UEFA Champions League 2026-27
LEAGUE STAGE
Head-to-head: First meeting unless stated

MATCHDAY 1: SEP 8-10		Form: 2025-26 finish
Club Brugge BEL		1-0-2	Knock-out play-off
Aston Villa ENG			–
AEK Athens GRE			–
LASK AUT				Debut
Real Madrid ESP		10-2-7	Quarter-final
Inter ITA			Knock-out play-off
Dortmund GER		1-0-0	Knock-out play-off
Villarreal ESP			League stage
Porto POR		0-1-3	–
Man City ENG			Last 16
Lille FRA			–
Real Betis ESP			–
Barcelona ESP		1-1-0	Quarter-final
Feyenoord NED			–
Stuttgart GER			–
Viking NOR			Debut
PSG FRA			1-1-0	Winner
Sl. Bratislava SVK		–
Liverpool ENG		4-2-3	Quarter-final
Atlético ESP			Semi-final
Sporting CP POR			Quarter-final
Galatasaray TUR			Last 16
Napoli ITA		1-0-3	League stage
Arsenal ENG			Final
PSV NED			1-0-0	League stage
Shakhtar UKR			–
Fenerbahçe TUR			–
Roma ITA				–
Bayern GER			Semi-final
Bodø/Glimt NOR			Last 16
Man Utd ENG			–
Sabah AZE			Debut
Slavia Prague CZE	1-0-0	League stage
Lens FRA				–
Como ITA				Debut
Leipzig GER			–

EUROPEAN GIANTS: Real Madrid kick off campaign with clash
against Internazionale. Real forward Kylian Mbappé (right)
aims to continue superb form that earned him Golden
Boot at 2026 FIFA World Cup, and move level
with legend Raúl in scoring charts

UEFA Champions League: All-time top goalscorers

Cristiano Ronaldo	Man Utd, Real Madrid, Juventus	140 goals
Lionel Messi		Barcelona, PSG			129
R. Lewandowski		Dortmund, Bayern, Barcelona	109
Karim Benzema		Lyon, Real Madrid		90
Raúl González		Real Madrid, Schalke		71
Kylian Mbappé		Monaco, PSG, Real		70
Erling Haaland		Salzburg, Dortmund, Man City	57

SPECIAL REUNION
José Mourinho faces former club Inter,
where he won historic treble in 2010.
Portuguese coach has lost five of six
meetings against Nerazzurri since leaving Milan

Mourinho: Record in Champions League
D36
W83
L41

CREATIVE FLAIR: New signing Bradley Barcola (right) is set
to make impact at Andoni Iraola’s Liverpool, who face Atletico.
Frenchman adds attacking depth at Anfield following departure
of Mohamed Salah and long-term injury to Hugo Ekitike

Barcola: Goal involvement 2024-25 (PSG, all competitions)

Barcola’s productivity dropped
in 2025-26 – but pace, direct running
and ability to get into dangerous positions
make him attractive proposition

21
Goals
scored
3641
Minutes
played
18
Assists
(pass received)

Source: UEFA
Pictures: Getty Images
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