The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase will get underway in September, with Europe’s biggest clubs set for a series of high-profile clashes as they battle across eight matchdays for places in the knockout stages.
The action begins on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, and will run until Wednesday, January 27, 2027, with some of the continent’s biggest names drawn into eye-catching encounters from the opening rounds.
The schedule announced by UEFA on Saturday, August 29 features a long list of European giants, including Real Madrid, Barcelona, Liverpool, Arsenal, and Manchester City.
It also features Bayern Munich, Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid, ensuring plenty of high-profile encounters throughout the league phase.
Among the UEFA Champions League headline fixtures is a heavyweight meeting between Real Madrid and Inter Milan on Matchday One, while Liverpool will face Atletico Madrid and Manchester City will take on Paris Saint-Germain later in the league phase.
Other major fixtures include Bayern Munich against Arsenal, Paris Saint-Germain against Barcelona, Arsenal against Real Madrid, Manchester City against Barcelona, Real Madrid against RB Leipzig and Manchester United against Bayern Munich.
How the New UEFA Champions League Format Works
The fixtures are being played under the Champions League’s new format, which brings 36 teams into a single league phase rather than dividing them into traditional groups.
Each team will play eight matches against eight different opponents, with two opponents drawn from each of the four seeding pots. Each club will play four matches at home and four away.
At the end of the league phase, the top eight teams in the standings will qualify directly for the round of 16.
Teams finishing from ninth to 24th will have another chance to progress through a two-legged knockout play-off, with the winners joining the top eight in the round of 16.
However, teams finishing at the bottom of the standings have no second chance. Clubs placed 25th or lower will be eliminated from the Champions League and will not drop into the Europa League.
Matchday One
Matchday one sees Man City travel to Porto, while Liverpool host Atletico Madrid, Arsenal take on Napoli, and Man Utd return to the competition at home against Azerbaijani side Sabah FC.
Real Madrid will host Inter as Aston Villa kicks off the new campaign away against Club Brugge.
Tuesday, September 8, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — AEK Athens FC vs LASK
- 19:45 EAT — Club Brugge KV vs Aston Villa
- 22:00 EAT — Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal CF
- 22:00 EAT — FC Porto vs Manchester City
- 22:00 EAT — LOSC Lille vs Real Betis Balompié
- 22:00 EAT — Real Madrid C.F. vs FC Internazionale Milano
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — FC Barcelona vs Feyenoord
- 19:45 EAT — VfB Stuttgart vs Viking FK
- 22:00 EAT — Liverpool FC vs Atlético de Madrid
- 22:00 EAT — Paris Saint-Germain vs ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- 22:00 EAT — Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Galatasaray A.Ş.
- 22:00 EAT — SSC Napoli vs Arsenal FC
Thursday, September 10, 2026
19:45 EAT — Fenerbahçe SK vs AS Roma
19:45 EAT — PSV Eindhoven vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk
22:00 EAT — Como 1907 vs RB Leipzig
22:00 EAT — FC Bayern München vs FK Bodø/Glimt
22:00 EAT — Manchester United vs Sabah FC
22:00 EAT — SK Slavia Praha vs RC Lens
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Matchday Two
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — RC Lens vs Sporting Clube de Portugal
- 19:45 EAT — Sabah FC vs SK Slavia Praha
- 22:00 EAT — Arsenal FC vs LOSC Lille
- 22:00 EAT — Atlético de Madrid vs Manchester United
- 22:00 EAT — FC Internazionale Milano vs Club Brugge KV
- 22:00 EAT — Galatasaray A.Ş. vs FC Barcelona
- 22:00 EAT — RB Leipzig vs PSV Eindhoven
- 22:00 EAT — Viking FK vs FC Bayern München
- 22:00 EAT — Villarreal CF vs SSC Napoli
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — Feyenoord vs Como 1907
- 19:45 EAT — LASK vs Liverpool FC
- 22:00 EAT — AS Roma vs Real Madrid C.F.
