Champions League 2026/27 Draw: Schedule, Seedings & Live Viewing Details

The draw for the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 league phase is set for Thursday, August 27, starting at 5pm BST (12 noon ET). The event will take place at Monaco's Grimaldi Forum.

Reshmin Chowdhury will host the proceedings, joined by UEFA deputy secretary general Giorgio Marchetti and former UEFA communications director Pedro Pinto. UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin is expected to deliver remarks during the event.

Seedings and Pots for the Draw

A total of 36 teams will be split into four seeded pots based on their five-year UEFA club coefficient rankings. Paris Saint-Germain, as last season's champions, are automatically placed in Pot 1.

Each team will face two opponents from each pot, playing one home match and one away. Clubs from the same country cannot face each other during this phase.

Confirmed Seeding Pots as of August 27, 2026

• Pot 1: Paris Saint-Germain (France), Bayern Munich (Germany), Real Madrid (Spain), Liverpool (England), Inter Milan (Italy), Manchester City (England), Arsenal (England), Barcelona (Spain), Atlético Madrid (Spain)
• Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Roma (Italy), Sporting (Portugal), Aston Villa (England), Porto (Portugal), Manchester United (England), Club Brugge (Belgium), Real Betis (Spain), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands)
• Pot 3: Feyenoord (Netherlands), Lille (France), Bodo/Glimt (Norway), Napoli (Italy), RB Leipzig (Germany), Villarreal (Spain), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Galatasaray (Turkey), Fenerbahçe (Turkey)
• Pot 4: Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), VfB Stuttgart (Germany), LASK (Austria), Como (Italy), Lens (France), Sabah (Azerbaijan), Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia), AEK Athens (Greece), Viking (Norway)

Draw Procedure Details

• Teams from Pot 1 will be drawn against two clubs from each of the other three pots, with one game at home and one away.
• The same drawing process applies sequentially for Pots 2, 3, and 4.
• Clubs from the same national league cannot be matched in this phase, preventing matches like Real Madrid vs. Real Betis.
• No team can play more than two opponents from the same country.
• A new UEFA rule prohibits the same fixture, with the same home team, from occurring in three consecutive seasons. For example, if Arsenal and Inter Milan meet this season with Arsenal hosting, Inter can't host the same fixture if they meet again soon after.

Where to Watch the Champions League Draw Live

• United Kingdom: TNT Sports and HBO Max broadcast the draw live; it’s also streamed on the TNT Sports YouTube channel.
• United States: Available on Paramount+ for streaming.
• Canada: Fans can watch on DAZN Canada.
• International viewers: The draw streams for free worldwide on UEFA.com.

TV and Streaming Channels by Country

• UK: TNT Sports, HBO Max
• USA: Paramount+
• Canada: DAZN Canada
• Ireland: Premier Sports Ireland
• Australia: Stan Sport
• International: UEFA.com