{
  "id": 3785403,
  "title": "BREAKING: Champions League 2026/2027 league phase draw confirmed [Fixtures]",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/breaking-champions-league-2026-2027-league-phase-draw-confirmed",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-27T17:14:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/08/27/champions-league-2026-2027-league-phase-draw-confirmed-fixtures/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The draw for the league phase of the 2026/2027 Champions League has been finalized. Each club will face two opponents from different pots, with the pot assignments based on clubs' performance coefficients in European competitions over recent seasons.\n\nFor the clubs in Pot 1, matches include PSG against Barcelona (home), Manchester City (away), Roma (home), Aston Villa (away), Galatasaray (home), Villarreal (away), Slovan Bratislavia (home), and Como (away). Bayern Munich will play Arsenal (home), Atletico Madrid (away), Real Betis (home), Manchester United (away), Bodo/Glimt (home), Lille (away), Slavia Prague (home), and Vikings (away).\n\nReal Madrid faces Inter Milan (home), Arsenal (away), PSV (home), Roma (away), RB Leipzig (home), Shakhtar Donetsk (away), LASK (home), and AEK Athens (away). Liverpool's fixtures comprise Atletico Madrid (home), Inter Milan (away), FC Porto (home), Club Brugge (away), Villarreal (home), Fenerbahce (away), Lens (home), and LASK (away).\n\nInter Milan's matchups feature Liverpool (home), Roma (away), Club Brugge (home), Dortmund (away), Shakhtar Donetsk (home), Feyenoord (away), Lens (home), and LASK (away). Manchester City will encounter PSG (home), Barcelona (away), Sporting Lisbon (home), Porto (away), Napoli (home), Leipzig (away), AEK Athens (home), and Lens (away).",
  "summary": "The draw for the league phase of the 2026/2027 Champions League has been conducted this evening. Each team will play two fixtures against teams from Pot 1, Pot 2, Pot 3 and Pot 4, with those pots determined by club co-effecients – relating to their performances in Europe in recent seasons. Here are the fixtures […] BREAKING: Champions League 2026/2027 league phase draw confirmed [Fixtures]",
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    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "League Phase Draw: Liverpool’s Champions League Opponents Confirmed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/league-phase-draw-liverpools-champions-league-opponents-confirmed",
        "published": "2026-08-27T16:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Title holder Paris Saint-Germain to play Man City and Barcelona in Champions League main phase",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/title-holder-paris-saint-germain-to-play-man-city-and-barcelona-in",
        "published": "2026-08-27T18:23:02.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}