Champions League Matchday 2 Preview: All You Need to Know
The UEFA Champions League returns for the 2026/27 season, with Europe’s leading clubs preparing to begin their campaigns for the continent’s biggest prize.
The new season begins on Tuesday 8 September, with each matchday including 18 fixtures involving all 36 teams in the league phase. Read on for the latest fixtures and results, and a closer look at the match of the week.
What Are The Champions League Matchday 2 Fixtures?
The 2026/27 Champions League league phase begins on Tuesday 8 September and Matchday 1 continues through Thursday 10 September. There are six fixtures on each of the three days, giving supporters three consecutive evenings of Champions League action.
All kick-off times below are shown in UK time. The standard 21:00 CET kick-off is 8pm BST, while the early 18:45 CET kick-off is 5:45pm BST. UEFA has confirmed the full Matchday 1 schedule.
The latest fixtures can be found below:
Tuesday, 13 October
Lens vs Sporting – 5:45pm
Sabah vs Slavia Praha – 5:45pm
Galatasaray vs Barcelona – 8:00pm
RB Leipzig vs PSV – 8:00pm
Arsenal vs Lille – 8:00pm
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United – 8:00pm
Villarreal vs Napoli – 8:00pm
Viking vs Bayern – 8:00pm
Inter vs Club Brugge – 8:00pm
Wednesday, 14 October
LASK vs Liverpool – 5:45pm
Feyenoord vs Como – 5:45pm
Shakhtar vs AEK – 8:00pm
Real Betis vs Porto – 8:00pm
Roma vs Real Madrid – 8:00pm
Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart – 8:00pm
Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce – 8:00pm
Manchester City vs PSG – 8:00pm
Bodo/Glimt vs Dortmund – 8:00pm
Champions League Matchday 2: Game of the Week Preview
Manchester City versus Paris Saint-Germain stands out as one of the most attractive fixtures of the Champions League league phase. Both sides made emphatic starts to this season’s competition, setting up an early meeting between two teams who will have their sights firmly set on the latter stages.
Manchester City opened their campaign with an impressive 2-0 victory away to Porto. Erling Haaland scored both goals after half-time, giving City a winning start and continuing his strong scoring record in European competition. The result also extended City’s winning run under Enzo Maresca as they began their Champions League campaign with three points.
PSG were even more convincing in their opening match, defeating Slovan Bratislava 6-1. Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick on his Champions League debut for the club, while Ousmane Dembélé added two goals as the reigning European champions immediately demonstrated their attacking strength.
The contrast in their opening performances makes this fixture particularly intriguing. City showed their ability to control a difficult away match and rely on Haaland’s finishing, while PSG produced a dominant attacking display at home. Both teams therefore arrive with three points already secured and plenty of confidence.
What Were The Champions League Matchday 1 Results?
The opening fixtures were scheduled for 8, 9 and 10 September 2026. UEFA’s official schedule confirmed that the league phase began on Tuesday 8 September.
The latest Champions League results are:
Tuesday, 8 September 2026
AEK Athens 1-0 LASK – 5:45pm
Club Brugge 2-3 Aston Villa – 5:45pm
Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal – 8pm
Porto 0-2 Manchester City – 8pm
Lille 2-3 Real Betis – 8pm
Real Madrid 2-1 Inter – 8pm
Wednesday, 9 September 2026
Barcelona 5-1 Feyenoord – 5:45pm
Stuttgart 3-1 Viking – 5:45pm
Liverpool 2-1 Atlético Madrid – 8pm
Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 Slovan Bratislava – 8pm
Sporting CP 3-1 Galatasaray – 8pm
Napoli 0-1 Arsenal – 8pm
Thursday, 10 September 2026
Fenerbahçe 1-1 Roma – 5:45pm
PSV Eindhoven 1-1 Shakhtar Donetsk – 5:45pm
Como 4-1 RB Leipzig – 8pm
Bayern Munich 5-0 Bodø/Glimt – 8pm
Manchester United 4-0 Sabah – 8pm
Slavia Prague 2-3 Lens – 8pm
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