrid (1st leg: 2-1) 3 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network CBS All Access/fuboTV

Saturday, Aug. 8: Round of 16 second leg

Match Time TV channel Live stream
Bayern vs. Chelsea (1st leg: 3-0) 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access
Barcelona vs. Napoli (1st leg: 1-1) 3 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network CBS All Access/fuboTV

Wednesday, Aug. 12: Quarterfinals

Match Time TV channel Live stream
Atalanta vs. Paris 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access

Thursday., Aug. 13: Quarterfinals

Match Time TV channel Live stream
Leipzig vs. Atlético 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access

Friday, Aug. 14: Quarterfinals

Match Time TV channel Live stream
Barcelona vs. Bayern 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access

Saturday, Aug. 15: Quarterfinals

Match Time TV channel Live stream
Man. City vs. Lyon 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access

Tuesday, Aug. 18: Semifinals

Match Time TV channel Live stream
Paris vs. Leipzig 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access

Wednesday, Aug. 19: Semifinals

Match Time TV channel Live stream
Bayern vs. Lyon 3 p.m. ET N/A CBS All Access

Sunday, Aug. 23: Final

Match Time TV channel Live stream
TBD vs. TBD 3 p.m. ET CBS Sports Network CBS All Access/fuboTV

How to watch Champions League games in the USA and Canada

CBS is now the home for Champions League action in the United States, but it will not show any of the 11 remaining matches on its over-air cable network.

All Champions League matches are available live on CBS All Access, which is the network's online streaming service. A select few, including the Champions League Final, will be shown on TV via CBS Sports Network.

MORE: Watch CBS Sports Network on fuboTV

CBS All Access starts at $5.99 a month, but it is offering a one-month free trial promotion for new subscribers through mid-August. Users can cancel subscriptions at any time.

Below are the devices on which CBS All Access can be streamed:

  • Android
  • iPhone
  • iPad
  • Apple TV
  • Google Chromecast
  • Amazon FireTV
  • LG
  • PlayStation 4
  • Xbox One
  • Roku
  • Samsung
  • Visio
  • Xfinity

For the select games on TV, including the Champions League Final, CBS Sports Network has a channel finder feature for users across the country.

CBS was supposed to take over the exclusive English language rights for Champions League matches in 2021, but it did so ahead of schedule after Turner Sports prematurely ended its deal in June. 

For viewers in Canada, all Champions League games are on DAZN, the global streaming sports service.

Champions League bracket

The quarterfinal portion of the Champions League bracket was only halfway completed when the COVID-19 pandemic suspended the tournament. Which means there are 11 matches remaining, including four in the Round of 16, before a European champion is crowned.

Yet the bracket works a little differently this year. Below are the details.

How does the Champions League bracket work?

The UEFA Champions League in June announced this season's quarterfinals, semifinals and Final would be played as a straight knockout tournament featuring single-leg fixtures in Lisbon, with the matches split between two venues — Benfica's Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica (which will host the Final) and Sporting CP's Estádio José Alvalade. No fans are allowed to attend any of the matches.

The Champions League bracket is formed by a combination of standings and draws. The Round of 16 bracket was formed by a random draw of the top two teams in each group. And even though the Round of 16 is not yet finished, we already know the quarterfinal and semifinal draw results, as those were determined July 10.

Based on the results of the random draw for the quarterfinals, Atalanta will play Paris and Leipzig will face Atlético. The winner of Napoli vs. Barcelona in the Round of 16 will be up against the winner of Chelsea vs. Bayern, and the winner of Real Madrid vs. Man. City will see the winner of Lyon vs. Juventus.

As for the semifinals, the winner of Quarterfinal 1 (Atalanta/Paris) will play the winner of Quarterfinal 3 (Leipzig/Atlético), and the winner of Quarterfinal 2 (Napoli/Barcelona/Chelsea/Bayern) will play the winner of Quarterfinal 4 (Real Madrid/Man. City/Lyon/Juventus).

Champions League standings 2020

Bayern Munich from Germany's Bundesliga was the only club to earn all 18 of the available points in the group stage, as it swept Group B in dominating fashion. Bayern also finished the group stage with the best goal differential (+19) in the Champions League.

Below are the group stage tables that helped set the bracket for the Champions League elimination rounds.

