It's Coming! The 2026/27 Champions League Starts Tonight — Who Do You Back to Go All the Way?

In the early hours of September 9 Beijing time, the league phase of the 2026/27 Champions League will officially begin. The opening round's 18 matches will be spread across three matchdays, including key clashes such as Real Madrid vs Inter Milan and Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid.

First, let's listen to a familiar melody.

Champions League league phase opening-round schedule

2026-09-09 00:45 AEK Athens vs LASK Linz

2026-09-09 00:45 Club Brugge vs Aston Villa

2026-09-09 03:00 Real Madrid vs Inter Milan

2026-09-09 03:00 Lille vs Real Betis

2026-09-09 03:00 Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal

2026-09-09 03:00 Porto vs Manchester City

2026-09-10 00:45 Stuttgart vs Viking

2026-09-10 00:45 Barcelona vs Feyenoord

2026-09-10 03:00 Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid

2026-09-10 03:00 Napoli vs Arsenal

2026-09-10 03:00 Paris Saint-Germain vs Slovan Bratislava

2026-09-10 03:00 Sporting CP vs Galatasaray

2026-09-11 00:45 Fenerbahce vs Roma

2026-09-11 00:45 PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk

2026-09-11 03:00 Como vs RB Leipzig

2026-09-11 03:00 Manchester United vs Sabah Baku

2026-09-11 03:00 Bayern Munich vs Bodo/Glimt

2026-09-11 03:00 Slavia Prague vs Lens

The Champions League league phase consists of 8 rounds. The top eight teams advance directly to the round of 16, teams ranked 9th to 24th enter the knockout play-offs, and teams ranked 25th to 36th are eliminated.