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When will the Champions League begin? Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray’s 2026-27 schedules
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When will the Champions League begin? Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray’s 2026-27 schedules

From Cumhuriyet · () Turkish

Translated from Turkish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The 2026-27 UEFA Champions League league phase will run from Sept. 8, 2026, to Jan. 27, 2027.
  • The first eight teams will advance directly to the round of 16, while teams ranked ninth to 24th will enter the playoff round.
  • Fenerbahçe and Galatasaray’s league-phase fixtures include matches against Roma, Liverpool, Barcelona, Paris Saint-Germain and other European clubs.

The 2026-27 Champions League league phase is scheduled to begin on Sept. 8, 2026, with the opening round spread across three days until Sept. 10. The final league-phase matches will be played on Jan. 27, 2027.

The first eight teams in the standings will qualify directly for the round of 16. Teams finishing from ninth to 24th will continue in the knockout phase playoff round.

Fenerbahçe will open at home against Roma on Sept. 10. Its remaining fixtures include away games against Aston Villa, Shakhtar Donetsk, LASK and Atlético Madrid, plus home matches against Slavia Prague, Liverpool and Villarreal.

Galatasaray will begin away to Sporting Lisbon on Sept. 9. The Turkish club will then host Barcelona, Stuttgart, Aston Villa and Feyenoord, while traveling to Lille, AEK Athens and Paris Saint-Germain. The league phase will conclude for both Turkish representatives on Jan. 27, with Fenerbahçe visiting Atlético Madrid and Galatasaray visiting Paris Saint-Germain.

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