
The first week matches of the 36-team league phase of the 2026/2027 season will be played on 8, 9 and 10 September.
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The 36-team league stage is being implemented for the third time in the UEFA Champions League.
The excitement of the new season in the UEFA Champions League will start tomorrow.
In the 36-team league stage, which is implemented for the third time in the 2026/2027 season, the first week matches will be played on 8, 9 and 10 September. In the league stage, each team will face a total of 8 different opponents, 4 home and 4 away.
FIRST WEEKS TOMORROW
The first week matches in the Champions League will start tomorrow with 6 matches to be played. In the remarkable matches of the first day, Borussia Dortmund will host Villarreal, while Porto and Manchester City will face each other. In one of the most important matchups of the night, Real Madrid will host Inter at home.
G.SARAY WILL PLAY ON 9 SEPTEMBER
Galatasaray, one of Türkiye's representatives in the Champions League, will play away against Sporting CP in its first match of the league stage on Wednesday, September 9. The match, which will start at 22.00 GMT, will be the season opening of the yellow-reds in Europe's most important club organization.
Barcelona will host Feyenoord on September 9, when Galatasaray's first week match will be played. On the same day, Liverpool will play against Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain will play against Slovan Bratislava, and Napoli will play against Arsenal.
F.BAHÇE WILL HOST ROMA
Another representative of Türkiye, Fenerbahçe, will host Italy's Roma team in its first match in the Champions League. The match, which will be played on Thursday, September 10, will start at 19.45.
On the day when Fenerbahçe will host Rome, 6 matches will be played in the Champions League. While Bayern Munich will face Bodo/Glimt at home, Manchester United will host Sabah. PSV Eindhoven-Shakhtar Donetsk, Como-Leipzig and Slavia Prague-Lens will be the other matches of the day.
The schedule for the first week of the UEFA Champions League is as follows:
tomorrow
19.45 AEK Athens - LASK
19.45 Club Brugge - Aston Villa
22.00 Borussia Dortmund - Villarreal
22.00 Porto - Manchester City
22.00 Lille - Real Betis
22.00 Real Madrid - Inter
Wednesday, September 9
19.45 Barcelona - Feyenoord
19.45 Stuttgart - Viking
22.00 Liverpool - Atletico Madrid
22.00 Paris Saint-Germain - Slovan Bratislava
22.00 Sporting CP - Galatasaray
22.00 Napoli - Arsenal
Thursday, September 10
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