The draw for the 2026-27 Champions League league phase will take place on Thursday evening: Here is everything that Inter, Napoli, Roma and Como need to know about the process and their potential opponents.
The top four sides from the 2025-26 Serie A season have earned a spot in the 2026-27 edition of the Champions League, and in a dramatic twist in the final few weeks of the previous campaign, there will be no Milan or Juventus competing this time around.
Inter, Napoli, Roma and Como are the Italian representatives in the 2026-27 Champions League draw.
All four of the Serie A clubs have been placed into different pots for the 2026-27 Champions League draw. There is no risk of any of them being drawn against each other, though, as teams from the same country can not go head-to-head in the Champions League league phase.
Inter, Napoli, Roma and Como will be drawn against eight different opponents, two from Pot 1, two from Pot 2, two from Pot 3 and two from Pot 4 and will face four matches at home and four matches away.
Check out their potential opponents below.
When is the 2026-27 Champions League draw?
The draw will take place from 17.00 (18.00 CET) on Thursday, August 27.
How to watch or follow the Champions League draw
This evening’s draw will be shown live on the UEFA website and on their associated YouTube channel. Supporters in the UK are also able to tune in via TNT Sports 1 and online through HBO Max.
You can follow all the latest updates on the Football Italia Liveblog.
2026-27 Champions League Pots
Pot 1
Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, PSG, Liverpool, Inter, Manchester City, Arsenal, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid.
Pot 2
Borussia Dortmund, Roma, Sporting CP, Aston Villa, Porto, Manchester United, Club Brugge, Real Betis, PSV.
Pot 3
Feyenoord, Lille, Bodo/Glimt, Napoli, RB Leipzig, Villarreal, Fenerbahce, Shakhtar Donetsk, Galatasaray.
Pot 4
Skavia Prague, Slovan Bratislava, Stuttgart, AEK Athens, LASK, Como, Lens, Viking, Sabah.
2026-27 Champions League dates
Week 1: September 8-10
Week 2: October 13-14
Week 3: October 20-21
Week 4: November 3-4
Week 5: November 24-25
Week 6: December 8-9
Week 7: January 19-20
Week 8: January 27.
