UCL DRAW DON BRING PLENTY EUROPEAN GBEGE AS BIG BOYS GO JAM EACH ODA.
Di 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league phase draw don happen for Thursday, August 27, for Grimaldi Forum, Monaco, and di draw don bring some serious European football gbege.
Dis season, 36 clubs go dey inside one big league table instead of di old group stage format. Every club go play eight matches against eight different opponents four for house and four for outside.
For Arsenal, di draw no soft at all. Di Gunners go face Spanish giants Real Madrid and German champions Bayern Munich. Dem go also play Borussia Dortmund, Real Betis, Lille, Napoli, Sabah FC and Slavia Prague.
Di Arsenal versus Real Madrid match go surely attract plenty attention because both clubs don meet for European competition before. Di Bayern Munich clash sef fit turn another serious test for Mikel Arteta boys.
Manchester City sef don collect tough opponents. City go face reigning European champions Paris Saint Germain and Spanish giants Barcelona. Napoli, Sporting CP, Porto, RB Leipzig, AEK Athens and Lens na di other teams wey dem go meet.
For Liverpool, di road no go easy as dem go battle Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan, two clubs wey get strong Champions League history. Di Reds go also face Villarreal, Porto, Lens, LASK, Club Brugge and Fenerbahce.
Manchester United, wey don return to Champions League football, go face Bayern Munich and Atletico Madrid. Roma, Sporting CP, RB Leipzig, Villarreal, Como and Sabah FC sef dey among their opponents.
Aston Villa don also get one very interesting draw. Villa go face PSG and Barcelona, while Borussia Dortmund, Fenerbahce, Viking, Club Brugge, Galatasaray and Slavia Prague dey among di oda teams for their league phase.
One of di interesting things for dis draw na how Sabah FC from Azerbaijan go get chance to test themselves against European giants like Arsenal and Manchester United.
Under di new Champions League format, di top eight teams for di league table go qualify directly for di round of 16. Teams wey finish from 9th to 24th position go enter knockout play offs to fight for di remaining round of 16 places.
Di first league phase matches dey expected to start from September 8 to 10, 2026, while di remaining matches go continue until January 2027. UEFA go later release di full fixture list with exact dates and kickoff times.
With Arsenal, Man City, Liverpool, Man United and Aston Villa all getting some serious opponents, Champions League football dis season fit bring plenty European gbege.