Group A

Team Played Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against Goal differential Points
Paris Saint-Germain 6 5 1 0 17 2 15 16
Real Madrid CF 6 3 2 1 14 8 6 11
Club Brugge 6 0 3 3 4 12 -8 3
Galatasaray AŞ 6 0 2 4 1 14 -13 2

Group B

Team Played Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against Goal differential Points
FC Bayern München 6 6 0 0 24 5 19 18
Tottenham Hotspur 6 3 1 2 18 14 4 10
Olympiacos FC 6 1 1 4 8 14 -6 4
FK Crvena zvezda 6 1 0 5 3 20 -17 3

Group C

Team Played Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against Goal differential Points
Manchester City FC 6 4 2 0 16 4 12 14
Atalanta BC 6 2 1 3 8 12 -4 7
FC Shakhtar Donetsk 6 1 3 2 8 13 -5 6
GNK Dinamo Zagreb 6 1 2 3 10 13 -3 5

Group D

Team Played Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against Goal differential Points
Juventus 6 5 1 0 12 4 8 16
Club Atlético de Madrid 6 3 1 2 8 5 3 10
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6 2 0 4 5 9 -4 6
FC Lokomotiv Moskva 6 1 0 5 4 11 -7 3

Group E

Team Played Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against Goal differential Points
Liverpool FC 6 4 1 1 13 8 5 13
SSC Napoli 6 3 3 0 11 4 7 12
FC Salzburg 6 2 1 3 16 13 3 7
KRC Genk 6 0 1 5 5 20 -15 1

Group F

Team Played Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against Goal differential Points
FC Barcelona 6 4 2 0 9 4 5 14
Borussia Dortmund 6 3 1 2 8 8 0 10
FC Internazionale Milano 6 2 1 3 10 9 1 7
SK Slavia Praha 6 0 2 4 4 10 -6 2

Group G

Team Played Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against Goal differential Points
RB Leipzig 6 3 2 1 10 8 2 11
Olympique Lyonnais 6 2 2 2 9 8 1 8
SL Benfica 6 2 1 3 10 11 -1 7
FC Zenit 6 2 1 3 7 9 -2 7

Group H

Team Played Wins Draws Losses Goals for Goals against Goal differential Points
Valencia CF 6 3 2 1 9 7 2 11
Chelsea FC 6 3 2 1 11 9 2 11
AFC Ajax 6 3 1 2 12 6 6 10
LOSC Lille 6 0 1 5 4 14 -10 1

Champions League results 2020

The first of six group stage match days began back in September, and the Champions League made it all the way to the Round of 16 before it was shut down by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Including the matches still to be played and those that were completed before the season's suspension, below is the complete list of results from the 2019-20 Champions League season.

Champions League Final

Date Matchup/result
Aug. 23 TBD vs. TBD

Semifinals

Date Matchup/result
Aug. 18 Paris vs. Leipzig
Aug. 19 Bayern vs. Lyon

Quarterfinals

Date Matchup/result
Aug. 12 Atalanta 1-2 Paris
Aug. 13 Leipzig 2-1 Atletico
Aug. 14 Barcelona 2-8 Bayern
Aug. 15 Manchester City 1-3 Lyon

Round of 16 second leg

Date Matchup/result
March 10 Valencia 3-4 Atalanta (Agg: 4-8)
March 10 Leipzig 3-0 Tottenham (Agg: 4-0)
March 11 Liverpool 2-3 Atlético (Agg: 2-4)
March 11 Paris 2-0 Dortmund (Agg: 3-2)
Aug. 7 Juventus 2-1 Lyon (Agg: 2-2)
Aug. 7 Manchester City 2-1 Real Madrid (Agg: 4-2)
Aug. 8 Bayern 4-1 Chelsea (Agg: 7-1)
Aug. 8 Barcelona 3-1 Napoli (Agg: 4-2)

Round of 16 first leg

Date Result
Feb. 18 Atlético 1-0 Liverpool
Feb. 18 Dortmund 2-1 Paris
Feb. 19 Atalanta 4-1 Valencia
Feb. 19 Tottenham 0-1 Leipzig
Feb. 25 Chelsea 0-3 Bayern
Feb. 25 Napoli 1-1 Barcelona
Feb. 26 Lyon 1-0 Juventus
Feb. 26 Real Madrid 1-2 Manchester City

Group Stage: Matchday 6

Date Result
Dec. 10 Napoli 4-0 Genk
Dec. 10 Salzburg 0-2 Liverpool
Dec. 10 Dortmund 2-1 Slavia Praha
Dec. 10 Internazionale 1-2 Barcelona
Dec. 10 Lyon 2-2 Leipzig
Dec. 10 Benfica 3-0 Zenit
Dec. 10 Chelsea 2-1 LOSC
Dec. 10 Ajax 0-1 Valencia
Dec. 11 Dinamo Zagreb 1-4 Manchester City
Dec. 11 Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Atalanta
Dec. 11 Paris 5-0 Galatasaray
Dec. 11 Club Brugge 1-3 Real Madrid
Dec. 11 Bayern 3-1 Tottenham
Dec. 11 Olympiacos 1-0 Crvena zvezda
Dec. 11 Leverkusen 0-2 Juventus
Dec. 11 Atlético 2-0 Lokomotiv Moskva

