UEFA Champions League 2026-27: Complete Fixtures, Dates, and Match Times

The upcoming 2026-27 UEFA Champions League season will feature fierce competition as Paris Saint-Germain aim for a third consecutive title. The group stage draw has paired them with tough rivals including Barcelona and Manchester City. Meanwhile, last year's finalists Arsenal face a challenging path against clubs like Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, and Borussia Dortmund.

Matchdays and Format

The group phase kicks off during the first full week of September 2026. Each club plays eight matches in this stage, striving to earn a spot in the knockout rounds. The top eight teams qualify directly for the Round of 16, while those ranked 9th to 16th enter a playoff round against teams ranked 17th to 24th. Clubs finishing 25th to 36th will be eliminated from European competitions without a drop to secondary tournaments.

• League Phase Rounds:
• Round 1: Sep 8-10, 2026 (36 teams)
• Round 2: Oct 13-14, 2026
• Round 3: Oct 20-21, 2026
• Round 4: Nov 3-4, 2026
• Round 5: Nov 24-25, 2026
• Round 6: Dec 8-9, 2026
• Round 7: Jan 19-20, 2027
• Round 8: Jan 27, 2027

• Knockout Playoff Round:
• First leg: Feb 16-17, 2027
• Second leg: Feb 23-24, 2027

• Round of 16:
• First leg: Mar 9-10, 2027
• Second leg: Mar 16-17, 2027

• Quarterfinals:
• First leg: Apr 6-7, 2027
• Second leg: Apr 13-14, 2027

• Semifinals:
• First leg: Apr 27-28, 2027
• Second leg: May 4-5, 2027

The final showdown is set for June 5, 2027, at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain.

Group Stage Key Fixtures

All kickoff times are Central European Time (CET), six hours ahead of Eastern Time. Some clubs will play home matches at alternate stadiums due to external circumstances:

• Shakhtar Donetsk hosts games at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge because of the conflict in Ukraine.
• Real Betis uses Seville's La Cartuja during renovations of their usual ground, Estadio Benito Villamarin.

• AEK Athens 1-0 LASK at Allwyn Arena
• Club Brugge 2-3 Aston Villa at Jan Breydel Stadium
• Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal at Signal Iduna Park
• Porto 0-2 Manchester City at Estadio do Dragao
• Lille 2-3 Real Betis at Stade Pierre-Mauroy
• Real Madrid 2-1 Inter Milan at Santiago Bernabeu
• Barcelona vs. Feyenoord at Camp Nou
• Paris Saint-Germain vs. Slovan Bratislava at Parc des Princes
• Napoli vs. Arsenal at Estadio Diego Armando Maradona
• Liverpool vs. Atletico Madrid at Anfield

• Lens vs. Sporting CP at Stade Bollaert-Delelis
• Arsenal vs. Lille at Emirates Stadium
• Galatasaray vs. Barcelona at Rams Park
• Manchester City vs. Paris Saint-Germain at Etihad Stadium
• Roma vs. Real Madrid at Stadio Olimpico
• Shakhtar Donetsk vs. AEK Athens at Stamford Bridge

• Paris Saint-Germain vs. Barcelona at Parc des Princes
• Liverpool vs. Villarreal at Anfield
• Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal at Allianz Arena
• Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig at Santiago Bernabeu

• Manchester United vs. Roma at Old Trafford
• Villarreal vs. Paris Saint-Germain at Estadio de la Ceramica
• Fenerbahce vs. Liverpool at Sukru Saracoglu Stadium
• Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Betis at Signal Iduna Park

• Arsenal vs. Borussia Dortmund at Emirates Stadium
• Manchester City vs. Napoli at Etihad Stadium
• Paris Saint-Germain vs. Roma at Parc des Princes
• Sporting CP vs. Manchester United at Estadio Jose Alvalade

• Barcelona vs. Manchester City at Camp Nou
• Aston Villa vs. Paris Saint-Germain at Villa Park
• Arsenal vs. Real Madrid at Emirates Stadium
• Liverpool vs. Porto at Anfield

• Aston Villa vs. Borussia Dortmund at Villa Park
• Inter Milan vs. Liverpool at San Siro
• Real Madrid vs. LASK at Santiago Bernabeu
• Manchester United vs. Bayern Munich at Old Trafford
• Sporting CP vs. Barcelona at Estadio Jose Alvalade

• Arsenal vs. Sabah at Emirates Stadium
• Bayern Munich vs. Real Betis at Allianz Arena
• Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge
• Manchester City vs. Sporting CP at Etihad Stadium
• Paris Saint-Germain vs. Galatasaray at Parc des Princes

Knockout Phase Details

The knockout playoff draw will happen on January 29, 2027, where seeded clubs from 9th to 16th place face unseeded sides ranked 17th to 24th from the group phase. Following these ties, the Round of 16 draw on February 27, 2027, will define the bracket for the remainder of the tournament, including quarterfinals, semifinals, and final.

• Knockout Playoff First Legs: Feb 16-17, 2027
• Knockout Playoff Second Legs: Feb 23-24, 2027
• Round of 16 First Legs: Mar 9-10, 2027
• Round of 16 Second Legs: Mar 16-17, 2027
• Quarterfinal First Legs: Apr 6-7, 2027
• Quarterfinal Second Legs: Apr 13-14, 2027
• Semifinal First Legs: Apr 27-28, 2027
• Semifinal Second Legs: May 4-5, 2027

The grand final is scheduled for June 5, 2027, at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid.