{"id":3234,"date":"2026-08-27T19:03:34","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:03:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.medyaolusum.com\/en\/fenerbahce-galatasarays-champions-league\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T19:03:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T18:03:34","slug":"fenerbahce-galatasarays-champions-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.medyaolusum.com\/en\/fenerbahce-galatasarays-champions-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Fenerbah\u00e7e and Galatasaray\u2019s Champions League Opponents"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The road ahead is now clear for the 36 teams competing in <a title=\"Trump gives Infantino his full backing!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nationalturk.com\/en\/trump-gives-infantino-his-full-backing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Europe<\/a>\u2019s top club competition. Under the league-phase format, each team will face eight different opponents, with Galatasaray and Fenerbah\u00e7e representing T\u00fcrkiye. The league phase will begin on September 8, with the top eight teams qualifying directly for the Round of 16.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fenerbah\u00e7e\u2019s Champions League opponents<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Fenerbah\u00e7e will face Liverpool, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid, Roma, Aston Villa, Villarreal, Shakhtar Donetsk, Slavia Prague and LASK in the league phase.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fenerbah\u00e7e\u2019s eight opponents are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Liverpool<\/p>\n<p>Atl\u00e9tico Madrid<\/p>\n<p>Roma<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa<\/p>\n<p>Villarreal<\/p>\n<p>Shakhtar Donetsk<\/p>\n<p>Slavia Prague<\/p>\n<p>LASK<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Galatasaray draw Barcelona and PSG<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Galatasaray will take on Barcelona, PSG, Aston Villa, Sporting, Feyenoord, Lille, Stuttgart and AEK Athens.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Galatasaray\u2019s opponents are:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Barcelona<\/p>\n<p>PSG<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa<\/p>\n<p>Sporting<\/p>\n<p>Feyenoord<\/p>\n<p>Lille<\/p>\n<p>Stuttgart<\/p>\n<p>AEK Athens<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Blockbuster matches set for the league phase<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The draw also paired several of Europe\u2019s biggest clubs against each other.<\/p>\n<p>Real Madrid will travel to face Arsenal and will also host Inter Milan. Manchester City will welcome back-to-back Champions League winners PSG to the Etihad and will also travel to face Barcelona.<\/p>\n<p>Inter Milan vs Liverpool, Barcelona vs PSG, Atl\u00e9tico Madrid vs Bayern Munich and Manchester United vs Bayern Munich are also among the standout fixtures.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>24 of the 36 teams will advance<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Each team will play eight league-phase matches, four at home and four away.<\/p>\n<p>The top eight teams in the standings will qualify directly for the Round of 16. Teams finishing from ninth to 24th will enter a two-legged knockout phase playoff, while those placed from 25th to 36th will be eliminated.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Four clubs make their Champions League debuts<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Como, LASK, Sabah and Viking will all make their first appearances in the Champions League league phase this season.<\/p>\n<p>T\u00fcrkiye will be represented by Galatasaray and Fenerbah\u00e7e.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Final to be played in Madrid<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>The league phase will begin with Matchday 1 on September 8-10 and conclude on January 27.<\/p>\n<p>The Round of 16 will be played in March, followed by the quarterfinals in April and the semifinals in late April and early May. The Champions League final will take place at Estadio Metropolitano in Madrid on June 5, 2027.<\/p>\n<p>UEFA is expected to announce the full league-phase fixture schedule on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d3OkfUNFdWM?si=c3zC7EiVWQC0kDLx\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The road ahead is now clear for the 36 teams competing in Europe\u2019s top club competition. Under the league-phase format, each team will face eight different opponents, with Galatasaray and Fenerbah\u00e7e representing T\u00fcrkiye. The league phase will begin on September 8, with the top eight teams qualifying directly for the Round of 16. 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