When is the 2026-27 Champions League draw?

The anticipated draw of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League league phase will take place on Thursday, August 27. The league phase draw will determine the eight matchups taking place from September to January, with all 36 teams facing two teams (one home, one away) from each of the four pots.

Pot 1

Paris Saint-Germain
Bayern Munich
Real Madrid
Liverpool
Inter Milan
Manchester City
Arsenal
Barcelona
Atlético Madrid

Pot 2

Borussia Dortmund
Roma
Sporting CP
Aston Villa
Porto
Manchester United
Club Brugge
Real Betis
PSV Eindhoven

Pot 3

Feyenoord
Lille
Bodø/Glimt
Napoli
RB Leipzig
Villarreal
Shakhtar Donetsk
Galatasaray
Fenerbahce or Lyon

Pot 4

Slavia Prague
VfB Stuttgart
LASK
Como
Lens
Sabah
Levski Sofia or AEK Athens
Dinamo Zagreb or Viking
Slovan Bratislava or Celje

Who’s new to the mix?

Como, LASK and Sabah will be making their debut appearances in the group stage or league phase of the Champions League. Sabah are making their debut in a major UEFA competition group or league phase, while Como qualified for European football for the first time in club history.

What are the biggest matchups we can see?

A lot of the anticipated league phase matches take place between teams from Pot 1. Here are the potential matchups we can see from each club, with the only restriction being they can not face a club from the same nation.

PSG will face two of Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid
Bayern Munich will face two of PSG, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid
Real Madrid will face two of PSG, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, and Arsenal
Liverpool will face two of PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid
Inter Milan will face two of PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid
Manchester City will face two of PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid
Arsenal will face two of PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Barcelona, and Atlético Madrid
Barcelona will face two of PSG, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, and Arsenal
Atletico Madrid will face two of PSG, Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, and Arsenal

When is the draw?

The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase draw will take place tomorrow, Thursday, August 27, 2026, at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco at 12:00 pm Eastern time.