What matchday 1 did to the table
The new format gives every club eight league-phase games, so no single result ends a campaign. But matchday 1 did sort the field into two groups: the clubs that banked a win, and the sixteen that did not. The scorelines were unusually lopsided - PSG beat Slovan Bratislava 6-1, Bayern Munich beat Bodo/Glimt 5-0, Barcelona beat Feyenoord 5-1, and Manchester United, Como and Borussia Dortmund all won by two or more.
| Date | Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tue 8 Sep | AEK Athens | 1-0 | LASK |
| Tue 8 Sep | Club Brugge | 2-3 | Aston Villa |
| Tue 8 Sep | Borussia Dortmund | 3-2 | Villarreal |
| Tue 8 Sep | Porto | 0-2 | Manchester City |
| Tue 8 Sep | Lille | 2-3 | Real Betis |
| Tue 8 Sep | Real Madrid | 2-1 | Inter Milan |
| Wed 9 Sep | Barcelona | 5-1 | Feyenoord |
| Wed 9 Sep | Stuttgart | 3-1 | Viking |
| Wed 9 Sep | Liverpool | 2-1 | Atletico Madrid |
| Wed 9 Sep | Paris Saint-Germain | 6-1 | Slovan Bratislava |
| Wed 9 Sep | Sporting CP | 3-1 | Galatasaray |
| Wed 9 Sep | Napoli | 0-1 | Arsenal |
| Thu 10 Sep | Fenerbahce | 1-1 | Roma |
| Thu 10 Sep | PSV Eindhoven | 1-1 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
| Thu 10 Sep | Como | 4-1 | RB Leipzig |
| Thu 10 Sep | Bayern Munich | 5-0 | Bodo/Glimt |
| Thu 10 Sep | Manchester United | 4-0 | Sabah |
| Thu 10 Sep | Slavia Prague | 2-3 | Lens |
Matchday 2: the full card
Tuesday 13 October
| Fixture |
|---|
| Lens vs Sporting CP (12:45pm ET) |
| Sabah vs Slavia Prague (12:45pm ET) |
| Arsenal vs Lille |
| Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United |
| Inter Milan vs Club Brugge |
| Galatasaray vs Barcelona |
| RB Leipzig vs PSV Eindhoven |
| Viking vs Bayern Munich |
| Villarreal vs Napoli |
Wednesday 14 October
| Fixture |
|---|
| Feyenoord vs Como (12:45pm ET) |
| LASK vs Liverpool (12:45pm ET) |
| Roma vs Real Madrid |
| Aston Villa vs Fenerbahce |
| Shakhtar Donetsk vs AEK Athens |
| Bodo/Glimt vs Borussia Dortmund |
| Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain |
| Real Betis vs Porto |
| Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart |
Manchester City vs PSG is the one to clear your evening for
City opened with a controlled 2-0 win at Porto and PSG opened by putting six past Slovan Bratislava. Both arrive unbeaten, and under the new format a win here does not just add three points - it removes a direct rival from the race for a top-eight finish and a bye into the round of 16. That is the structural change worth understanding: the league phase rewards beating the teams around you far more than it rewards beating the weak ones.
Roma vs Real Madrid, and why matchday 2 is harder than matchday 1
Roma opened with a 1-1 draw at Fenerbahce; Real Madrid edged Inter 2-1. Both need a win to stay inside the top eight, and neither is playing a team it can expect to outclass. The same applies to Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United and Galatasaray vs Barcelona - three fixtures where the away side is the favourite and the home crowd is the equaliser.
The clubs that cannot afford another defeat
Sixteen clubs lost on matchday 1. Most of them have a winnable matchday 2, but a few do not, and another defeat would leave them needing a strong second half of the league phase:
- Inter Milan lost 2-1 at Real Madrid and now host Club Brugge, who pushed Aston Villa close in a 3-2 defeat.
- Napoli lost 0-1 at home to Arsenal and travel to Villarreal, who also lost.
- RB Leipzig were beaten 4-1 by Como and now face PSV Eindhoven, who drew with Shakhtar.
- Atletico Madrid lost at Liverpool and now host Manchester United, who won 4-0.
- Porto lost 0-2 at home to City and now go to Real Betis, who beat Lille away.
The shirt side of the card
Every club playing on 13 and 14 October is stocked here in fan edition, with name and number printing included. If you are picking a shirt off this card, there is one from each of the clubs below - current season where we have it, and the classic versions where we do not.
Still deciding on a club? The Champions League hub covers the competition itself, and the Aston Villa hub covers one of the clubs on this card in full. For the wider picture, the season preview looks at whether anyone can stop PSG over eight games.
Frequently asked questions
When is Champions League matchday 2?
Matchday 2 runs across Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 October 2026. Nine fixtures are played on each day, with the early kick-offs at 12:45pm ET and the rest at 3pm ET.
What is the biggest game on matchday 2?
Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday 14 October. City won 2-0 at Porto on matchday 1, while PSG opened with a 6-1 win over Slovan Bratislava.
What was the biggest result on matchday 1?
PSG's 6-1 win over Slovan Bratislava was the highest-scoring result, followed by Bayern Munich's 5-0 against Bodo/Glimt and Barcelona's 5-1 over Feyenoord.
Which teams lost on matchday 1?
Sixteen of the eighteen matchday 1 games produced a winner, so sixteen clubs went into matchday 2 without a point - including Inter Milan, Napoli, Atletico Madrid, Porto, Villarreal and RB Leipzig, all of whom reached the competition through a top-five league.
How many teams qualify from the league phase?
The top eight go straight into the round of 16. Teams finishing 9th to 24th enter a two-legged knockout play-off, and the bottom twelve are eliminated.
Which Champions League clubs can I buy a shirt for here?
Every club on the matchday 2 card is stocked, including Manchester City, Real Madrid, Arsenal, Liverpool, Inter Milan, Aston Villa, Manchester United, Dortmund, Galatasaray, Atletico Madrid, Porto, Lille and RB Leipzig.
Who are you backing on matchday 2?
Every club on the card, printed with the name and number you want.
Champions League hubShop all jerseysCover photograph: Richard Bartz, Munich (Makro Freak) via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA 2.5. Fixture and result data compiled from AP, NBC Sports and UEFA listings.
