The Uefa Champions League trophy (Getty)The Champions League 2026/27 is back with the draw for the league phase here and the Premier League’s contingent of five teams set to learn their opponents.Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool are involved, but there will be no Celtic after the Scottish champions were thrashed by LASK in their play-off second leg to go out on aggregate.Mikel Arteta will be desperate for another shot at European glory, following the agonising penalty shoot-out defeat to Paris Saint-Germain last term, with success in Europe the natural next step after claiming the Premier League title. PSG will be determined to create history and secure a third successive title, too, with Luis Enrique overseeing one of the great modern teams.Follow all the latest updates, reaction and analysis from the draw below:Champions League 2025/26: PSG triumph over Arsenal on penalties in gripping final Gabriel of Arsenal reacts after he misses the team's fifth penalty (Getty)Luis Enrique celebrates victory over Arsenal (Getty)Marquinhos of Paris Saint-Germain lifts the UEFA Champions League trophy (Getty)Jack Rathborn27 August 2026 14:52Champions League 2026/27 league phase draw pots in fullPot 1PSG Bayern Munich Real Madrid Liverpool Inter Milan Manchester City Arsenal Barcelona Atletico Madrid Pot 2Borussia Dortmund Roma Sporting Aston Villa Porto Manchester United Club Brugge Real Betis PSV Eindhoven Pot 3Feyenoord Lille Bodo/Glimt Napoli RB Leipzig Villarreal Fenerbahce Shakhtar Donetsk Galatasaray Pot 4Slavia Prague Slovan Bratislava VfB Stuttgart AEK Athens LASK Como Lens Viking Sabah Jack Rathborn27 August 2026 14:45When is the draw and how can I watch it? The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase draw starts at 5pm BST (12pm ET) today, Thursday August 27.The draw will arrange the eight matches each team contests in the 36-team first phase – facing two teams from pots one, two, three and four. Half of the matches will be at home, the other half away.Where can I watch the Champions League draw?The draw will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max in the United Kingdom, the joint host broadcasters in the UK of the Champions League alongside Prime Video.Jack Rathborn27 August 2026 14:40Champions League 26/27 latest oddsParis Saint-Germain 5/1Barcelona 6/1Arsenal 6/1Bayern Munich 13/2Real Madrid 7/1Man City 8/1Liverpool 11/1Man Utd 14/1Inter Milan 25/1Atletico Madrid 28/1Aston Villa 28/1Jack Rathborn27 August 2026 14:35Champions League 26/27 league phase drawGood afternoon and welcome to the Independent’s coverage of the Champions League 26/27 league phase draw.There are 36 teams at this stage all fighting to eventually play for the trophy in the final next year at Atletico Madrid’s Estadio Metropolitano on 5 June. Arsenal suffered agony last season on penalties at the hands of PSG and will hope to go one better after clinching their first Premier League title under Mikel Arteta. While Man City, Man United, Aston Villa and Liverpool complete a strong contingent of Premier League sides. Follow all the build-up and updates from Monaco ahead of this evening’s draw.Jack Rathborn27 August 2026 14:30