Group Stage: Matchday 5

Date Result
Nov. 26 Galatasaray 1-1 Club Brugge
Nov. 26 Lokomotiv Moskva 0-2 Leverkusen
Nov. 26 Real Madrid 2-2 Paris
Nov. 26 Crvena zvezda 0-6 Bayern
Nov. 26 Tottenham 4-2 Olympiacos
Nov. 26 Atalanta 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb
Nov. 26 Manchester City 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk
Nov. 26 Juventus 1-0 Atlético
Nov. 27 Zenit 2-0 Lyon
Nov. 27 Valencia 2-2 Chelsea
Nov. 27 Liverpool 1-1 Napoli
Nov. 27 Genk 1-4 Salzburg
Nov. 27 Barcelona 3-1 Dortmund
Nov. 27 Slavia Praha 1-3 Internazionale
Nov. 27 Leipzig 2-2 Benfica
Nov. 27 LOSC 0-2 Ajax

Group Stage: Matchday 4

Date Result
Nov. 5 Barcelona 0-0 Slavia Praha
Nov. 5 Zenit 0-2 Leipzig
Nov. 5 Napoli 1-1 Salzburg
Nov. 5 Liverpool 2-1 Genk
Nov. 5 Dortmund 3-2 Internazionale
Nov. 5 Lyon 3-1 Benfica
Nov. 5 Chelsea 4-4 Ajax
Nov. 5 Valencia 4-1 LOSC
Nov. 6 Bayern 2-0 Olympiacos
Nov. 6 Lokomotiv Moskva 1-2 Juventus
Nov. 6 Paris 1-0 Club Brugge
Nov. 6 Real Madrid 6-0 Galatasaray
Nov. 6 Crvena zvezda 0-4 Tottenham
Nov. 6 Dinamo Zagreb 3-3 Shakhtar Donetsk
Nov. 6 Atalanta 1-1 Manchester City
Nov. 6 Leverkusen 2-1 Atlético

Group Stage: Matchday 3

Date Result
Oct. 22 Shakhtar Donetsk 2-2 Dinamo Zagreb
Oct. 22 Atlético 1-0 Leverkusen
Oct. 22 Club Brugge 0-5 Paris
Oct. 22 Galatasaray 0-1 Real Madrid
Oct. 22 Olympiacos 2-3 Bayern
Oct. 22 Tottenham 5-0 Crvena zvezda
Oct. 22 Manchester City 5-1 Atalanta
Oct. 22 Juventus 2-1 Lokomotiv Moskva
Oct. 23 Leipzig 2-1 Zenit
Oct. 23 Ajax 0-1 Chelsea
Oct. 23 Salzburg 2-3 Napoli
Oct. 23 Genk 1-4 Liverpool
Oct. 23 Internazionale 2-0 Dortmund
Oct. 23 Slavia Praha 1-2 Barcelona
Oct. 23 Benfica 2-1 Lyon
Oct. 23 LOSC 1-1 Valencia

Group Stage: Matchday 2

Date Result
Oct. 1 Real Madrid 2-2 Club Brugge
Oct. 1 Atalanta 1-2 Shakhtar Donetsk
Oct. 1 Galatasaray 0-1 Paris
Oct. 1 Tottenham 2-7 Bayern
Oct. 1 Crvena zvezda 3-1 Olympiacos
Oct. 1 Manchester City 2-0 Dinamo Zagreb
Oct. 1 Juventus 3-0 Leverkusen
Oct. 1 Lokomotiv Moskva 0-2 Atlético
Oct. 2 Genk 0-0 Napoli
Oct. 2 Slavia Praha 0-2 Dortmund
Oct. 2 Liverpool 4-3 Salzburg
Oct. 2 Barcelona 2-1 Internazionale
Oct. 2 Leipzig 0-2 Lyon
Oct. 2 Zenit 3-1 Benfica
Oct. 2 LOSC 1-2 Chelsea
Oct. 2 Valencia 0-3 Ajax

Group Stage: Matchday 1

Date Result
Sept. 17 Internazionale 1-1 Slavia Praha
Sept. 17 Lyon 1-1 Zenit
Sept. 17 Napoli 2-0 Liverpool
Sept. 17 Salzburg 6-2 Genk
Sept. 17 Dortmund 0-0 Barcelona
Sept. 17 Benfica 1-2 Leipzig
Sept. 17 Chelsea 0-1 Valencia
Sept. 17 Ajax 3-0 LOSC
Sept. 18 Club Brugge 0-0 Galatasaray
Sept. 18 Olympiacos 2-2 Tottenham
Sept. 18 Paris 3-0 Real Madrid
Sept. 18 Bayern 3-0 Crvena zvezda
Sept. 18 Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 Atalanta
Sept. 18 Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Manchester City
Sept. 18 Leverkusen 1-2 Lokomotiv Moskva
Sept. 18 Atlético 2-2 Juventus

Tadd Haislop

Tadd Haislop is the Associate NFL Editor at SportingNews.com.