The draw for the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase has been conducted, with defending champions Paris Saint-Germain handed a challenging set of fixtures.
Under the new league-phase format, each club will play eight matches against eight different opponents, facing two teams from each of the four seeding pots. The pots are determined by clubs’ UEFA coefficients, based on their performances in European competitions in recent seasons.
PSG will host Barcelona and Roma, while travelling to Manchester City and Aston Villa. They will also face Galatasaray, Villarreal, Slovan Bratislava and Como.
Bayern Munich will take on Arsenal at home and travel to Atletico Madrid, while also facing Real Betis, Manchester United, Bodo/Glimt, Lille, Slavia Prague and Vikings.
Real Madrid have been drawn against Inter Milan and Arsenal, with the Spanish giants hosting PSV and RB Leipzig. They will also play Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, LASK and AEK Athens.
Liverpool will host Atletico Madrid and FC Porto and travel to Inter Milan and Club Brugge. Their other opponents are Villarreal, Fenerbahce, Lens and LASK.
Inter Milan will face Liverpool at home and Roma away, alongside matches against Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund, Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord, Lens and LASK.
Manchester City will host PSG and Barcelona, while also welcoming Sporting Lisbon and Napoli. Their away fixtures include matches against Porto, RB Leipzig, AEK Athens and Lens.
Arsenal face arguably one of the toughest schedules, with home matches against Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Lille and Sabah, and away trips to Bayern Munich, Real Betis, Napoli and Slavia Prague.
Barcelona will host Manchester City and Aston Villa and travel to PSG and Sporting Lisbon. They will also face Feyenoord, Galatasaray, Como and Saba.
Atletico Madrid will welcome Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Fenerbahce and Vikings, while their away fixtures are against Liverpool, PSV, Bodo/Glimt and Stuttgart.
Champions League league-phase dates
Matchday 1: 8–10 September 2026
Matchday 2: 13–14 October 2026
Matchday 3: 20–21 October 2026
Matchday 4: 3–4 November 2026
Matchday 5: 24–25 November 2026
Matchday 6: 8–9 December 2026
Matchday 7: 19–20 January 2027
Matchday 8: 27 January 2027
The league phase will determine which clubs progress directly to the knockout rounds, with the final matchday scheduled for January 27, 2027.
