Champions League draw: Real Madrid-Arsenal, PSG-Manchester City, Bayern Munich-Manchester United among League Phase fixtures

UEFA held the draw for the League Phase portion of the 2026-27 Champions League on Thursday in Monaco . The competition will kick off Sept. 8 with Matchday 1 with 36 teams vying to be among 24 to advance to the knockout stages.

There were a number of intriguing matchups to come out of the draw, which will see each team play a total of eight matches during the League Phase — four home and four away against eight different opponents.

Real Madrid will travel to London to face the reigning Premier League champions Arsenal . They will also host Inter Milan .

Manchester City and back-to-back Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain will meet at the Etihad. Enzo Maresca's side will also travel to Camp Nou to play Barcelona .

Other matchups will see Inter Milan hosting Liverpool ; Barcelona visiting PSG; Atlético Madrid welcoming Bayern Munich and Manchester United , while also traveling to face Liverpool; Bayern Munich playing Manchester United at Old Trafford; and Arsenal taking on Bayern Munich at Allianz Arena.

PSG : Barcelona, Manchester City, Roma, Aston Villa , Galatasaray, Villarreal , Slovan Bratislava, Como

Bayern Munich : Arsenal, Atlético Madrid, Real Betis , Manchester United, Bodø/Glimt, Lille , Slavia Prague, Viking

Real Madrid : Inter Milan, Arsenal, PSV, Roma, RB Leipzig , Shakhtar Donetsk, LASK, AEK Athens

Liverpool : Inter Milan, Atlético Madrid, Porto, Club Brugge, Villarreal, Fenerbahçe, Lens, LASK

Inter Milan : Real Madrid, Liverpool, Club Brugge, Borussia Dortmund , Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord, Stuttgart , Slovan Bratislava

Manchester City : PSG, Barcelona, Sporting, Porto, Napoli , RB Leipzig, AEK Athens, Lens

Arsenal : Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Real Betis, Lille, Napoli, Sabah, Slavia Prague

Barcelona : Manchester City, PSG, Aston Villa, Sporting, Feyenoord, Galatasaray, Como, Sabah

Atlético Madrid : Bayern Munich, Liverpool, Manchester United, PSV, Fenerbahçe, Bodø/Glimt, Viking, Stuttgart

Borussia Dortmund : Inter Milan, Arsenal, Real Betis, Aston Villa, Villarreal, Bodø/Glimt, AEK Athens, Sabah

Roma : Real Madrid, PSG, Sporting, Manchester United, Lille, Fenerbahçe, Slovan Bratislava, AEK Athens

Sporting : Barcelona, Manchester City, Manchester United, Roma, Galatasaray, Shakhtar Donetsk, LASK, Lens

Aston Villa : PSG, Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge, Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray, Viking, Slavia Prague

Porto : Manchester City, Liverpool, PSV, Real Betis, Napoli, Feyenoord, Slavia Prague, LASK

Manchester United : Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, Roma, Sporting, RB Leipzig, Villarreal, Sabah, Como

Club Brugge : Liverpool, Inter Milan, Aston Villa, PSV, Bodø/Glimt, Napoli, Lens, Stuttgart

Real Betis : Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Porto, Borussia Dortmund, Feyenoord, Lille, Como, Slovan Bratislava

PSV : Atlético Madrid, Real Madrid, Club Brugge, Porto, Shakhtar Donetsk, RB Leipzig, Stuttgart, Viking

Feyenoord : Inter Milan, Barcelona, Porto, Real Betis, RB Leipzig, Galatasaray, Como, Viking

Lille : Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Real Betis, Roma, Galatasaray, Bodø/Glimt, Slovan Bratislava, Stuttgart

Bodø/Glimt : Atlético Madrid, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge, Lille, Napoli, LASK, Lens

Napoli : Arsenal, Manchester City, Club Brugge, Porto, Bodø/Glimt, Villarreal, Viking, Sabah

RB Leipzig : Manchester City, Real Madrid, PSV, Manchester United, Shakhtar Donetsk, Feyenoord, Lens, Como

