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Azerbaijani champions Sabah’s opponents in the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League will be known today.

Axar.az reports that the draw ceremony will take place in Monaco, starting at 8:00 p.m. Baku time.

Before the draw, the composition of the pots containing the 36 teams participating in the competition was determined. Sabah, coached by Valdas Dambrauskas, have been placed in Pot 4.

Pot 1: PSG (France), Bayern Munich (Germany), Real Madrid, Barcelona, Atletico Madrid (all Spain), Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City (all England), Inter Milan (Italy).

Pot 2: Borussia Dortmund (Germany), Roma (Italy), Sporting CP, Porto (both Portugal), Manchester United, Aston Villa (both England), Club Brugge (Belgium), Real Betis (Spain), PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands).

Pot 3: Feyenoord (Netherlands), Lille (France), Bodo/Glimt (Norway), Napoli (Italy), RB Leipzig (Germany), Villarreal (Spain), Shakhtar Donetsk (Ukraine), Galatasaray, Fenerbahce (both Turkiye).

Pot 4: Slavia Prague (Czech Republic), Slovan Bratislava (Slovakia), Stuttgart (Germany), AEK Athens (Greece), LASK (Austria), Como (Italy), Lens (France), Viking (Norway), Sabah (Azerbaijan).

The league-phase matches of the UEFA Champions League will be played from September 8, 2026, to January 27, 2027. The tournament final will take place in Madrid on June 5, 2027.

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The draw for the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League is taking place.

The event, held in Monaco, is determining the opponents of the 36 clubs competing in the tournament.

Azerbaijani champions Sabah are participating in the draw from Pot 4.

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Sabah’s first opponent in the UEFA Champions League group stage has been determined.

The Azerbaijani club will face Barcelona.

The match will be played in Baku.

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The Azerbaijani club will also face Arsenal.

The match will be played in England.

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Sabah’s third opponent in the UEFA Champions League group stage has been revealed.

The Azerbaijani club will face Borussia Dortmund (Germany).

This match will also be played in Baku.