League phase of the UEFA Champions League starts today

The UEFA Champions League league phase will get underway today, September 8, with six matches on the opening day, Report informs.

UEFA's official schedule confirms that the 2026/27 league phase begins on Tuesday.

The headline fixture of the day will take place in Spain, where Real Madrid will host Italian side Inter at the Santiago Bernabeu. The match is scheduled to kick off at 11:00 pm Baku time (GMT+4).

The full schedule for September 8 is as follows:

UEFA Champions League

League phase

Matchday 1

08:45 pm - AEK (Greece) vs LASK (Austria)

08:45 pm - Club Brugge (Belgium) vs Aston Villa (England)

08:45 pm - Borussia Dortmund (Germany) vs Villarreal (Spain)

11:00 pm - Porto (Portugal) vs Manchester City (England)

11:00 pm - Lille (France) vs Real Betis (Spain)

11:00 pm - Real Madrid (Spain) vs Inter (Italy)

The match times are given in GMT+4, Baku time.

The remaining matches of the first round will be played on September 9 and 10.

Azerbaijani side Sabah FK will make its league-phase debut on September 10, when it travels to England to face Manchester United at Old Trafford.