- 22:00 EAT — Aston Villa vs Fenerbahçe SK
- 22:00 EAT — FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs AEK Athens FC
- 22:00 EAT — FK Bodø/Glimt vs Borussia Dortmund
- 22:00 EAT — Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain
- 22:00 EAT — Real Betis Balompié vs FC Porto
- 22:00 EAT — ŠK Slovan Bratislava vs VfB Stuttgart
Matchday Three
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — Fenerbahçe SK vs SK Slavia Praha
- 19:45 EAT — Sabah FC vs Borussia Dortmund
- 22:00 EAT — AS Roma vs ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- 22:00 EAT — FC Porto vs PSV Eindhoven
- 22:00 EAT — Liverpool FC vs Villarreal CF
- 22:00 EAT — Manchester City vs AEK Athens FC
- 22:00 EAT — Paris Saint-Germain vs FC Barcelona
- 22:00 EAT — SSC Napoli vs FK Bodø/Glimt
- 22:00 EAT — VfB Stuttgart vs Atlético de Madrid
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — Como 1907 vs Manchester United
- 19:45 EAT — LOSC Lille vs Galatasaray A.Ş.
- 22:00 EAT — Aston Villa vs Viking FK
- 22:00 EAT — Club Brugge KV vs RC Lens
- 22:00 EAT — FC Bayern München vs Arsenal FC
- 22:00 EAT — FC Internazionale Milano vs Shakhtar Donetsk
- 22:00 EAT — Real Madrid C.F. vs RB Leipzig
- 22:00 EAT — Real Betis Balompié vs Feyenoord
- 22:00 EAT — Sporting Clube de Portugal vs LASK
Matchday Four
Tuesday, November 3, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting Clube de Portugal
- 19:45 EAT — Galatasaray A.Ş. vs VfB Stuttgart
- 22:00 EAT — Atlético de Madrid vs FC Bayern München
- 22:00 EAT — FC Barcelona vs Aston Villa
- 22:00 EAT — Feyenoord vs FC Internazionale Milano
- 22:00 EAT — FK Bodø/Glimt vs LOSC Lille
- 22:00 EAT — LASK vs ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- 22:00 EAT — Manchester United vs AS Roma
- 22:00 EAT — Villarreal CF vs Paris Saint-Germain
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — AEK Athens FC vs Real Madrid C.F.
- 19:45 EAT — Fenerbahçe SK vs Liverpool FC
- 22:00 EAT — Borussia Dortmund vs Real Betis Balompié
- 22:00 EAT — FC Porto vs SSC Napoli
- 22:00 EAT — PSV Eindhoven vs Club Brugge KV
- 22:00 EAT — RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
- 22:00 EAT — RC Lens vs Como 1907
- 22:00 EAT — SK Slavia Praha vs Arsenal FC
- 22:00 EAT — Viking FK vs Sabah FC
Matchday Five
Tuesday, November 24, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — FK Bodø/Glimt vs LASK
- 19:45 EAT — Galatasaray A.Ş. vs Aston Villa
- 22:00 EAT — Arsenal FC vs Borussia Dortmund
- 22:00 EAT — Como 1907 vs AEK Athens FC
- 22:00 EAT — Feyenoord vs FC Porto
- 22:00 EAT — Manchester City vs SSC Napoli
- 22:00 EAT — RB Leipzig vs RC Lens
- 22:00 EAT — Real Madrid C.F. vs PSV Eindhoven
- 22:00 EAT — ŠK Slovan Bratislava vs Real Betis Balompié
Wednesday, November 25, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — Sabah FC vs FC Barcelona
- 19:45 EAT — SK Slavia Praha vs Villarreal CF
- 22:00 EAT — Atlético de Madrid vs Viking FK
- 22:00 EAT — Club Brugge KV vs Liverpool FC
- 22:00 EAT — FC Internazionale Milano vs VfB Stuttgart
- 22:00 EAT — FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs Fenerbahçe SK
- 22:00 EAT — LOSC Lille vs FC Bayern München
- 22:00 EAT — Paris Saint-Germain vs AS Roma
- 22:00 EAT — Sporting Clube de Portugal vs Manchester United
Matchday Six
Tuesday, December 8, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — Viking FK vs Feyenoord
- 19:45 EAT — Villarreal CF vs Sabah FC
- 22:00 EAT — AEK Athens FC vs Galatasaray A.Ş.
