UCL 2026/27: Full fixtures in Bangladesh time and everything you need to know

The wait is over. The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League (UCL) kicks off on Tuesday, with Europe’s biggest clubs beginning their journey towards the final in Madrid.

For fans in Bangladesh, the early league-phase matches will generally kick off at 10:45pm and 1:00am BST. Those times will shift to 11:45pm and 2:00am after Europe moves out of daylight saving time.

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Here is everything you need to know about the Champions League 2026/27, including the format, participating teams and complete fixture list in Bangladesh Standard Time.

The League Phase Format

Under the league phase system, the traditional group stage has been replaced by a single 36-team table. Every club is guaranteed eight matches, four at home and four away, against eight different opponents.
The top eight teams at the end of the league phase advance directly to the Round of 16. Teams finishing 9th to 24th will enter a two-legged knockout play-off to secure the remaining eight spots, while teams finishing 25th or below are eliminated from European competition entirely.

Participating Teams

The 36 clubs competing in the 2026/27 league phase represent the elite of European football:
 

• England: Arsenal, Aston Villa, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United
   
• Spain: Atlético de Madrid, Barcelona, Real Betis, Real Madrid, Villarreal
   
• Germany: Bayern München, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, VfB Stuttgart
   
• Italy: Como, Inter Milan, Napoli, Roma
   
• France: Lens, Lille (LOSC), Paris Saint-Germain
   
• Portugal: Porto, Sporting CP
   
• Netherlands: Feyenoord, PSV Eindhoven
   
• Norway: Bodø/Glimt, Viking
   
• Other Nations: LASK (Austria), Sabah (Azerbaijan), Club Brugge (Belgium), Slavia Praha (Czechia), AEK Athens (Greece), Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia), Fenerbahçe, Galatasaray (Türkiye), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine)
   

Complete League Phase Fixtures (BST)

As Europe transitions out of daylight saving time in the autumn, kickoff times in Bangladesh will shift midway through the league phase, moving from 10:45 PM / 1:00 AM to 11:45 PM / 2:00 AM.

