53 groundhopping ideas and inspiration for European Cup match combinations in 2026/2027! | OneFootball

This weekend, the schedules and fixtures for the entire league phase of the Champions League, Europa League and Conference League were released.

We have analysed all of these schedules to list every possible inspiration and idea for combining 2 or 3 matches in the same country (or nearby). These are matches that can easily be combined by train or bus (or in the same city) on consecutive days.

Important note 1: this is not an exhaustive list, as there are so many possible combinations thanks to today's transport options. These are simply ideas and sources of inspiration.

Important note 2: European Cup matches are generally the most highly anticipated games of the year, and many matches are difficult to access in terms of ticketing, being reserved for season ticket holders or members, requiring a purchase history, or subject to nationality rules. Find out in advance about the possibilities of getting tickets. We present the official ticketing systems of each club on the page dedicated to its stadium. Go to stadiumtraveller.com, search for the stadium, city or club, and on the club's home stadium page, you will find the information in the "Ticketing & Tickets" tab. We are gradually completing this information manually based on our expertise, so some stadiums may not yet have ticketing information.

Here is an overview, by matchday and country, of groundhopping ideas for the 2026/2027 European competitions!

Matchday 1 (8 - 10 September 2026):

Tuesday 8 September: Borussia Dortmund - Villarreal

Wednesday 9 September: VfB Stuttgart - Viking FK

Thursday 10 September: FC Bayern München - FK Bodø/Glimt

Tuesday 8 September: FC Porto - Manchester City

Wednesday 9 September: Sporting Clube de Portugal - Galatasaray

Tuesday 8 September: LOSC - Betis

Wednesday 9 September: PSG - SK Slovan Bratislava

Tuesday 8 September: Real Madrid - Inter

Wednesday 9 September: FC Barcelona - Feyenoord

Wednesday 9 September: Liverpool - Atlético de Madrid

Thursday 10 September: Manchester United - Sabah FC

Wednesday 9 September: Napoli - Arsenal

Thursday 10 September: Como 1907 - RB Leipzig

Matchday 2 (13 - 15 October 2026):

Tuesday 13 October: Arsenal - LOSC

Wednesday 14 October: Aston Villa - Fenerbahçe SK or Manchester City - PSG or Shakhtar - AEK Athens (at Stamford Bridge)

Thursday 15 October: Bournemouth - Sturm Graz (UEL) or Brighton - Kauno Zalgiris (UECL)

Tuesday 13 October: Atlético de Madrid - Manchester United or Villarreal CF - SSC Napoli

Wednesday 14 October: Betis - FC Porto

Thursday 15 October: Celta Vigo - Juventus (UEL)

Tuesday 13 October: Inter - Club Brugge

Wednesday 14 October: AS Roma - Real Madrid

Thursday 15 October: Atalanta - Pafos (UECL)

Wednesday 14 October: Feyenoord - Como

Thursday 15 October: Twente - Thun (UECL) or AZ Alkmaar - H. Beer Sheva (UEL) or Nijmegen - Levski Sofia (UEL)

Wednesday 14 October: LASK - Liverpool

Thursday 15 October: Red Bull Salzburg - AC Milan (UEL)

Wednesday 14 October: Slovan Bratislava - Stuttgart

Thursday 15 October: Ferencvaros - Plzen (UEL) or Sparta Prague - Lillestrom (UEL)

Matchday 3 (20 - 21 October 2026):

Tuesday 20 October: AS Roma - Slovan Bratislava or Napoli - FK Bodø/Glimt

Wednesday 21 October: Como 1907 - Manchester United or Inter - FC Shakhtar Donetsk

Thursday 22 October: Juventus - Rennes (UEL)

Tuesday 20 October: FC Porto - PSV Eindhoven

Wednesday 21 October: Sporting CP - LASK

Thursday 22 October: Braga - Gent (UECL)

Tuesday 20 October: Liverpool - Villarreal or Manchester City - AEK Athens

Wednesday 21 October: Aston Villa - Viking FK

Thursday 22 October: Bournemouth - AC Milan (UEL)

Tuesday 20 October: PSG - FC Barcelona

Wednesday 21 October: LOSC - Galatasaray

Tuesday 20 October: VfB Stuttgart - Atlético de Madrid

Wednesday 21 October: FC Bayern München - Arsenal FC

Thursday 22 October: Hoffenheim - Lyon (UEL)

Wednesday 21 October: Betis - Feyenoord or Real Madrid - RB Leipzig

Thursday 22 October: Getafe - Lugano (UECL)

Wednesday 21 October: Club Brugge - RC Lens

Thursday 22 October: Union Saint-Gilloise - H. Beer Sheva

Matchday 4 (3 - 5 November 2026):

Tuesday 3 November: Galatasaray - Sporting

Wednesday 4 November: Fenerbahçe - Liverpool

Tuesday 3 November: Feyenoord - Inter

Wednesday 4 November: PSV Eindhoven - Club Brugge

Thursday 5 November: Nijmegen - Omonia (UEL) or AZ Alkmaar - Juventus (UEL)

Wednesday 4 November: AEK Athens - Real Madrid

Thursday 5 November: Panathinaikos - CSKA Sofia (UECL)

Wednesday 4 November: Dortmund - Betis or RB Leipzig - Manchester City

Thursday 5 November: Bayer Leverkusen - Marseille (UEL)

Wednesday 4 November: FC Porto - Napoli

Thursday 5 November: Torreense - Ararat-Armenia (UEL) or Benfica - Lech Poznan (UEL)

Wednesday 4 November: RC Lens - Como

Thursday 5 November: Rennes - Olympiakos (UEL)

