This 72nd edition retains the format inaugurated in 2024. Each club plays eight matches against eight different opponents, until January 27. The first eight in the general classification go directly to the round of 16, the teams ranked from ninth to twenty-fourth place go through a jump-off, the others are eliminated. The knockout stage runs from February 16 to June 5, with a final scheduled at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid.
Among the posters, Real Madrid welcomes Inter Milan and FC Porto receives Manchester City on Tuesday, Liverpool challenges Atlético de Madrid and Naples faces Arsenal on Wednesday, before Bayern Munich – Bodø/Glimt on Thursday. Paris Saint-Germain, for its part, is putting its title back on the line, after its victory on penalties against Arsenal in the final on May 30 in Budapest. The Parisians start on Wednesday against Slovan Bratislava, while the Lensois travel to Prague, on the Slavia pitch, on Thursday. LOSC hosts Real Betis on Tuesday. The first day stretches from Tuesday September 8 to Thursday September 10, with six meetings per evening, two at 6:45 p.m. and four at 9:00 p.m.
Broadcast Champions League 2026/2027: on which channels can you watch the matches live?
CANAL+ holds the exclusivity of the Champions League in France, like those of the Europa League and the Conference League, until 2031. The matches are divided according to the evenings between CANAL+, CANAL+ FOOT, CANAL+ SPORT, CANAL+ SPORT 360 and the CANAL+ LIVE channels. Live and replay go through the CANAL+ application. The 2027 final will be co-broadcast unencrypted on M6 and M6+.
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