UEFA don finally release di fixtures for di 2026/27 Champions League league phase, and e don set di stage for plenty hot matches. Di competition go kick off on Tuesday, 8 September 2026, and e go run until Wednesday, 27 January 2027. All kick-off times na 21:00 CET unless dem state otherwise.
Arsenal, wey reach di final last season, go face Real Madrid and Bayern Munich for di league phase. Dem go also meet Borussia Dortmund, Napoli, Real Betis, Lille, Sabah, and Slavia Prague. Di Gunners go start dia campaign with away match against Napoli on Wednesday, 9 September. Dia first home game na against Lille, and dem go later host Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid for north London.
Manchester City and Aston Villa go host di defending champions PSG. Aston Villa’s match go be repeat of di recent Super Cup, wey PSG won 2-1 for Salzburg. Liverpool go travel to Inter Milan and also face Atletico Madrid, while Manchester United go also meet Atletico Madrid.
Di new format wey dem dey use for di third season mean say each team go play eight different opponents, wit two teams from each of di four pots. Four matches go dey home, four go dey away. Di top eight teams go automatically qualify for di round of 16, while di teams wey finish from 9th to 24th go enter knockout-phase play-offs. Teams wey finish 25th or lower go dey eliminated, and dem no go drop to Europa League.
Di matchday dates na: Matchday 1 from 8-10 September, Matchday 2 on 13-14 October, Matchday 3 on 20-21 October, Matchday 4 on 3-4 November, Matchday 5 on 24-25 November, Matchday 6 on 8-9 December, Matchday 7 on 19-20 January, and Matchday 8 on 27 January. Di knockout-phase play-offs go hold on 16/17 and 23/24 February, di round of 16 on 9/10 and 16/17 March, quarter-finals on 6/7 and 13/14 April, semi-finals on 27/28 April and 4/5 May, and di final on 5 June 2027.
Di final go take place at di Wanda Metropolitano Stadium for Madrid, Spain. Dat one na di home of Atletico Madrid. E go be di first time dem go hold di Champions League final for dat stadium since 2019.