Wednesday 4 November: Slavia Prague - Arsenal

Thursday 5 November: Sparta Prague - Bournemouth

Matchday 5 (24 - 26 November 2026):

Tuesday 24 November: Como - AEK Athens

Wednesday 25 November: Inter - Stuttgart

Thursday 26 November: Juventus - Omonia (UEL)

Tuesday 24 November: Real Madrid - PSV Eindhoven

Wednesday 25 November: Atlético de Madrid - Viking

Thursday 26 November: Celta Vigo - Bournemouth (UEL)

Tuesday 24 November: Slovan Bratislava - Betis

Wednesday 25 November: Slavia Prague - Villarreal

Thursday 26 November: Plzen - Benfica (UEL) or Sparta Prague - AZ Alkmaar (UEL)

Wednesday 25 November: Club Brugge - Liverpool

Thursday 26 November: Gent - Red Star Belgrade (UECL) or Union Saint-Gilloise - Lech Poznan (UEL)

Wednesday 25 November: LOSC - Bayern München or PSG - AS Roma

Thursday 26 November: Marseille - Levski Sofia (UEL) or Lyon - Lillestrom (UEL)

Wednesday 25 November: Sporting - Manchester United

Thursday 26 November: Braga - KuPS (UECL)

Matchday 6 (8 - 10 December):

Tuesday 8 December: Aston Villa - PSG or Manchester United - RB Leipzig

Wednesday 9 December: Arsenal - Real Madrid or Liverpool - FC Porto

Thursday 10 December: Bournemouth - Plzen (UEL) or Brighton - Monaco (UECL)

Tuesday 8 December: Bayern München - Slavia Prague

Wednesday 9 December: Borussia Dortmund - Inter or Stuttgart - LOSC

Thursday 10 December: Bayer Leverkusen - Beşiktaş (UEL) or Freiburg - Panathinaikos (UECL)

Wednesday 9 December: PSV Eindhoven - Atlético de Madrid

Thursday 10 December: AZ Alkmaar - Sturm Graz (UEL)

Wednesday 9 December: RC Lens - Bodø/Glimt

Thursday 10 December: Lyon - Union Saint-Gilloise (UEL) or Rennes - Dinamo Zagreb or Marseille - Celta Vigo (UEL)

Wednesday 9 December: LASK - Fenerbahçe

Thursday 10 December: Red Bull Salzburg - Sparta Prague (UEL)

Wednesday 9 December: Betis - Como

Thursday 10 December: Getafe - Inter Escaldes (UECL)

Matchday 7 (19 - 21 January 2027):

Tuesday 19 January: Galatasaray - Feyenoord

Wednesday 20 January: Fenerbahçe - Villarreal

Thursday 21 January: Beşiktaş - USG (UEL)

Tuesday 19 January: Aston Villa - Dortmund

Wednesday 20 January: Manchester United - Bayern München

Thursday 21 January: Crystal Palace - Sparta Prague

Tuesday 19 January: FC Porto - Slavia Prague

Wednesday 20 January: Sporting - FC Barcelona

Tuesday 19 January: Inter - Liverpool

Wednesday 20 January: Como - PSG

Tuesday 19 January: LOSC - Slovan Bratislava

Wednesday 20 January: RC Lens - Manchester City

Thursday 21 January: Rennes - Omonia (UEL)

Tuesday 19 January: Stuttgart - Club Brugge

Wednesday 20 January: RB Leipzig - Shakhtar

Thursday 21 January: Bayer Leverkusen - Red Bull Salzburg (UEL)

Tuesday 19 January: Real Madrid - LASK

Wednesday 20 January: Betis - Arsenal

Matchday 8 (27 - 28 January 2027):

Wednesday 27 January: LASK - FC Porto

Thursday 28 January: Red Bull Salzburg - Crystal Palace (UEL)

Wednesday 27 January: Shakhtar - Real Madrid or Manchester City - Sporting or Liverpool - Lens or Arsenal - Sabah Baku

Thursday 28 January: Sunderland - Levski Sofia (UEL) or Bournemouth - H. Beer Sheva (UEL)

Wednesday 27 January: Napoli - Viking or AS Roma - LOSC

Thursday 28 January: Juventus - Real Sociedad (UEL) or AC Milan - Ararat-Armenia (UEL)

Wednesday 27 January: Villarreal - Manchester United or FC Barcelona - Como or Atlético de Madrid - Fenerbahçe

Thursday 28 January: Celta Vigo - Lillestrom (UEL)

Wednesday 27 January: Dortmund - AEK Athens or Bayern München - Betis

Thursday 28 January: Hoffenheim - Ferencvaros (UEL)

Wednesday 27 January: PSG - Galatasaray

Thursday 28 January: Marseille - Anderlecht (UEL) or Lyon - Bayer Leverkusen (UEL)

Wednesday 27 January: Club Brugge - Bodø/Glimt

Thursday 28 January: Union Saint-Gilloise - Celtic (UEL)

Wednesday 27 January: Slavia Prague - Aston Villa or Slovan Bratislava - Inter

Thursday 28 January: Sparta Prague - Rennes (UEL) or Plzen - Jagiellonia (UEL)

How to buy tickets for European Cup matches?

To buy tickets, go to the official ticketing platforms of each club on their website. Some clubs work with authorised ticket sellers such as P1Travel, Champions Travel, SportsBreaks ...

Find explanations of each ticketing system on the page dedicated to the relevant stadium on stadiumtraveller.com by searching for a stadium, city, club ... and going to the "Ticketing & Tickets" tab.