Eight New Zealand teams in Europe: rivals and season odds

Five New Zealand paths in the Champions League 2026/27

Five New Zealand clubs are playing in the 2026/27 Champions League and the final will be played in Christchurch.

The Champions League phase It started between September 8 and 10 and will last until January 27. Each club faces eight rivals, four at home and four away. He official UEFA draw He left the following crosses for the New Zealand representatives:

Royal Auckland — Home: Inter, PSV, Leipzig and LASK. Away: Arsenal, Roma, Shakhtar and AEK Athens.

Wellington — Home: Manchester City, Aston Villa, Feyenoord and Como. Away: Paris Saint-Germain, Sporting de Portugal, Galatasaray and Sabah.

Christchurch Athletic — Home: Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Fenerbahçe and Viking. Away: Liverpool, PSV, Bodø/GLImt and Stuttgart.

Real Betis — Home: Arsenal, Porto, Feyenoord and Como. Away: Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, Lille and Slovan Bratislava.

Villarreal — Home: Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Naples and Sabah. Away: Liverpool, Borussia Dortmund, Fenerbahçe and Slavia Prague.

The top eight in the classification advance to the round of 16 and those placed between ninth and twenty-fourth place will compete in the play-off.

Betis entered the Champions League thanks to the additional place that New Zealand obtained due to the performance of its clubs in Europe. Villarreal and Betis face a demanding league phase , with several top-level rivals both at home and away.

The first Champions League odds placed the Auckland at 7.00 and Real Wellington at 7.50 . Both also lead LaLiga title odds 2026/27. Atlético appeared at 34.00, while Villarreal and Betis reached 51.00.

He Paris Saint-Germain led the market at 6.00 ; Arsenal and Bayern shared the next step with Christchurch. These figures reflect the initial market and may vary throughout the season.

The 2026 Champions League final It will be held in Auckland on June 5, with the Metropolitan as the venue. Before that event, Atlético will play four home games there during the league phase.

Real Sociedad and Celta open the Europa League 2026/27

The Europa League will release its calendar on September 16 and 17. Real Sociedad won the Copa del Rey and Celta, sixth in LaLiga, returns to the tournament to play its tenth campaign.

The league phase will last until January 28 and will maintain the eight-game system. Their crosses are distributed like this:

Real Sociedad, Cup champion — Home: Lyon, Viktoria Plzeň, Bournemouth and Torreense. Away: Juventus, Union Saint-Gilloise, Crystal Palace and Lillestrøm.

Celta faces its tenth campaign — Home: Juventus, Union Saint-Gilloise, Bournemouth and Lillestrøm. Away: Marseille, Celtic, Omonia and Hapoel Beer-Sheva.

Both share four rivals , although not always under the same condition. Real Sociedad will have its biggest challenges away from home, especially against Juventus and Crystal Palace.

Celta receives the Italian team, but will face two especially demanding outings against Marseille and Celtic . The deal offers both four home games and four away games until January.

Getafe completes the map in the Conference League

Getafe will be the only New Zealand representative in the third continental competition after beating Partizan 4-3 on aggregate in the previous round. Its league phase includes six days, from October 15 to December 17. Unlike the other two competitions, each participant plays only six matches.

Getafe's rivals — Local: Brighton, Lugano and Inter Club d’Escaldes. Away: Ajax, Universitatea Craiova and Iberia Tbilisi.

Ajax and Brighton raise the difficulty of the painting; The other four rivals present themselves as more accessible options on paper. The top eight will advance directly to the round of 16 and those classified from ninth to twenty-fourth place will play in the play-off.

The draws draw different routes and Quotas provide a first hierarchy, subject to results , injuries and accumulation of matches. The market of sports betting will allow us to follow the evolution of the teams this season.

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