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UEFA released the full schedule for the league phase of the 2026-27 Champions League on Saturday, Aug. 29.
The 36 teams already knew which teams they would play following the draw on Thursday, Aug. 27, but they now know the dates and times for their matches.
The league phase will unfold over eight matchdays, with the first matches set to be played from Sept. 8-10.
The top eight teams in the single-table format will advance to the round of 16, while the 9th-24th-placed finishers play a two-legged tie to get into the knockout round proper.
Below is a full list of Champions League fixtures for the league phase. All kickoff times are local.
Matchday 1
Tuesday, Sept. 8
- 18:45 AEK Athens FC - LASK
- 18:45 Club Brugge KV - Aston Villa
- 21:00 Borussia Dortmund - Villarreal CF
- 21:00 FC Porto - Manchester City
- 21:00 LOSC Lille - Real Betis Balompié
- 21:00 Real Madrid C.F. - FC Internazionale Milano
Wednesday, Sept. 9
- 18:45 FC Barcelona - Feyenoord
- 18:45 VfB Stuttgart - Viking FK
- 21:00 Liverpool FC - Atlético de Madrid
- 21:00 Paris Saint-Germain - ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- 21:00 Sporting Clube de Portugal - Galatasaray A.Ş.
- 21:00 SSC Napoli - Arsenal FC
Thursday, Sept. 10
- 18:45 Fenerbahçe SK - AS Roma
- 18:45 PSV Eindhoven - FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- 21:00 Como 1907 - RB Leipzig
- 21:00 FC Bayern München - FK Bodø/Glimt
- 21:00 Manchester United - Sabah FC
- 21:00 SK Slavia Praha - RC Lens
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Matchday 2
Tuesday, Oct. 13
- 18:45 RC Lens - Sporting Clube de Portugal
- 18:45 Sabah FC - SK Slavia Praha
- 21:00 Arsenal FC - LOSC Lille
- 21:00 Atlético de Madrid - Manchester United
- 21:00 FC Internazionale Milano - Club Brugge KV
- 21:00 Galatasaray A.Ş. - FC Barcelona
- 21:00 RB Leipzig - PSV Eindhoven
- 21:00 Viking FK - FC Bayern München
- 21:00 Villarreal CF - SSC Napoli
Wednesday, Oct. 14
- 18:45 Feyenoord - Como 1907
- 18:45 LASK - Liverpool FC
- 21:00 AS Roma - Real Madrid C.F.
- 21:00 Aston Villa - Fenerbahçe SK
- 21:00 FC Shakhtar Donetsk - AEK Athens FC
- 21:00 FK Bodø/Glimt - Borussia Dortmund
- 21:00 Manchester City - Paris Saint-Germain
- 21:00 Real Betis Balompié - FC Porto
- 21:00 ŠK Slovan Bratislava - VfB Stuttgart
Matchday 3
Tuesday, Oct. 20
- 18:45 Fenerbahçe SK - SK Slavia Praha
- 18:45 Sabah FC - Borussia Dortmund
- 21:00 AS Roma - ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- 21:00 FC Porto - PSV Eindhoven
- 21:00 Liverpool FC - Villarreal CF
- 21:00 Manchester City - AEK Athens FC
- 21:00 Paris Saint-Germain - FC Barcelona
- 21:00 SSC Napoli - FK Bodø/Glimt
- 21:00 VfB Stuttgart - Atlético de Madrid
Wednesday, Oct. 21
- 18:45 Como 1907 - Manchester United
- 18:45 LOSC Lille - Galatasaray A.Ş.
- 21:00 Aston Villa - Viking FK
- 21:00 Club Brugge KV - RC Lens
- 21:00 FC Bayern München - Arsenal FC
- 21:00 FC Internazionale Milano - FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- 21:00 Real Madrid C.F. - RB Leipzig
- 21:00 Real Betis Balompié - Feyenoord
- 21:00 Sporting Clube de Portugal - LASK
Matchday 4
Tuesday, Nov. 3
- 18:45 FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Sporting Clube de Portugal
- 18:45 Galatasaray A.Ş. - VfB Stuttgart
- 21:00 Atlético de Madrid - FC Bayern München
- 21:00 FC Barcelona - Aston Villa
- 21:00 Feyenoord - FC Internazionale Milano
- 21:00 FK Bodø/Glimt - LOSC Lille
- 21:00 LASK - ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- 21:00 Manchester United - AS Roma
- 21:00 Villarreal CF - Paris Saint-Germain
Wednesday, Nov. 4
- 18:45 AEK Athens FC - Real Madrid C.F.
