Champions League draw live results: Updated schedule, fixtures revealed for 2026-27 UEFA league phase

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Europe's elite soccer teams will find out the task that awaits them in this season's Champions League when the 2026/27 league phase draw takes place in Monaco.

Paris Saint-Germain retained their title last season, defeating Arsenal on penalties after a tense final in Budapest.

Luis Enrique's side are aiming to join a select group of teams who have won three in a row in Europe's main competition. Ajax and Bayern Munich each managed it in the 1970s, while Real Madrid have achieved the feat twice.

Bayern and Madrid will hope to be firmly in contention once more, while Arsenal lead the list of Premier League hopefuls, having lost to PSG at the semifinal and final stages in the past two seasons.

It will be 12 years since Barcelona's most recent Champions League success once this season's side rolls around, and La Liga's champions have been busy in the transfer market to ensure they are able to compete across all fronts.

The Sporting News will be following the Champions League draw live and providing live updates from the ceremony in Monaco.

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11:40 a.m. - We're close to start time now in Nyon. Here's a reminder of how this will all work today.

7 a.m. -  Hello and welcome to The Sporting News' live coverage of the league phase draw for the Champions League. Can Paris Saint-Germain make it three wins in succession in 2026/27? In a few hours, we'll find out how Luis Enrique's side and the other main contenders can start to plot their path towards the final in Madrid.

How does the Champions League draw work?

The draw will begin with the eight highest-ranked teams, who are each seeded in Pot 1 based on their UEFA club coefficients.

Each Pot 1 team will be drawn against two opponents apiece from Pots 2, 3 and 4. The draw then proceeds to the next pots, filling out all remaining fixtures.

Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4Paris Saint-Germain (FRA)Aston Villa (ENG)Feyenoord (NED)Slavia Prague (CZE)Bayern Munich (GER)Manchester United (ENG)Lille (FRA)Stuttgart (GER)Real Madrid (SPA)Borussia Dortmund (GER)Bodo/Glimt (NOR)LASK (AUT)Liverpool (ENG)Roma (ITA)Napoli (ITA)Como (ITA)Inter Milan (ITA)Sporting CP (POR)RB Leipzig (GER)Lens (FRA)Manchester City (ENG)Porto (POR)Villarreal (SPA)Sabah FK (AZE)Arsenal (ENG)Club Brugge (BEL)Shakhtar Donetsk (UKR)Levski Sofia/AEK AthensBarcelona (SPA)PSV (NED)Galatasaray (TUR)Dinamo Zagreb/VikingAtletico Madrid (SPA)Real Betis (SPA)Fenerbahce/LyonSlovan Bratislava/CeljeTeams qualified for the Champions League 2026-27

A total of 36 teams will compete in the league phase of the Champions League in 2026-27.

Of those, 29 qualified directly through performances last season, while the remaining seven slots were settled via this week's playoff round.

The top four teams in each of the four highest-ranked leagues across UEFA (England, Italy, Spain and Germany) gained direct access to the league phase. Three teams qualify directly from France's Ligue 1, ranked fifth, with two from the sixth-ranked Dutch Eredivisie. One team went straight into the league phase from Portugal, Belgium, Czechia and Turkey, whose leagues were ranked seventh to 10th.

Additionally, two places were earned via overall league performance in the previous season's UEFA competition structure, known as European Performance Spots (EPS). For the 2026/27 season, England and Spain secured the additional places, with Germany just missing out.

League phase qualifiers in fullClubCountryHow qualifiedLast appearanceArsenalEnglandPremier League — 1st place2025/26Man CityEnglandPremier League — 2nd place2025/26Man UnitedEnglandPremier League — 3rd place2023/24Aston VillaEnglandPremier League — 4th place2024/25LiverpoolEnglandPremier League — Next highest not yet qualified (5th place)*2025/26Inter MilanItalySerie A — 1st place2025/26NapoliItalySerie A — 2nd place2025/26AS RomaItalySerie A — 3rd place2018/19ComoItalySerie A — 4th placeNone (First appearance)BarcelonaSpainLa Liga — 1st place2025/26Real MadridSpainLa Liga — 2nd place2025/26VillarrealSpainLa Liga — 3rd place2025/26Atletico MadridSpainLa Liga — 4th place2025/26Real BetisSpainLa Liga — Next highest not yet qualified (5th place)*2005/06Bayern MunichGermanyBundesliga — 1st place2025/26Borussia DortmundGermanyBundesliga — 2nd place2025/26RB LeipzigGermanyBundesliga — 3rd place2024/25StuttgartGermanyBundesliga — 4th place2024/25PSGFranceLigue 1 — 1st place2025/26LensFranceLigue 1 — 2nd place2023/24LilleFranceLigue 1 — 3rd place2024/25PSV NetherlandsEredivisie — 1st place2025/26FeyenoordNetherlandsEredivisie — 2nd place2024/25PortoPortugalPrimeira Liga — 1st place2025/26Club BruggeBelgiumPro League — 1st place2025/26Slavia PragueCzechiaFirst League — 1st place2025/26GalatasarayTurkeySuper Lig — 1st place2025/26Shakhtar DonetskUkrainePremier League — 1st place2025/26Sporting CPPortugalPrimeira Liga — 2nd place2025/26LASKAustriaPlayoff roundNone (Playoffs 2019/20)Sabah FKAzerbaijanPlayoff roundNone (First appearance)Bodo/GlimtNorwayPlayoff round2025/26Fenerbahce or LyonLevski Sofia or AEK AthensDinamo Zagreb or VikingSlovan Bratislava or CeljeChampions League schedule 2026-27League phase

• Matchday 1: September 8-10
• Matchday 2: October 13-14
• Matchday 3: October 20-21
• Matchday 4: November 3-4
• Matchday 5: November 24-25
• Matchday 6: December 8-9
• Matchday 7: January 19-20
• Matchday 8: January 27

Knockout phase

• Knockout playoffs: February 16-17; February 23-24
• Round of 16: March 9-10; March 16-17
• Quarterfinals: April 6-7; April 13-14
• Semifinals: April 27-28; May 4-5
• Final: June 5

The 2027 Champions League final will be staged at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. The home of Atletico Madrid staged the showpiece in 2019, when Liverpool beat Tottenham 2-0.

How to watch Champions League draw 2026-27

• TV channel:None
• Live stream:Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network

In the United States, you can watch the Champions League draw on Paramount+ and CBS Sports Golazo Network.

Paramount+ combines the best content from the worlds of sports, news and entertainment, including the NFL, UFC, March Madness, UEFA Champions League and more. You can stream live events as well as thousands of hours of shows and movies.

UEFA's YouTube channel will also be showing the draw live.

What time is Champions League draw 2026/27?

The 2026/27 Champions League draw will take place in Monaco on Thursday, August 27 at 6 p.m. local time.

Here's how that time translates across the U.S.:

DateDraw timeEastern TimeThu, Aug. 2712 p.m.Central TimeThu, Aug. 2711 a.m. Mountain TimeThu, Aug. 2710 a.m.Pacific TimeThu, Aug. 279 a.m.