City discover eight opponents in 2026/27 Champions League league phase
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Holders PSG, Barcelona and Sporting CP are amongst the sides City will face in the league phase of the 2025/26 Champions League.
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Porto, Napoli, Leipzig, AEK Athens and Lens complete the lineup of teams we’ll play in the first stage of this year’s competition, with the dates and times of the fixtures to be confirmed no later than this Saturday.
The 2026/27 campaign will represent the third year of the new format, which pits all 36 teams into one league table.
It is also the 16th successive season in which City have taken part in Europe’s elite club competition.
As with last year, every side will play eight matches, with one home and one away tie against a club from each of the four seeded pots.
In an event held in Monaco on Thursday, City were drawn out of Pot 1 thanks to our coefficient gained in the competition over the last five years.
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Full list of City’s league phase opponents:
PSG (H)
Barcelona (A)
Sporting CP (H)
Porto (A)
Napoli (H)
Leipzig (A)
AEK Athens (H)
Lens (A)
Please note, this is the order in which the sides were drawn and not necessarily the order in which we will play the fixtures.
The Champions League fixture list with match dates and kick-off times will be communicated no later than Saturday 29 August.
When are the matchdays?
League phase fixture dates
Matchday 1: 8–10 September 2026Matchday 2: 13/14 October 2026Matchday 3: 20/21 October 2026Matchday 4: 3/4 November 2026Matchday 5: 24/25 November 2026Matchday 6: 8/9 December 2026Matchday 7: 19/20 January 2027Matchday 8: 27 January 2027
Knockout phase dates:
Knockout phase play-offs: 16/17 & 23/24 February 2027Round of 16: 9/10 & 16/17 March 2027Quarter-finals: 6/7 & 13/14 April 2027Semi-finals: 27/28 April & 4/5 May 2027Final: 5 June 2027 (Madrid)
Who is in the league phase?
Pot 1
Paris (FRA)Bayern München (GER)Real Madrid (ESP)Liverpool (ENG)Inter (ITA)Man City (ENG)Arsenal (ENG)Barcelona (ESP)Atleti (ESP)
Pot 2
B. Dortmund (GER)Roma (ITA)Sporting CP (POR)Aston Villa (ENG)Porto (POR)Man Utd (ENG)Club Brugge (BEL)Real Betis (ESP)PSV (NED)
Pot 3
Feyenoord (NED)Lille (FRA)Bodø/Glimt (NOR)Napoli (ITA)Leipzig (GER)Villarreal (ESP)Fenerbahçe (TUR)Shakhtar (UKR)Galatasaray (TUR)
Pot 4
Slavia Praha (CZE)S. Bratislava (SVK)Stuttgart (GER)AEK Athens (GRE)LASK (AUT)Como (ITA)Lens (FRA)Viking (NOR)Sabah (AZE)
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