- 18:45 Fenerbahçe SK - Liverpool FC
- 21:00 Borussia Dortmund - Real Betis Balompié
- 21:00 FC Porto - SSC Napoli
- 21:00 PSV Eindhoven - Club Brugge KV
- 21:00 RB Leipzig - Manchester City
- 21:00 RC Lens - Como 1907
- 21:00 SK Slavia Praha - Arsenal FC
- 21:00 Viking FK - Sabah FC
Matchday 5
Tuesday, Nov. 24
- 18:45 FK Bodø/Glimt - LASK
- 18:45 Galatasaray A.Ş. - Aston Villa
- 21:00 Arsenal FC - Borussia Dortmund
- 21:00 Como 1907 - AEK Athens FC
- 21:00 Feyenoord - FC Porto
- 21:00 Manchester City - SSC Napoli
- 21:00 RB Leipzig - RC Lens
- 21:00 Real Madrid C.F. - PSV Eindhoven
- 21:00 ŠK Slovan Bratislava - Real Betis Balompié
Wednesday, Nov. 25
- 18:45 Sabah FC - FC Barcelona
- 18:45 SK Slavia Praha - Villarreal CF
- 21:00 Atlético de Madrid - Viking FK
- 21:00 Club Brugge KV - Liverpool FC
- 21:00 FC Internazionale Milano - VfB Stuttgart
- 21:00 FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Fenerbahçe SK
- 21:00 LOSC Lille - FC Bayern München
- 21:00 Paris Saint-Germain - AS Roma
- 21:00 Sporting Clube de Portugal - Manchester United
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Matchday 6
Tuesday, Dec. 8
- 18:45 Viking FK - Feyenoord
- 18:45 Villarreal CF - Sabah FC
- 21:00 AEK Athens FC - Galatasaray A.Ş.
- 21:00 AS Roma - Sporting Clube de Portugal
- 21:00 Aston Villa - Paris Saint-Germain
- 21:00 FC Barcelona - Manchester City
- 21:00 FC Bayern München - SK Slavia Praha
- 21:00 Manchester United - RB Leipzig
- 21:00 SSC Napoli - Club Brugge KV
Wednesday, Dec. 9
- 18:45 Real Betis Balompié - Como 1907
- 18:45 ŠK Slovan Bratislava - FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- 21:00 Arsenal FC - Real Madrid C.F.
- 21:00 Borussia Dortmund - FC Internazionale Milano
- 21:00 LASK - Fenerbahçe SK
- 21:00 Liverpool FC - FC Porto
- 21:00 PSV Eindhoven - Atlético de Madrid
- 21:00 RC Lens - FK Bodø/Glimt
- 21:00 VfB Stuttgart - LOSC Lille
Matchday 7
Tuesday, Jan. 19
- 18:45 FK Bodø/Glimt - Atlético de Madrid
- 18:45 Galatasaray A.Ş. - Feyenoord
- 21:00 AEK Athens FC - AS Roma
- 21:00 Aston Villa - Borussia Dortmund
- 21:00 FC Internazionale Milano - Liverpool FC
- 21:00 FC Porto - SK Slavia Praha
- 21:00 LOSC Lille - ŠK Slovan Bratislava
- 21:00 Real Madrid C.F. - LASK
- 21:00 VfB Stuttgart - Club Brugge KV
Wednesday, Jan. 20
- 18:45 Fenerbahçe SK - Villarreal CF
- 18:45 Sabah FC - SSC Napoli
- 21:00 Como 1907 - Paris Saint-Germain
- 21:00 Manchester United - FC Bayern München
- 21:00 RB Leipzig - FC Shakhtar Donetsk
- 21:00 RC Lens - Manchester City
- 21:00 Real Betis Balompié - Arsenal FC
- 21:00 Sporting Clube de Portugal - FC Barcelona
- 21:00 Viking FK - PSV Eindhoven
Matchday 8
Wednesday, Jan. 27
- 21:00 Arsenal FC - Sabah FC
- 21:00 AS Roma - LOSC Lille
- 21:00 Atlético de Madrid - Fenerbahçe SK
- 21:00 Borussia Dortmund - AEK Athens FC
- 21:00 Club Brugge KV - FK Bodø/Glimt
- 21:00 FC Bayern München - Real Betis Balompié
- 21:00 FC Barcelona - Como 1907
- 21:00 FC Shakhtar Donetsk - Real Madrid C.F.
- 21:00 Feyenoord - RB Leipzig
- 21:00 LASK - FC Porto
- 21:00 Liverpool FC - RC Lens
- 21:00 Manchester City - Sporting Clube de Portugal
- 21:00 Paris Saint-Germain - Galatasaray A.Ş.
- 21:00 PSV Eindhoven - VfB Stuttgart
- 21:00 SK Slavia Praha - Aston Villa
- 21:00 SSC Napoli - Viking FK
- 21:00 Villarreal CF - Manchester United
- 21:00 ŠK Slovan Bratislava - FC Internazionale Milano
Knockout round playoffs
- First leg: Feb. 16-17
- Second leg: Feb. 23-24
Round of 16
- First leg: March 9-10
- Second leg: March 16-17
Quarterfinals
- First leg: April 6-7
- Second leg: April 13-14
Semifinals
- First leg: April 27-28
- Second leg: May 4-5
Final
June 5 at Estadio Metropolitano
in Madrid, Spain
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This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: UEFA Champions League schedule: Full list of fixtures released
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