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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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Champions League 2026-27 draw results and live updates
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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 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
| Paris 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 Athens |
| Barcelona (SPA) | PSV (NED) | Galatasaray (TUR) | Dinamo Zagreb/Viking |
| Atletico Madrid (SPA) | Real Betis (SPA) | Fenerbahce/Lyon | Slovan Bratislava/Celje |
Teams 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 full
| Club | Country | How qualified | Last appearance |
| Arsenal | England | Premier League — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Man City | England | Premier League — 2nd place | 2025/26 |
| Man United | England | Premier League — 3rd place | 2023/24 |
| Aston Villa | England | Premier League — 4th place | 2024/25 |
| Liverpool | England | Premier League — Next highest not yet qualified (5th place)* | 2025/26 |
| Inter Milan | Italy | Serie A — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Napoli | Italy | Serie A — 2nd place | 2025/26 |
| AS Roma | Italy | Serie A — 3rd place | 2018/19 |
| Como | Italy | Serie A — 4th place | None (First appearance) |
| Barcelona | Spain | La Liga — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Real Madrid | Spain | La Liga — 2nd place | 2025/26 |
| Villarreal | Spain | La Liga — 3rd place | 2025/26 |
| Atletico Madrid | Spain | La Liga — 4th place | 2025/26 |
| Real Betis | Spain | La Liga — Next highest not yet qualified (5th place)* | 2005/06 |
| Bayern Munich | Germany | Bundesliga — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Borussia Dortmund | Germany | Bundesliga — 2nd place | 2025/26 |
| RB Leipzig | Germany | Bundesliga — 3rd place | 2024/25 |
| Stuttgart | Germany | Bundesliga — 4th place | 2024/25 |
| PSG | France | Ligue 1 — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Lens | France | Ligue 1 — 2nd place | 2023/24 |
| Lille | France | Ligue 1 — 3rd place | 2024/25 |
| PSV | Netherlands | Eredivisie — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Feyenoord | Netherlands | Eredivisie — 2nd place | 2024/25 |
| Porto | Portugal | Primeira Liga — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Club Brugge | Belgium | Pro League — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Slavia Prague | Czechia | First League — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Galatasaray | Turkey | Super Lig — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | Ukraine | Premier League — 1st place | 2025/26 |
| Sporting CP | Portugal | Primeira Liga — 2nd place | 2025/26 |
| LASK | Austria | Playoff round | None (Playoffs 2019/20) |
| Sabah FK | Azerbaijan | Playoff round | None (First appearance) |
| Bodo/Glimt | Norway | Playoff round | 2025/26 |
| Fenerbahce or Lyon | |||
| Levski Sofia or AEK Athens | |||
| Dinamo Zagreb or Viking | |||
| Slovan Bratislava or Celje |
Champions League schedule 2026-27
League 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.:
| Date | Draw time | |
| Eastern Time | Thu, Aug. 27 | 12 p.m. |
| Central Time | Thu, Aug. 27 | 11 a.m. |
| Mountain Time | Thu, Aug. 27 | 10 a.m. |
| Pacific Time | Thu, Aug. 27 | 9 a.m. |
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