Champions League 2026-27 draw takes place live today from Monaco

The UEFA Champions League 2026-27 league phase draw is set for today, August 27, 2026, at 18:00 CET in Monaco’s Grimaldi Forum. Thirty-six clubs will discover which eight opponents they’ll face across a campaign that stretches from September through late January. For the third consecutive season, European football’s premier club competition uses the expanded single-league format that replaced the old group stage. Every team plays eight matches, four at home and four away, drawn from four seeding pots based on UEFA club coefficients. The top eight finishers after those eight rounds advance directly to the knockout stage, while the next tier faces a playoff round for the remaining spots. Who’s in each pot and why it matters Pot 1 is stacked with the continent’s heavyweights. Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain sit alongside Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid. Pot 2 features clubs like Manchester United and Aston Villa. The automated draw system pairs each club with two opponents from each of the four pots, ensuring a balanced slate of difficulty across all 36 participants. Match schedule and key dates The f...