Barcelona, Mohamed Salah and Champions League draw headline Thursday’s football schedule

Thursday, 27 August 2026, features a full programme of football, including Egyptian Premier League fixtures, Barcelona’s delayed La Liga meeting with Athletic Club, the conclusion of a Europa League qualifying tie and the UEFA Champions League main draw.

The day’s schedule also includes matches involving Egyptian players Ibrahim Adel and Hamdy Fathy, while Trabzonspor, led by Mohamed Salah, travel to Hungary for the second leg of their Europa League tie against Ferencvarosi.

Egyptian Premier League

Modern Sport host Ghazl El Mahalla at Cairo International Stadium, with kick-off scheduled for 17:00. The match will be shown on On Sport Plus.

Later in the evening, Al Mokawloon Al Arab face Al Masry at New Suez Stadium. That game starts at 20:00 and will be broadcast on On Sport.

At the same time, Pyramids FC welcome Abu Qir Fertilizers to Air Defense Stadium. The fixture will also begin at 20:00 and will be available on On Sport Max.

Barcelona face Athletic Club

Barcelona play Athletic Club at 22:00 in a rearranged match from the opening round of the Spanish league season.

The fixture will take place at Camp Nou and will be broadcast on beIN Sports 1.

Europa League

Trabzonspor visit Ferencvarosi in the second leg of the final stage of the Europa League qualifying round.

The Turkish side go into the match needing to overturn a 1-0 defeat from the first meeting. Trabzonspor are led by Mohamed Salah for the fixture as they seek to recover from the narrow home loss and progress from the tie.

Champions League draw

The draw for the main stage of the UEFA Champions League will take place at 19:00 on Thursday.

It is one of the headline events in the day’s football calendar, alongside Barcelona’s league fixture and the Europa League meeting between Ferencvarosi and Trabzonspor.

Other matches involving Egyptian players

Ibrahim Adel’s Nordsjælland meet Brøndby in the sixth round of the Danish league. The match is scheduled to start at 19:00.

In Qatar, Al Wakrah host Al Rayyan at 19:30 in a league fixture involving Egypt midfielder Hamdy Fathy.

The programme therefore offers action across several domestic competitions, as well as the latest stages of European qualification and the draw for the main phase of the continent’s leading club competition.