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  "id": 3769137,
  "title": "Champions League draw live results: Updated schedule, fixtures revealed for 2026-27 UEFA league phase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/champions-league-draw-live-results-updated-schedule-fixtures-revealed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T16:16:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
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    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/champions-league-draw-live-results-105327311.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The 2026-27 UEFA Champions League draw took place in Monaco, revealing the fixtures for Europe's elite soccer teams. Paris Saint-Germain retained their title last season, defeating Arsenal on penalties, and are aiming for their third consecutive win. The draw process began with the top eight teams, seeded in Pot 1 based on their UEFA club coefficients, facing opponents from Pots 2, 3, and 4. The remaining 28 teams were drawn in subsequent pots, determining the remaining 28 fixtures. The top four teams from each of the four highest-ranked leagues in UEFA (England, Italy, Spain, and Germany) automatically qualified for the league phase. Teams placed 9th through 24th in their respective leagues entered the two-legged knockout playoffs, with the top two teams advancing to the league phase. The remaining eight teams did not qualify for the Champions League.",
  "summary": "Europe's elite soccer teams will find out the task that awaits them in this season's Champions League when the 2026/27 league phase draw takes place in Monaco.",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/man-city-and-aston-villa-to-face-holders-psg-in-champions-league",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/champions-league-draw-arsenal-face-real-madrid-rodri-to-face",
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        "title": "PSG to face Barcelona, Man City and Villa in Champions League as draw is made",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/psg-to-face-barcelona-man-city-and-villa-in-champions-league-as-draw",
        "published": "2026-08-27T17:39:27.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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