sports
Champions League 2026/27 draw start time, FREE stream, pots for five Prem teams
EUROPE’S elite will learn their fate TODAY as footballing powerhouses from around the continent aim to take the crown from PSG.
TL;DR
- The 2026/27 Champions League league phase draw is today, Thursday, August 27, starting at 5pm BST.
- The draw will be held at Uefa's headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.
- Free streaming is available on Uefa.com, Uefa.tv, and the Uefa app; TNT Sports 1 and HBO Max will also broadcast the event.
- The competition will feature a 36-team league phase using a Swiss System, with each team playing eight matches (home and away).
- Teams are seeded into four pots based on their five-year Uefa club coefficient.
- Top eight teams qualify directly for the last 16; teams finishing 9th-24th enter play-offs.
- Five Premier League teams, including Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Liverpool, and Arsenal, are participating.
- Pot 1 includes PSG, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona, and Atletico Madrid.