UEFA Champions League 2026-27: league phase schedule, scores, how to watch live

The 2026-27 UEFA Champions League has reached the league phase, as Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich, and 27 others try to unseat Paris Saint-Germain by earning passage to the knockout rounds over eight matchdays from September to January.

It starts with matches in Greece and Belgium early on September 8, and runs through a 16-match gauntlet at 3pm ET on January 27, 2027.

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Eight teams will get byes to the knockout rounds, while 16 more will be drawn into home-and-away ties and eight others will see their European seasons end before the calendar hits February.

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UEFA Champions League 2026-27 league phase: How to watch, stream, TV channel

Dates: September 8, 2026 - January 27, 2027
Stream online: Paramount+
TV channels: Select games on CBS Sports Network

UEFA Champions League 2026-27: league phase schedule

All games kickoff at 3pm ET except where noted below.

Matchday 1

Tuesday 8 September 2026
AEK Athens vs LASK Linz — 12:45pm ET
Club Brugge vs Aston Villa — 12:45pm ET
Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal
Porto vs Manchester City
Lille vs Real Betis
Real Madrid vs Inter Milan

Wednesday 9 September 2026
Barcelona vs Feyenoord — 12:45pm ET
Stuttgart vs Viking —12:45pm ET
Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid
Paris Saint-Germain vs Slovan Bratislava
Sporting Lisbon vs Galatasaray
Napoli vs Arsenal

Thursday 10 September 2026
Fenerbahçe vs Roma — 12:45pm ET
PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk — 12:45pm ET
Como vs RB Leipzig
Bayern Munich vs Bodo/Glimt
Manchester United vs Sabah
Slavia Prague vs Lens

Matchday 2

Tuesday 13 October 2026
Lens vs Sporting Lisbon — 12:45pm ET
Sabah vs Slavia Prague — 12:45pm ET
Arsenal vs Lille
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United
Inter Milan vs Club Brugge
Galatasaray vs Barcelona
RB Leipzig vs PSV Eindhoven
Viking vs Bayern Munich
Villarreal vs Napoli

Wednesday 14 October 2026
Feyenoord vs Como — 12:45pm ET
LASK Linz vs Liverpool — 12:45pm ET
Roma vs Real Madrid
Aston Villa vs Fenerbahçe
Shakhtar Donetsk vs AEK Athens
Bodo/Glimt vs Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain
Real Betis vs Porto
Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart

Matchday 3

Tuesday 20 October 2026
Fenerbahçe vs Slavia Prague —12:45pm ET
Sabah vs Borussia Dortmund — 12:45pm ET
Roma vs Slovan Bratislava
Porto vs PSV Eindhoven
Liverpool vs Villarreal
Manchester City vs AEK Athens
Paris Saint-Germain vs Barcelona
Napoli vs Bodo/Glimt
Stuttgart vs Atletico Madrid

Wednesday 21 October 2026
Como vs Manchester United — 12:45pm ET
Lille vs Galatasaray — 12:45pm ET
Aston Villa vs Viking
Club Brugge vs Lens
Bayern Munich vs Arsenal
Inter Milan vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig
Real Betis vs Feyenoord
Sporting Lisbon vs LASK Linz

Matchday 4

Tuesday 3 November 2026
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Sporting Lisbon — 12:45pm ET
Galatasaray vs Stuttgart — 12:45pm ET
Atletico Madrid vs Bayern Munich
Barcelona vs Aston Villa
Feyenoord vs Inter Milan
Bodo/Glimt vs Lille
LASK Linz vs Slovan Bratislava
Manchester United vs Roma
Villarreal vs Paris Saint-Germain

Wednesday 4 November 2026
AEK Athens vs Real Madrid — 12:45pm ET
Fenerbahçe vs Liverpool — 12:45pm ET
Borussia Dortmund vs Real Betis
Porto vs Napoli
PSV Eindhoven vs Club Brugge
RB Leipzig vs Manchester City
Lens vs Como
Slavia Prague vs Arsenal
Viking vs Sabah

Matchday 5

Tuesday 24 November 2026
Bodo/Glimt vs LASK Linz — 12:45pm ET
Galatasaray vs Aston Villa — 12:45pm ET
Arsenal vs Borussia Dortmund
Como vs AEK Athens
Feyenoord vs Porto
Manchester City vs Napoli
RB Leipzig vs Lens
Real Madrid vs PSV Eindhoven
Slovan Bratislava vs Real Betis

Wednesday 25 November 2026
Sabah vs Barcelona — 12:45pm ET
Slavia Prague vs Villarreal — 12:45pm ET
Atletico Madrid vs Viking
Club Brugge vs Liverpool
Inter Milan vs Stuttgart
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Fenerbahçe
Lille vs Bayern Munich
Paris Saint-Germain vs Roma
Sporting Lisbon vs Manchester United

Matchday 6

Tuesday 8 December 2026
Viking vs Feyenoord — 12:45pm ET
Villarreal vs Sabah — 12:45pm ET
AEK Athens vs Galatasaray
Roma vs Sporting Lisbon
Aston Villa vs Paris Saint-Germain
Barcelona vs Manchester City
Bayern Munich vs Slavia Prague
Manchester United vs RB Leipzig
Napoli vs Club Brugge

Wednesday 9 December 2026
Real Betis vs Como — 12:45pm ET
Slovan Bratislava vs Shakhtar Donetsk — 12:45pm ET
Arsenal vs Real Madrid
Borussia Dortmund vs Inter Milan
LASK Linz vs Fenerbahçe
Liverpool vs Porto
PSV Eindhoven vs Atletico Madrid
Lens vs Bodo/Glimt
Stuttgart vs Lille

Matchday 7

Tuesday 19 January 2027
Bodo/Glimt vs Atletico Madrid — 12:45pm ET
Galatasaray vs Feyenoord — 12:45pm ET
AEK Athens vs Roma
Aston Villa vs Borussia Dortmund
Inter Milan vs Liverpool
Porto vs Slavia Prague
Lille vs Slovan Bratislava
Real Madrid vs LASK Linz
Stuttgart vs Club Brugge

Wednesday 20 January 2027
Fenerbahçe vs Villarreal — 12:45pm ET
Sabah vs Napoli — 12:45pm ET
Como vs Paris Saint-Germain
Manchester United vs Bayern Munich
RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk
Lens vs Manchester City
Real Betis vs Arsenal
Sporting Lisbon vs Barcelona
Viking vs PSV Eindhoven

Matchday 8

Wednesday 27 January 2027
Arsenal vs Sabah
Roma vs Lille
Atletico Madrid vs Fenerbahçe
Borussia Dortmund vs AEK Athens
Club Brugge vs Bodo/Glimt
Bayern Munich vs Real Betis
Barcelona vs Como
Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid
Feyenoord vs RB Leipzig
LASK Linz vs Porto
Liverpool vs Lens
Manchester City vs Sporting Lisbon
Paris Saint-Germain vs Galatasaray
PSV Eindhoven vs Stuttgart
Slavia Prague vs Aston Villa
Napoli vs Viking
Villarreal vs Manchester United
Slovan Bratislava vs Inter Milan