Under the new format, each team will play fixtures against eight teams – two teams each from Pots 1, 2, 3 and 4, which are seeded.Four of the eight matches will be at home, and the other four away.Pot 1: PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona, Atletico MadridPot 2: Aston Villa, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund, Roma, Sporting, Porto Club, Brugge PSV, Eindhoven, Real BetisPot 3: Feyenoord, Lille, Napoli, RB Leipzig, Villarreal, Shakhtar Donetsk, Galatasaray, Bodo/Glimt, FenerbahcePot 4: Slavia Prague, VFB Stuttgart, LASK, Como, Lens, Sabah, Viking Stavanger, Slovan Bratislava, AEK Athens
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Champions League draw LIVE: 2026-27 league phase fixtures, schedule
The 2026-27 UEFA Champions League draw took place in Monaco, revealing the league phase fixtures for participating teams. Under the competition's new format, each team will play eight matches against different opponents, facing two teams from each of the four seeded pots.
Patrick Keddie,Kevin HandAl JazeeraFiled 2026-08-27 · 14:00 GMTLean · CenterRead · 1 min
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The 2026-27 UEFA Champions League draw took place in Monaco, revealing the league phase fixtures for participating teams. Under the competition's new format, each team will play eight matches against different opponents, facing two teams from each of the four seeded pots. Four of these matches will be played at home, with the remaining four away. The article lists the teams allocated to Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3, and Pot 4, which include prominent clubs like PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund, and many others.
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Pot 2 includes Aston Villa, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund, Roma, Sporting, Porto Club, Brugge PSV, Eindhoven, Real Betis.
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Pot 1 includes PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid.
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Four of the eight matches will be at home, and the other four away.
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Each team will play two teams each from Pots 1, 2, 3 and 4.
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Under the new format, each team will play fixtures against eight teams.
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