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Champions League 2026/27 Draw Set for August 27 in Monaco

8/25/2026

Summary

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Monaco hosts the UEFA Champions League league-phase draw for the 2026/27 season.
The draw takes place on Thursday, August 27, at 5 pm UK time (12 pm ET).
Thirty-six teams will play eight matches each, with the top eight earning direct round-of-16 byes.
Pot 1 contains Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City, Inter Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
The final is scheduled for June 5 2027 at Madrid’s Estadio Metropolitano.

History

Historical Context

UEFA introduced the Champions League brand and a two-group stage in the 1992-93 season, after 36 national champions entered the competition and eight winners reached the group phase that ran from 25 November 1992 to 21 April 1993. That format created the knockout-to-group template still used for the 2026/27 Monaco draw featuring Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool and Manchester City.

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Story summary

Monaco hosts the UEFA Champions League league-phase draw for the 2026/27 season.
The draw takes place on Thursday, August 27, at 5 pm UK time (12 pm ET).
Thirty-six teams will play eight matches each, with the top eight earning direct round-of-16 byes.
Pot 1 contains Paris Saint-Germain, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Manchester City, Inter Milan, Arsenal, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid.
The final is scheduled for June 5 2027 at Madrid’s Estadio Metropolitano.

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