Skip linksSkip to Content Live Navigation menuNewsAfricaAsiaUS & CanadaLatin AmericaEuropeAsia PacificMiddle EastExplainedSportOpinionVideoFeaturesEconomyHuman RightsClimate CrisisInvestigationsInteractivesIn PicturesScience & TechnologyPodcastsTravelSponsored Content Live All our updates as teams across Europe discovered their opponents at the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League draw in Monaco.General view of the Champions League trophy ahead of the league phase draw [Manon Cruz/Reuters]By Patrick Keddie and Kevin HandPublished On 27 Aug 2026
Thirty-six teams learned their fate in the league phase draw for the Champions League in Monaco, as European football’s biggest club competition returns for the 2026-27 season.
The fixtures were drawn at the Grimaldi Forum in Monaco, with Manchester United against Bayern Munich – in a rerun of the 1999 final – among the headline matchups.