Matchday 1

• Tue, Sep 8, 10:45 PM: Club Brugge vs Aston Villa
   
• Tue, Sep 8, 10:45 PM: AEK vs LASK
   
• Wed, Sep 9, 1:00 AM: Porto vs Man City
   
• Wed, Sep 9, 1:00 AM: Real Madrid vs Inter
   
• Wed, Sep 9, 1:00 AM: Dortmund vs Villarreal
   
• Wed, Sep 9, 1:00 AM: LOSC vs Real Betis
   
• Wed, Sep 9, 10:45 PM: Barcelona vs Feyenoord
   
• Wed, Sep 9, 10:45 PM: VfB Stuttgart vs Viking
   
• Thu, Sep 10, 1:00 AM: Napoli vs Arsenal
   
• Thu, Sep 10, 1:00 AM: Liverpool vs Atletico Madrid
   
• Thu, Sep 10, 1:00 AM: PSG vs Slovan Bratislava
   
• Thu, Sep 10, 1:00 AM: SCP vs Galatasaray
   
• Thu, Sep 10, 10:45 PM: Fenerbahçe vs Roma
   
• Thu, Sep 10, 10:45 PM: PSV vs Shakhtar Donetsk
   
• Fri, Sep 11, 1:00 AM: Bayern vs Bodø/Glimt
   
• Fri, Sep 11, 1:00 AM: Slavia Praha vs Lens
   
• Fri, Sep 11, 1:00 AM: Como vs RB Leipzig
   
• Fri, Sep 11, 1:00 AM: Man Utd vs Sabah FK
   

Matchday 2

• Tue, Oct 13, 10:45 PM: Lens vs SCP
   
• Tue, Oct 13, 10:45 PM: Sabah vs Slavia Praha
   
• Wed, Oct 14, 1:00 AM: Galatasaray vs Barcelona
   
• Wed, Oct 14, 1:00 AM: RB Leipzig vs PSV
   
• Wed, Oct 14, 1:00 AM: Arsenal vs LOSC
   
• Wed, Oct 14, 1:00 AM: Atlético Madrid vs Man Utd
   
• Wed, Oct 14, 1:00 AM: Villarreal vs Napoli
   
• Wed, Oct 14, 1:00 AM: Viking vs Bayern
   
• Wed, Oct 14, 1:00 AM: Inter vs Club Brugge
   
• Wed, Oct 14, 10:45 PM: LASK vs Liverpool
   
• Wed, Oct 14, 10:45 PM: Feyenoord vs Como
   
• Thu, Oct 15, 1:00 AM: Shakhtar Donetsk vs AEK
   
• Thu, Oct 15, 1:00 AM: Betis vs Porto
   
• Thu, Oct 15, 1:00 AM: Roma vs Real Madrid
   
• Thu, Oct 15, 1:00 AM: Slovan Bratislava vs VfB Stuttgart
   
• Thu, Oct 15, 1:00 AM: Aston Villa vs Fenerbahçe
   
• Thu, Oct 15, 1:00 AM: Man City vs PSG
   
• Thu, Oct 15, 1:00 AM: Bodø/Glimt vs Dortmund
   

Matchday 3

• Tue, Oct 20, 10:45 PM: Sabah vs Dortmund
   
• Tue, Oct 20, 10:45 PM: Fenerbahçe vs Slavia Praha
   
• Wed, Oct 21, 1:00 AM: PSG vs Barcelona
   
• Wed, Oct 21, 1:00 AM: Man City vs AEK
   
• Wed, Oct 21, 1:00 AM: Napoli vs Bodø/Glimt
   
• Wed, Oct 21, 1:00 AM: Porto vs PSV
   
• Wed, Oct 21, 1:00 AM: Roma vs Slovan Bratislava
   
• Wed, Oct 21, 1:00 AM: Liverpool vs Villarreal
   
• Wed, Oct 21, 1:00 AM: VfB Stuttgart vs Atlético Madrid
   
• Wed, Oct 21, 10:45 PM: Como vs Man Utd
   
• Wed, Oct 21, 10:45 PM: LOSC vs Galatasaray
   
• Thu, Oct 22, 1:00 AM: SCP vs LASK
   
• Thu, Oct 22, 1:00 AM: Betis vs Feyenoord
   
• Thu, Oct 22, 1:00 AM: Inter vs Shakhtar Donetsk
   
• Thu, Oct 22, 1:00 AM: Bayern vs Arsenal
   
• Thu, Oct 22, 1:00 AM: Aston Villa vs Viking
   
• Thu, Oct 22, 1:00 AM: Club Brugge vs Lens
   
• Thu, Oct 22, 1:00 AM: Real Madrid vs RB Leipzig
   

Matchday 4

• Tue, Nov 3, 11:45 PM: Galatasaray vs VfB Stuttgart
   
• Tue, Nov 3, 11:45 PM: Shakhtar Donetsk vs SCP
   
• Wed, Nov 4, 2:00 AM: Feyenoord vs Inter
   
• Wed, Nov 4, 2:00 AM: Bodø/Glimt vs LOSC
   
• Wed, Nov 4, 2:00 AM: Atlético Madrid vs Bayern
   
• Wed, Nov 4, 2:00 AM: Villarreal vs PSG
   
• Wed, Nov 4, 2:00 AM: Barcelona vs Aston Villa
   
• Wed, Nov 4, 2:00 AM: Man Utd vs Roma
   
• Wed, Nov 4, 2:00 AM: LASK vs Slovan Bratislava
   
• Wed, Nov 4, 11:45 PM: Fenerbahçe vs Liverpool
   
• Wed, Nov 4, 11:45 PM: AEK vs Real Madrid
   
• Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 AM: Lens vs Como
   
• Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 AM: Dortmund vs Betis
   
• Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 AM: RB Leipzig vs Man City
   
• Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 AM: Porto vs Napoli
   
• Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 AM: PSV vs Club Brugge
   
• Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 AM: Slavia Praha vs Arsenal
   