Villarreal : PSG, Liverpool, Manchester United, Borussia Dortmund, Napoli, Fenerbahçe, Sabah, Slavia Prague

Fenerbahçe : Liverpool, Atlético Madrid, Roma, Aston Villa, Villarreal, Shakhtar Donetsk, Slavia Prague, LASK

Shakhtar Donetsk : Real Madrid, Inter Milan, Sporting, PSV, Fenerbahçe, RB Leipzig, AEK Athens, Slovan Bratislava

Galatasaray : Barcelona, PSG, Aston Villa, Sporting, Feyenoord, Lille, Stuttgart, AEK Athens

Slavia Prague : Arsenal, Bayern Munich, Aston Villa, Porto, Villarreal, Fenerbahçe, Lens, Sabah

Slovan Bratislava : Inter Milan, PSG, Real Betis, Roma, Shakhtar Donetsk, Lille, LASK, Stuttgart

Stuttgart : Atlético Madrid, Inter Milan, Club Brugge, PSV, Lille, Galatasaray, Viking, Slovan Bratislava

AEK Athens : Real Madrid, Manchester City, Roma, Borussia Dortmund, Galatasaray, Shakhtar Donetsk, LASK, Como

LASK : Liverpool, Real Madrid, Porto, Sporting, Fenerbahçe, Bodø/Glimt, Slovan Bratislava, AEK Athens

Como : PSG, Barcelona, Manchester United, Real Betis, RB Leipzig, Feyenoord, Lens, AEK Athens

Lens : Manchester City, Liverpool, Sporting, Club Brugge, Bodø/Glimt, RB Leipzig, Como, Slavia Prague

Viking : Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, PSV, Aston Villa, Feyenoord, Napoli, Sabah, Stuttgart

Sabah : Barcelona, Arsenal, Dortmund, Manchester United, Napoli, Villarreal, Slavia Prague, Viking

The full League Phase schedule will be announced by UEFA on Saturday.

Following the completion of the League Phase fixtures, teams placed 25 to 36 in the table will be eliminated. Teams in positions 9 through 24 will take part in a two-legged knockout phase playoff beginning in February. The top eight teams will automatically advance to the Round of 16 in March.

From the Round of 16 through the semifinals, each knockout stage will be decided over two legs.

Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid will play host to the final on June 5, 2027.

PSG is the reigning back-to-back champion after defeating Arsenal following penalty kicks in June's final . Only Real Madrid from 2016-18 has claimed three titles in a row in the Champions League era.

There are four newcomers to the competition this season: Como ( Italy ), LASK ( Austria ), Sabah (Azerbaijan) and Viking ( Norway ) will all debut during the League Phase.

Here are the 36 teams that will be playing in Europe's highest competition this season:

Austria : LASK Azerbaijan : Sabah FK Belgium : Club Brugge Czechia : Slavia Prague England : Aston Villa, Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool France : Paris Saint-Germain, Lens, Lille Germany : Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart Greece : AEK Athens Italy : Inter Milan, Napoli, Roma, Como Netherlands : PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord Norway : Bodø/Glimt, Viking FK Portugal : Porto, Sporting CP Slovakia : ŠK Slovan Bratislava Spain : Barcelona, Real Madrid, Villarreal, Atlético Madrid, Real Betis Türkiye : Galatasaray, Fenerbahçe Ukraine : Shakhtar Donetsk

Matchday 1: Sept. 8-10 Matchday 2: Oct. 13-14 Matchday 3: Oct. 20-21 Matchday 4: Nov. 3-4 Matchday 5: Nov. 24-25 Matchday 6: Dec. 8-9 Matchday 7: Jan. 19-20 Matchday 8: Jan. 27

Knockout phase playoffs: Feb. 16-17 and 23-24 Round of 16: March 9-10 and 16-17 Quarterfinals : April 6-7 and 13-14 Semifinals : April 27-28 and May 4-5 Final: June 5 (Madrid, Spain)