Champions League fixture schedule confirmed

The Champions League fixture dates for Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool and Aston Villa have been confirmed.Last season's European finalists Arsenal will play Real Madrid and Bayern Munich in this year's Champions League league phase. The Premier League champions will also face Borussia Dortmund and Napoli in their bid to finish in the top eight automatic places, having topped qualifying with a perfect record last term. Transfer Centre LIVE! | Latest on YOUR Premier League club!Got Sky? Watch Premier League games LIVE on your phone📱Not got Sky? Stream Premier League games with no contract📺Meanwhile, both Man City and Aston Villa will host holders PSG. The Villa Park fixture will be a repeat of the recent Super Cup, which PSG won 2-1 in Salzburg.Among Liverpool's fixtures is a trip to Inter Milan and another tie against Atletico Madrid, with Man Utd also scheduled to face Diego Simeone's side. Arsenal's Champions League fixturesSeptember 9, SSC Napoli (A), 20:00October 13, LOSC Lille (H), 20:00October 21, FC Bayern Munich (A), 20:00November 4, SK Slavia Praha (A), 20:00November 24, Borussia Dortmund (H), 20:00December 9, Real Madrid C.F. (H), 20:00January 20, Real Betis (A), 20:00January 27, Sabah FC (H), 20:00Man Utd's Champions League fixturesSeptember 10, Sabah FC (H), 20:00October 13, Atletico de Madrid (A), 20:00October 21, Como 1907 (A), 17:45November 3, AS Roma (H), 20:00November 25, Sporting Clube de Portugal (A), 20:00December 8, RB Leipzig (H), 20:00January 20, FC Bayern Munich (H), 20:00January 27, Villarreal CF (A), 20:00Man City's Champions League fixturesSeptember 8, FC Porto (A), 20:00October 14, Paris Saint-Germain (H), 20:00October 20, AEK Athens FC (H), 20:00November 4, RB Leipzig (A), 20:00November 24, SSC Napoli (H), 20:00December 8, FC Barcelona (A), 20:00January 20, RC Lens (A), 20:00January 27, Sporting Clube de Portugal (H), 20:00Liverpool's Champions League fixturesSeptember 9, Atletico de Madrid (H), 20:00October 14, LASK (A), 17:45October 20, Villarreal CF (H), 20:00November 4, Fenerbahce SK (A), 17:45November 25, Club Brugge KV (A), 20:00December 9, FC Porto (H), 20:00January 19, FC Internazionale Milano (A), 20:00January 27, RC Lens (H), 20:00Aston Villa's Champions League fixturesSeptember 8, Club Brugge KV (A), 17:45October 14, Fenerbahce SK (H), 20:00October 21, Viking FK (H), 20:00November 3, FC Barcelona (A), 20:00November 24, Galatasaray A.S. (A), 17:45December 8, Paris Saint-Germain (H), 20:00January 19, Borussia Dortmund (H), 20:00January 27, SK Slavia Praha (A), 20:00League-phase dates in fullMatchday 1: September 8-10Matchday 2: October 13-14Matchday 3: October 20-21Matchday 4: November 3-4Matchday 5: November 24-25Matchday 6: December 8-9Matchday 7: January 19-20Matchday 8: January 27 Knockout-phase datesKnockout-phase play-offs: February 16/17 and 23/24Round of 16: March 9/10 and 16/17 March 2027Quarter-finals: April 6/7 and 13/14Semi-finals: April 27/28 and May 4/5Final: 5 June 2027 - Wanda Metropolitano Stadium, Madrid Also See: Live Champions League table Champions League fixtures Champions League results Download the Sky Sports app Get Sky Sports Stream the Premier League with no contract How does the league phase draw work?A total of 36 teams will enter the competition at this stage after 29 qualified at the end of last season. The remaining seven places were determined by the qualifiers.In the new format, which is entering its third season since being implemented, teams now play fixtures against eight different teams - two teams from Pots 1, 2, 3 and 4.Half of the eight league-phase matches are at home, with the other half away.Who qualifies for the knockout rounds?The top eight sides in the league will qualify automatically for the round of 16, while teams finishing 25th or lower are eliminated and do not drop into the Europa League.The teams finishing in ninth to 24th place compete in a two-legged knockout-phase play-off. Teams finishing between ninth and 16th are seeded, meaning they will face a team in 17th-24th with the return leg at home.The eight clubs who win their knockout-phase play-off each meet one of the seeded top-eight finishers in the league-phase table for a place in the quarter-finals.Champions League knockout-phase match dates and scheduleThe draw for the two-legged knockout-phase play-offs is yet to be determined.Knockout-phase play-offs: February 16/17 and 23/24Round of 16: March 9/10 and 16/17Quarter-finals: April 6/7 and 13/14Semi-finals: April 27/28 and May 4/5Final: June 5When and where is the final?The final will take place at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid, Spain, on June 5 2027.