Full Fixtures of Champions League Draw for Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Barcelona, and Real Madrid has emerged.
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that the draw for the league phase of the 2026/2027 UEFA Champions League was conducted on Thursday evening, producing several blockbuster encounters among Europe’s leading clubs.
Premier League champions Arsenal will face Real Madrid at home and Bayern Munich away, while Manchester City have been paired with Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona.
Defending champions PSG will host Barcelona and travel to Manchester City, while Liverpool are scheduled to face Atletico Madrid at Anfield and Inter Milan away.
The draw was held at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, with 36 clubs placed into four pots based on their UEFA club coefficients.
Under the league-phase format, each team will play eight matches against eight different opponents—two teams from each pot with four fixtures at home and four away.
Champions League Pot 1 Draw
Paris Saint-Germain
PSG will face Barcelona, Roma, Galatasaray and Slovan Bratislava at home. Their away opponents are Manchester City, Aston Villa, Villarreal and Como.
Bayern Munich
Bayern Munich were drawn to host Arsenal, Real Betis, Bodø/Glimt and Slavia Prague. They will visit Atletico Madrid, Manchester United, Lille and Viking.
Real Madrid
Real Madrid will host Inter Milan, PSV Eindhoven, RB Leipzig and LASK. Their away fixtures will be against Arsenal, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk and AEK Athens.
Liverpool
Liverpool will welcome Atletico Madrid, Porto, Villarreal and Lens to Anfield. They will travel to Inter Milan, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe and LASK.
Inter Milan
Inter Milan will host Liverpool, Club Brugge, Shakhtar Donetsk and Lens. Their away opponents are Roma, Borussia Dortmund, Feyenoord and LASK.
Manchester City
Manchester City were drawn to host PSG, Sporting Lisbon, Napoli and AEK Athens. Pep Guardiola’s team will visit Barcelona, Porto, RB Leipzig and Lens.
Arsenal
Arsenal will host Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Lille and Sabah. Their away matches will be against Bayern Munich, Real Betis, Napoli and Slavia Prague.
Barcelona
Barcelona will face Manchester City, Aston Villa, Feyenoord and Como at home. Their away opponents are PSG, Sporting Lisbon, Galatasaray and Sabah.
Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid will host Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Fenerbahçe and Viking. They will travel to Liverpool, PSV Eindhoven, Bodø/Glimt and Stuttgart.
Champions League League-Phase Dates
The eight matchdays will be played on the following dates:
- Matchday 1: September 8–10, 2026
- Matchday 2: October 13–14, 2026
- Matchday 3: October 20–21, 2026
- Matchday 4: November 3–4, 2026
- Matchday 5: November 24–25, 2026
- Matchday 6: December 8–9, 2026
- Matchday 7: January 19–20, 2027
- Matchday 8: January 27, 2027
The top eight teams in the final league table will qualify directly for the round of 16. Clubs finishing between ninth and 24th will contest knockout-phase playoffs, while those ranked 25th to 36th will be eliminated.
UEFA said the complete fixture schedule, including match dates and kickoff times, would be released no later than Saturday, August 29
