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

Désiré Doué
PSG and
France

MATCHDAY 3: OCT 20-21
Form
Day 2 results

Fenerbahçe TUR		1-0-2	v Aston Villa	0-6
Slavia Prague CZE		v Sabah		0-2
Sabah AZE			v Sl. Prague	2-0
Dortmund GER			v Bodø/Glimt 	0-1
PSG FRA			6-4-6	v Man City	4-2
Barcelona ESP			v Galatasaray	4-1
Liverpool ENG		3-0-1	v LASK		6-3
Villarreal ESP			v Napoli		3-1
Man City ENG			v PSG		2-4
AEK Athens GRE			v Shakhtar	1-3
Roma ITA			0-1-1	v Real Madrid	3-4
Sl. Bratislava SVK		v Stuttgart	0-3
Porto POR		2-1-1	v Betis		2-3
PSV NED				v Leipzig	0-1
Napoli ITA		2-0-0	v Villarreal	1-3
Bodø/Glimt NOR			v Dortmund	1-0
Stuttgart GER			v Bratislava	3-0
Atlético ESP			v Man Utd	2-0
Lille FRA			v Arsenal	0-3
Galatasaray TUR			v Barcelona	1-4
Como ITA				v Feyenoord	2-3
Man Utd ENG			v Atlético	0-2
Bayern GER		8-3-4	v Viking		3-3
Arsenal ENG			v Lille		3-0
Real Madrid ESP		2-1-1	v Roma		4-3
Leipzig GER			v PSV		1-0
Inter ITA		3-4-0	v Brugge		3-4
Shakhtar UKR			v AEK Athens	3-1
Sporting CP POR		1-0-2	v Lens		2-0
LASK AUT				v Liverpool	3-6
Aston Villa ENG			v Fenerbahçe	6-0
Viking NOR			v Bayern		3-3
Club Brugge BEL			v Inter		4-3
Lens FRA				v Sporting	0-2
Real Betis ESP		1-0-0	v Porto		3-2
Feyenoord NED			v Como		3-2

GOALS GALORE: Champions League is enjoying
record goalscoring surge, with 147 goals in opening
36 matches of 2026-27 campaign – taking scoring rates
to levels not seen since early years of the European Cup

European Cup / UEFA Champions League seasons
Average goals per game

UEFA Champions
League era (1992-93)
New league
phase format (2024-25)

78
Matchday 2
produced record
number of goals
for single
matchweek

1959-60 4.19
1955-56 4.38
2026-27 4.08

2.0
2.5
3.0
3.5
4.0
4.5

1956
59
62
65
68
71
74
77
80
83
86
89
92
95
98
2001
04
07
10
13
16
19
22
25


UNDER PRESSURE: Michael Carrick (right) takes Man Utd
to face Como after turbulent week sparked by Lisandro Martinez’s
criticism of club hierarchy and strict transfer spending plans

Technical
director
Jason Wilcox
retains support
at Old Trafford.
Summer signings
included Carlos
Baleba, Andrey Santos
and Youri Tielemens

Premier League spending: Summer 2026
Man City		£440.3m
Chelsea		£342.4m
Tottenham	£334.0m
Newcastle	£275.2m
Aston Villa	£251.8m
Liverpool	£250.1m
Ipswich		£211.3m
Arsenal		£198.5m
Hull City	£173.0m
Man Utd		£163.0m

Sources: UEFA, OPTA, Sky Sports
Pictures: Getty Images
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