Europe’s elite are awaiting the league phase draw for the new Champions League campaign this week.Paris Saint-Germain beat Arsenal on penalties at the end of May to become back-to-back winners of the elite competition.PSG won the Champions League last season with a penalty victory over ArsenalGettyThe 2025/26 final doesn’t feel very long ago at all, but eyes are already moving on to the new season of action across Europe.The new Champions League campaign actually started in early July with the qualifiers and they will conclude this week with the play-off round as the pots for the draw are confirmed.Premier League champions Arsenal are going to be aiming to go one better this year, while Manchester City, Liverpool and Aston Villa will all be back in action in UEFA‘s elite competition again too.Manchester United have also returned to the Champions League for the first time since the 2023/24 campaign.It will be Man United’s debut in the competition’s new format, as they will be part of the league phase for the first time since its introduction by UEFA two seasons ago.When is the Champions League draw? The Champions League league phase draw will be held on Thursday, August 27.It will begin at 5pm BST at UEFA’s headquarters in Nyon, Switzerland.The draw will include the 36 qualified clubs, with each team finding out their eight opponents for the league phase.Each side will play four home games and four away games.The 2026/27 league phase draw takes place at the end of AugustGettyHow to follow Champions League drawtalkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will be across all the latest news from the draw.Listen talkSPORT through the website or find us on DAB digital radio through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.Download and listen to all our live commentaries via the talkSPORT app, whilst talkSPORT is also available to watch on Samsung TV Plus.Subscribe to the talkSPORT YouTube channel for news, views and analysis plus our regular goals show and for more, follow us on talkSPORT Facebook and talkSPORT on X.For the latest odds and bet boosts for every big event, visit talkSPORT BET.The draw is to be shown live on TNT Sports and HBO Max, as well as on UEFA TV.Champions League play-off roundTuesday, August 25Sabah v Hapoel Be’er Sheva – 17:45 (Agg 1-2) Bodo / Glimt v NEC – 20:00 (Agg 3-1)LASK v Celtic – 20:00 (Agg 0-3)Wednesday, August 26AEK Athens v Levski Sofia – 20:00 (Agg 0-0)Celje v Slovan Bratislava – 20:00 (Agg 1-1)Olympique Lyonnais v Fenerbahce – 20:00 (Agg 1-1)Viking v Dinamo Zagreb – 20:00 (Agg 2-2)Pots for Champions League drawPot 1Paris Saint-GermainBayern MunichReal MadridLiverpoolInter MilanManchester CityArsenal Barcelona Atletico MadridPot 2 Borussia DortmundRomaSporting CP Aston Villa Porto Manchester United Club Brugge Real Betis PSV EindhovenPot 3 Feyenoord Lille Napoli RB Leipzig Villarreal Shakhtar DonetskGalatasarayPot 4VfB StuttgartComoLensPot TBCSlavia PragueCarrick led Man United back into the Champions League after over two years offGettyChampions League 26/27: Fixture datesThe dates for the 2026/27 campaign have already been confirmed.The Champions League league phase is scheduled to start on September 8 and run through until January 27, 2027.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 2027Dates for the knockout stages have also already been scheduled.The Champions League final will be played on June 5, 2027.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