2026-2027 Champions League: The Complete Schedule for the Group Stage, Team by Team
On Saturday, UEFA announced the schedule for the 2026–2027 Champions League group stage, which—as in the last two editions—will feature a single group of 36 teams, each playing eight matches: four at home and four on the road. The season kicks off on September 8 and 9 with Matchday 1, while Matchday 8 is scheduled for January 27, featuring a single block of 18 matches all kicking off simultaneously at 9:00 p.m.
THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE, TEAM BY TEAM
Italy is represented by four clubs: Inter, Napoli, Roma, and Como, in order of their standings from last season. The Nerazzurri will kick off at the Bernabéu against Real Madrid (September 8), then play at home against Club Brugge (October 13) and Shakhtar (October 21), away against Feyenoord (November 3), at home against Stuttgart (November 25), and will then finish with Borussia Dortmund in Germany (December 9), Liverpool at San Siro (January 19), and Slovan Bratislava on the road (January 27).
THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE, TEAM BY TEAM
Napoli, on the other hand, will kick off at home against Arsenal (September 9), before traveling to face Villarreal (October 13). Next up are Bodo/Glimt at home (October 20), Porto and Manchester City on the road (November 4 and 24), Club Brugge at home (December 7), Sabah on the road, and Viking, to wrap things up, at the Maradona Stadium (January 20 and 27).
THE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE, TEAM BY TEAM
For Roma, however, the first match will be an away game against Fenerbahçe on September 10, followed by Real Madrid and Slovan Bratislava at the Olimpico (October 14 and 20), Manchester United and PSG on the road (November 3 and 25), Sporting at home (December 8), AEK away (January 19), and Lille, to wrap things up, in front of their home crowd (January 27).
