Real Madrid face tough challenges in their European campaign

Real Madrid will begin their 2026-2027 Champions League campaign with a tough away fixture against Inter Milan, according to the schedule released by UEFA for the first round of group stage matches . Los Blancos will host Inter Milan at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday, September 8th, marking the start of their European journey . Their second match will be away against Roma on Wednesday, October 14th, before they return to the Spanish capital to face RB Leipzig on Wednesday, October 21st . In the fourth round, Real Madrid, under the guidance of Portuguese coach José Mourinho, will travel to Greece to face AEK Athens on Wednesday, November 4th. The Spanish giants will return to home action in the fifth round, hosting PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday, November 24th, before a challenging final group stage match against Arsenal awaits them . The Spanish giants will visit Arsenal on Wednesday, December 9th, in a match that pits them against the runners-up of the last Champions League edition . At the start of the new year, Real Madrid will return to the Santiago Bernabéu to host LASK Linz of Austria in the seventh round on Tuesday, January 19th, 2027. They will conclude their league campaign against Shakhtar Donetsk of Ukraine on Wednesday, January 27th, 2027, in London, where the Ukrainian team is playing its European matches . Real Madrid will play eight matches in the first phase of the competition: four at home against Inter Milan, RB Leipzig, PSV Eindhoven, and LASK Linz, and four away against Roma, AEK Athens, Arsenal, and Shakhtar Donetsk .

Here is Real Madrid's schedule for the Champions League group stage:

08/09/2026 - Real Madrid vs Inter Milan

14/10/2026 - Roma vs. Real Madrid

21/10/2026 - Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig

04/11/2026 - AEK Athens vs. Real Madrid

24/11/2026 - Real Madrid vs. PSV Eindhoven

09/12/2026 - Arsenal vs. Real Madrid

19/01/2027 - Real Madrid vs LASK

27/01/2027 - Shakhtar Donetsk vs Real Madrid