- 22:00 EAT — AS Roma vs Sporting Clube de Portugal
- 22:00 EAT — Aston Villa vs Paris Saint-Germain
- 22:00 EAT — FC Barcelona vs Manchester City
- 22:00 EAT — FC Bayern München vs SK Slavia Praha
- 22:00 EAT — Manchester United vs RB Leipzig
- 22:00 EAT — SSC Napoli vs Club Brugge KV
Wednesday, December 9, 2026
- 19:45 EAT — Real Betis Balompié vs Como 1907
- 19:45 EAT — ŠK Slovan Bratislava vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- 22:00 EAT — Arsenal FC vs Real Madrid C.F.
- 22:00 EAT — Borussia Dortmund vs FC Internazionale Milano
- 22:00 EAT — LASK vs Fenerbahçe SK
- 22:00 EAT — Liverpool FC vs FC Porto
- 22:00 EAT — PSV Eindhoven vs Atlético de Madrid
- 22:00 EAT — RC Lens vs FK Bodø/Glimt
- 22:00 EAT — VfB Stuttgart vs LOSC Lille
Matchday Seven
Tuesday, January 19, 2027
- 19:45 EAT — FK Bodø/Glimt vs Atlético de Madrid
- 19:45 EAT — Galatasaray A.Ş. vs Feyenoord
- 22:00 EAT — AEK Athens FC vs AS Roma
- 22:00 EAT — Aston Villa vs Borussia Dortmund
- 22:00 EAT — FC Internazionale Milano vs Liverpool FC
- 22:00 EAT — FC Porto vs SK Slavia Praha
- 22:00 EAT — LOSC Lille vs ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- 22:00 EAT — Real Madrid C.F. vs LASK
- 22:00 EAT — VfB Stuttgart vs Club Brugge KV
Wednesday, January 20, 2027
- 19:45 EAT — Fenerbahçe SK vs Villarreal CF
- 19:45 EAT — Sabah FC vs SSC Napoli
- 22:00 EAT — Como 1907 vs Paris Saint-Germain
- 22:00 EAT — Manchester United vs FC Bayern München
- 22:00 EAT — RB Leipzig vs FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- 22:00 EAT — RC Lens vs Manchester City
- 22:00 EAT — Real Betis Balompié vs Arsenal FC
- 22:00 EAT — Sporting Clube de Portugal vs FC Barcelona
- 22:00 EAT — Viking FK vs PSV Eindhoven
Matchday Eight
Wednesday, January 27, 2027
The final league-phase matchday will be played on January 27, with all fixtures scheduled for the same kick-off time.
- 22:00 EAT — Arsenal FC vs Sabah FC
- 22:00 EAT — AS Roma vs LOSC Lille
- 22:00 EAT — Atlético de Madrid vs Fenerbahçe SK
- 22:00 EAT — Borussia Dortmund vs AEK Athens FC
- 22:00 EAT — Club Brugge KV vs FK Bodø/Glimt
- 22:00 EAT — FC Bayern München vs Real Betis Balompié
- 22:00 EAT — FC Barcelona vs Como 1907
- 22:00 EAT — FC Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid C.F.
- 22:00 EAT — Feyenoord vs RB Leipzig
- 22:00 EAT — LASK vs FC Porto
- 22:00 EAT — Liverpool FC vs RC Lens
- 22:00 EAT — Manchester City vs Sporting Clube de Portugal
- 22:00 EAT — Paris Saint-Germain vs Galatasaray A.Ş.
- 22:00 EAT — PSV Eindhoven vs VfB Stuttgart
- 22:00 EAT — SK Slavia Praha vs Aston Villa
- 22:00 EAT — SSC Napoli vs Viking FK
- 22:00 EAT — Villarreal CF vs Manchester United
- 22:00 EAT — ŠK Slovan Bratislava vs FC Internazionale Milano
How to Watch the UEFA Champions League in Kenya
Football fans in Kenya can watch the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League live on SuperSport through DStv.
Viewers can also follow the action on the go through the DStv Stream app, which lets subscribers stream live matches online.
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