Season 2026-27

Champions League

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Play-off round

Tuesday 18 August – Wednesday 26 August

14 ties · 14 played

Who plays · The last gate before the league phase: the champions of the four best associations without a direct place enter against the champions-path winners, and the four league-path winners pair off — seven ties for seven league-phase places.

Draw · Monday 3 August 2026 in Nyon — made before the third qualifying round finishes, so a pairing can name the winner of a tie still to be decided.

When · First legs 18-19 August, second legs 25-26 August 2026.

How it works · Two legs; the winner reaches the league phase, and every loser is still in Europe — placed in the Europa League's league phase.

Tuesday 18 August

21:00 Levski Sofia 0–01st leg AEK Athens FC → Feeds disagree 21:00 Dinamo Zagreb 2–21st leg Viking → Feeds disagree 21:00 Fenerbahçe 1–11st leg Lyon →

Wednesday 19 August

21:00 NEC Nijmegen 1–31st leg Bodo/Glimt → Feeds disagree 21:00 Hapoel Beer Sheva 2–11st leg Sabah FA → 21:00 Celtic 3–01st leg Lask Linz → Feeds disagree 21:00 Slovan Bratislava 1–11st leg Celje → Feeds disagree

Tuesday 25 August

18:45 Sabah FA 5–2Agg 6–4AET Hapoel Beer Sheva → 21:00 Lask Linz 5–1Agg 5–4AET Celtic → Feeds disagree 21:00 Bodo/Glimt 3–0Agg 6–1 NEC Nijmegen →

Wednesday 26 August

21:00 Viking 3–1Agg 5–3 Dinamo Zagreb → Feeds disagree 21:00 AEK Athens FC 4–0Agg 4–0 Levski Sofia → Feeds disagree 21:00 Celje 1–2Agg 2–3AET Slovan Bratislava → Feeds disagree 21:00 Lyon 1–2Agg 2–3 Fenerbahçe →