European club tournament research 2026/27 season
Road to Football

Champions League · 2026/27

Aston Villa

Villa Park · Birmingham · provisional competition venue

Path difficulty36.8Rank 17 of 36
Opponent coefficient584.747Rank 17 of 36
Round-trip travel10,920 kmRank 21 of 36
Estimated controls84 of 4 away trips
Club coefficient83UEFA coefficient at the draw

Club schedule

Fixtures & results

Official home/away ordering, Central European kick-off times and verified scores for 2026/27.

Champions League

2026/27 match programme

All competition fixtures
Home team: Club Brugge
Away team: Aston Villa
VenueJan BreydelstadionBruges
ScheduledAway
Home team: Aston Villa
Away team: Fenerbahçe
VenueVilla ParkBirmingham
ScheduledHome
Home team: Aston Villa
Away team: Viking
VenueVilla ParkBirmingham
ScheduledHome
Home team: Barcelona
Away team: Aston Villa
VenueCamp NouBarcelona
ScheduledAway
Home team: Galatasaray
Away team: Aston Villa
VenueAli Sami Yen Spor KompleksiIstanbul
ScheduledAway

League-phase draw

8 roads, 8 opponents

Opponent coefficients are fixed for this season and also used in the competition rankings.

H

At the assigned home venue

Home opponents

Paris Saint-Germain

Parc des Princes · Paris

Club coefficient
132
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Borussia Dortmund

Westfalenstadion · Dortmund

Club coefficient
100.75
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Fenerbahçe

Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium · Kadıköy

Club coefficient
57.75
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—

Viking

Lyse Arena · Stavanger

Club coefficient
8.247
Travel
—
Estimated controls
—
A

Travel required

Away opponents

Barcelona

Camp Nou · Barcelona

Club coefficient
113.25
Return travel
2,547 km
Estimated controls
2

Club Brugge

Jan Breydel Stadium · Bruges

Club coefficient
75.25
Return travel
755 km
Estimated controls
2

Galatasaray

Rams Park · Sarıyer

Club coefficient
53.5
Return travel
5,284 km
Estimated controls
2

Slavia Praha

Fortuna Arena · Prague

Club coefficient
44
Return travel
2,333 km
Estimated controls
2

Assigned competition venues

The away map

Distances are straight-line estimates between the assigned competition venues.

4 away routes10,920 km estimated return travel
Away opponentAssigned venueCityOne wayReturnControls
awayBarcelonaCamp NouBarcelona1,274 km2,547 km2
awayClub BruggeJan Breydel StadiumBruges377 km755 km2
awayGalatasarayRams ParkSarıyer2,642 km5,284 km2
awaySlavia PrahaFortuna ArenaPrague1,167 km2,333 km2

Path difficulty

Why this path scores 36.8

The score is relative to clubs in this competition and is not comparable across competitions.

Competition rank17 / 36

Harder than the competition median.

  1. Rival strength65% weight42.2 · 27.4 pts
  2. Round-trip travel25% weight24.2 · 6.1 pts
  3. Estimated controls10% weight33.3 · 3.3 pts
Published formula

65% opponent coefficient total, 25% round-trip travel and 10% estimated routine arrival controls after scaling each measure from lowest to highest within Champions League.

Methodology

Tournament participation

Edition record

Champions League · 2026/27

SeasonCompetitionPublished stagePosition / result
2026/27Champions LeagueLeague-phase fixtures8 fixtures

Published matches

Final record

No final recorded for this edition

No final appearance is listed for this club in this edition.

Tournament history

Other editions

Explore Aston Villa’s other published tournament appearances.