• Thu, Nov 5, 2:00 AM: Viking vs Sabah
   

Matchday 5
 

• Tue, Nov 24, 11:45 PM: Galatasaray vs Aston Villa
   
• Tue, Nov 24, 11:45 PM: Bodø/Glimt vs LASK
   
• Wed, Nov 25, 2:00 AM: Feyenoord vs Porto
   
• Wed, Nov 25, 2:00 AM: Arsenal vs Dortmund
   
• Wed, Nov 25, 2:00 AM: Slovan Bratislava vs Betis
   
• Wed, Nov 25, 2:00 AM: Real Madrid vs PSV
   
• Wed, Nov 25, 2:00 AM: RB Leipzig vs Lens
   
• Wed, Nov 25, 2:00 AM: Como vs AEK
   
• Wed, Nov 25, 2:00 AM: Man City vs Napoli
   
• Wed, Nov 25, 11:45 PM: Slavia Praha vs Villarreal
   
• Wed, Nov 25, 11:45 PM: Sabah vs Barcelona
   
• Thu, Nov 26, 2:00 AM: PSG vs Roma
   
• Thu, Nov 26, 2:00 AM: Shakhtar Donetsk vs Fenerbahçe
   
• Thu, Nov 26, 2:00 AM: Inter vs VfB Stuttgart
   
• Thu, Nov 26, 2:00 AM: SCP vs Man Utd
   
• Thu, Nov 26, 2:00 AM: Atlético Madrid vs Viking
   
• Thu, Nov 26, 2:00 AM: LOSC vs Bayern
   
• Thu, Nov 26, 2:00 AM: Club Brugge vs Liverpool
   

Matchday 6

• Tue, Dec 8, 11:45 PM: Villarreal vs Sabah
   
• Tue, Dec 8, 11:45 PM: Viking vs Feyenoord
   
• Wed, Dec 9, 2:00 AM: Bayern vs Slavia Praha
   
• Wed, Dec 9, 2:00 AM: Aston Villa vs PSG
   
• Wed, Dec 9, 2:00 AM: Roma vs SCP
   
• Wed, Dec 9, 2:00 AM: Man Utd vs RB Leipzig
   
• Wed, Dec 9, 2:00 AM: Barcelona vs Man City
   
• Wed, Dec 9, 2:00 AM: AEK vs Galatasaray
   
• Wed, Dec 9, 2:00 AM: Napoli vs Club Brugge
   
• Wed, Dec 9, 11:45 PM: Betis vs Como
   
• Wed, Dec 9, 11:45 PM: Slovan Bratislava vs Shakhtar Donetsk
   
• Thu, Dec 10, 2:00 AM: Arsenal vs Real Madrid
   
• Thu, Dec 10, 2:00 AM: LASK vs Fenerbahçe
   
• Thu, Dec 10, 2:00 AM: VfB Stuttgart vs LOSC
   
• Thu, Dec 10, 2:00 AM: PSV vs Atlético Madrid
   
• Thu, Dec 10, 2:00 AM: Lens vs Bodø/Glimt
   
• Thu, Dec 10, 2:00 AM: Liverpool vs Porto
   

• Thu, Dec 10, 2:00 AM: Dortmund vs Inter

   

Matchday 7

• Tue, Jan 19, 11:45 PM: Galatasaray vs Feyenoord
   
• Tue, Jan 19, 11:45 PM: Bodø/Glimt vs Atlético Madrid
   
• Wed, Jan 20, 2:00 AM: Aston Villa vs Dortmund
   
• Wed, Jan 20, 2:00 AM: Porto vs Slavia Praha
   
• Wed, Jan 20, 2:00 AM: Inter vs Liverpool
   
• Wed, Jan 20, 2:00 AM: VfB Stuttgart vs Club Brugge
   
• Wed, Jan 20, 2:00 AM: Real Madrid vs LASK
   
• Wed, Jan 20, 2:00 AM: LOSC vs Slovan Bratislava
   
• Wed, Jan 20, 2:00 AM: AEK vs Roma
   
• Wed, Jan 20, 11:45 PM: Sabah vs Napoli
   
• Wed, Jan 20, 11:45 PM: Fenerbahçe vs Villarreal
   
• Thu, Jan 21, 2:00 AM: Viking vs PSV
   
• Thu, Jan 21, 2:00 AM: RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk
   
• Thu, Jan 21, 2:00 AM: Betis vs Arsenal
   
• Thu, Jan 21, 2:00 AM: Como vs PSG
   
• Thu, Jan 21, 2:00 AM: Man Utd vs Bayern
   
• Thu, Jan 21, 2:00 AM: Lens vs Man City
   
• Thu, Jan 21, 2:00 AM: SCP vs Barcelona
   

Matchday 8 (all matches simultaneously at 2:00 AM, on Thursday, Jan 28)
 

• Napoli vs Viking
   
• Barcelona vs Como
   
• PSG vs Galatasaray
   
• Feyenoord vs RB Leipzig
   
• Dortmund vs AEK
   
• LASK vs Porto
   
• Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid
   
• Atlético Madrid vs Fenerbahçe
   
• Club Brugge vs Bodø/Glimt
   
• Arsenal vs Sabah
   
• Villarreal vs Man Utd
   
• Slavia Praha vs Aston Villa
   
• Bayern vs Betis
   
• Roma vs LOSC
   
• Slovan Bratislava vs Inter
   
• PSV vs VfB Stuttgart
   
• Liverpool vs Lens
   
• Man City vs SCP

Knockout Phase

Following the league phase, the path to the final intensifies with the knockout rounds in 2027:

• Knockout Phase Play-offs: February 16/17 & 23/24
   
• Round of 16: March 9/10 & 16/17
   
• Quarter-finals: April 6/7 & 13/14
   
• Semi-finals: April 27/28 & May 4/5

The Final

The competition concludes on June 5 2027, at the Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid. This marks the sixth time the Spanish capital has hosted Europe's premier final, second only to London. It will be the second time the 70,000-capacity home of Atlético de Madrid has staged the event since opening in 2017, having previously hosted Liverpool's 2-0 victory over Tottenham Hotspur in 2019.