UEFA Champions League 2026/27 Draw Set for August 27, 2026 The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase draw will take place on Friday, August 27, 2026, at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland. Manchester City, the English club, will compete in the tournament for the 16th consecutive season, maintaining the longest ongoing run among English sides. Manager Enzo Maresca aims to lead the team to a second title in this span, following Pep Guardiola’s 2023 victory. The league phase will feature 36 teams divided into four pots of nine, based on previous European and domestic performance. Each team will play eight matches—four at home and four away—against two opponents from each pot. The top eight teams will automatically advance to the Round of 16, while teams ranked ninth to 24th will enter a play-off round. Knockout matches will be two-legged, with the final set for June 5, 2027, at Atletico Madrid’s Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid. Fixture dates for the league phase are as follows: Matchday 1 (September 8–10, 2026), Matchday 2 (October 13–14, 2026), Matchday 3 (October 20–21, 2026), Matchday 4 (November 3–4, 2026), Matchday 5 (November 24–25, 2026), Matchday 6 (December 8–9, 2026), Matchday 7 (January 19–20, 2027), and Matchday 8 (January 27, 2027). The knockout play-offs will occur in February 2027, with the Round of 16 matches scheduled for March 9–10 and March 16–17. Quarterfinals will take place in April (June 6–7 and April 13–14), semi-finals in late April (April 27–28 and May 4–5), and the final on June 5. Thirty-nine teams have already secured their spots in the league phase, with 29 guaranteed due to domestic performance in the 2025/26 season. The remaining seven will qualify through the qualifying rounds before the draw.#manchester_city #uefa_champions_league #enzo_maresca #uefa_headquarters #atletico_madrid_metropolitano_stadium
