World · 2026
UEFA Champions League
League phase, matchday 3League phase, matchday 3 preview
Heavyweights collide as Europe's top eight tightens
Wednesday's big fixtures
Bayern München (10th, 4 pts, form DW) face Arsenal (7th, 6 pts, form WW) on Wednesday, with the hosts looking to climb and Arsenal looking to stay in the mix.
Real Madrid (8th, 6 pts, form WW) host RB Leipzig (21st, 3 pts), Aston Villa (3rd, 6 pts) welcome Viking (27th, 1 pts), and Sporting CP (6th, 6 pts) face Lask Linz (33rd, 0 pts).
Giants in trouble
Manchester City sit 17th on 3 pts and host AEK Athens FC (20th, 3 pts) on Tuesday. Napoli are 32nd on 0 pts with form LL against Bodo/Glimt (24th, 3 pts), and Porto (30th, 0 pts) meet PSV Eindhoven (26th, 1 pts).
On Wednesday Inter are 29th on 0 pts, with form LL, against Shakhtar Donetsk (11th, 4 pts, form WD).
Bottom-end scraps
Lille (34th) and Galatasaray (35th) are both pointless and meet on Wednesday, so one of them can finally get off the mark. On Tuesday Fenerbahçe (28th, 1 pts) take on Slavia Praha (31st, 0 pts), with Fenerbahçe missing M. Muldur and J. Oosterwolde, and Slavia without S. Chaloupek and I. Ogbu. AS Roma (25th, 1 pts) host bottom side Slovan Bratislava (36th, 0 pts).
Written by The Gaffer from the matchday's numbers and checked by a moderator.
League phase, matchday 2 recap
Barcelona Go Top After Goal-Laden Wednesday
Barcelona seize the summit
Barcelona are the new leaders, replacing Bayern München after winning 4-1 at Galatasaray. They sit first on 6 pts, with Liverpool, Sporting CP and Arsenal also on 6 pts just behind.
Bayern's slip was the swing. They drew 3-3 at Viking, with Harry Kane scoring twice, at 54' (pen) and 60'. Michael Olise was sent off on 73', and H. J. Haugen struck at 90' for Viking. Bayern fall four places to 5th on 4 pts.
Liverpool rose eight places to 2nd with a 6-3 win at Lask Linz. Sporting CP climbed four places to 3rd after a 2-0 win at Lens, with L. Suarez and I. Doumbia scoring. Arsenal went up seven places to 4th with a 3-0 win over Lille, as J. Timber (64'), E. Eze (67') and B. Saka (71') scored in a spell of seven minutes.
Goals, drama and big movers
Aston Villa had the night's biggest move. A 6-0 win over Fenerbahçe lifted them 22 places to 12th, with Nicolas Jackson and Ross Barkley each scoring twice. Fenerbahçe fell 13 places to 25th. VfB Stuttgart rose 15 places to 9th after a 3-0 win at Slovan Bratislava, and Sabah FA climbed 12 places to 21st after beating Slavia Praha 2-0.
Paris Saint Germain won 4-2 at Manchester City and rose nine places to 6th on 3 pts. Erling Haaland scored twice for City, at 53' and 75', but it wasn't enough.
Atletico Madrid beat Manchester United 2-0, with P. Barrios scoring on 1' and A. Lookman on 79'. Leny Yoro was sent off on 74', and United slipped five places to 8th.
Thrillers in Rome and Milan
Real Madrid won 4-3 at AS Roma, with Kylian Mbappé, Carlos Espí, Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa and Antonio Rüdiger on the scoresheet. Donyell Malen scored twice for Roma, at 51' and 57'.
Inter lost 3-4 to Club Brugge KV in a seven-goal game. Nicolò Tresoldi scored a hat-trick, at 30' (pen), 63' and 74', and Lautaro Martínez scored twice for Inter.
Elsewhere, Feyenoord beat Como 3-2, with Robert Sanchez's own goal for Como at 81' counting for Feyenoord. Como slipped two places to 7th.
Written by The Gaffer from the matchday's numbers and checked by a moderator.
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20:00Table
| # | Club | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris Saint Germain |
+7 | 6 |
| 2 | Barcelona |
+7 | 6 |
| 3 | Aston Villa |
+7 | 6 |
| 4 | VfB Stuttgart |
+5 | 6 |
| 5 | Liverpool |
+4 | 6 |
| 6 |  Sporting CP |
+4 | 6 |
| 7 |  Arsenal |
+4 | 6 |
| 8 | Real Madrid |
+2 | 6 |
| 9 | Real Betis |
+2 | 6 |
| 10 |  Bayern München |
+5 | 4 |
| 11 | Shakhtar Donetsk |
+2 | 4 |
| 12 |  Como |
+2 | 3 |
| 13 |  Manchester United |
+2 | 3 |
| 14 | Villarreal |
+1 | 3 |
| 15 | Atletico Madrid |
+1 | 3 |
| 16 |  Club Brugge KV |
0 | 3 |
| 17 | Manchester City |
0 | 3 |
| 18 | Borussia Dortmund |
0 | 3 |
| 19 |  Lens |
-1 | 3 |
| 20 | AEK Athens FC |
-1 | 3 |
| 21 |  RB Leipzig |
-2 | 3 |
| 22 | Sabah FA |
-2 | 3 |
| 23 |  Feyenoord |
-3 | 3 |
| 24 | Bodo/Glimt |
-4 | 3 |
| 25 | AS Roma |
-1 | 1 |
| 26 | PSV Eindhoven |
-1 | 1 |
| 27 |  Viking |
-2 | 1 |
| 28 | Fenerbahçe |
-6 | 1 |
| 29 |  Inter |
-2 | 0 |
| 30 | FC Porto |
-3 | 0 |
| 31 | Slavia Praha |
-3 | 0 |
| 32 | Napoli |
-3 | 0 |
| 33 | Lask Linz |
-4 | 0 |
| 34 |  Lille |
-4 | 0 |
| 35 |  Galatasaray |
-5 | 0 |
| 36 | Slovan Bratislava |
-8 | 0 |
Top scorers
J. MickelsSabah FA · 10 apps4
E. DemirovićVfB Stuttgart · 2 apps4
E. HaalandManchester City · 2 apps4
TaliscaFenerbahçe · 6 apps4
N. TresoldiClub Brugge KV · 2 apps4
O. DembéléParis Saint Germain · 2 apps3
V. SimićSabah FA · 10 apps3
ReinaldoLevski Sofia · 8 apps3Top assists
Lamine YamalBarcelona · 2 apps4O. DembéléParis Saint Germain · 2 apps3
J. HaugeBodo/Glimt · 6 apps3
T. PuchaczSabah FA · 10 apps3
A. IsaevSabah FA · 9 apps3
Sandro CruzSlovan Bratislava · 8 apps3
Y. DibangoLask Linz · 2 apps3
Z. TripićViking · 4 apps2