2026-27 UEFA Champions League Draw Live Updates and Standings for League Stage

The wait is nearly over. Thursday's league phase draw in Monaco sets the stage for the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League. All 36 clubs will learn their road to Madrid — eight opponents apiece, four home and four away, with every result feeding into a single mega-table before the knockout rounds begin.

The draw gets underway Thursday, Aug. 27, at 12 p.m. ET. Back-to-back champions Paris Saint-Germain headline a field stacked with the usual heavyweights: Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Liverpool, Arsenal, Inter Milan and Atlético Madrid are all in the mix, each hunting a route to Europe's ultimate prize.

Matches begin September 8, and today's draw will unveil what the competition ahead holds. Stick with us as the matchups fall into place — we'll break it all down live.