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UEFA Champions League 2026-27: Matchday 2 Schedules

The poster shows clashes and head-to-head battles between top players in the UEFA Champions League.

Aston Villa defeated Club Brugge in the Champions League game. AEK clinched a victory against LASK, while Man City defeated Porto. Dortmund beat Villarreal 3-2, while Betis defeated LOSC in their most recent game. Barcelona defeated Feyenoord in their latest fixture. Slavia Praha suffered a defeat to Lens, and Como defeated RB Leipzig in their latest fixture. Manchester United defeated Sabah in their previous match.

Upcoming Game Schedules: Dates and Venues

FixturesDatesTime Zone ETTime Zone PTTime Zone ISTLocations
Lens vs SCPOctober 13, 202612:45 PM09:45 AM10:15 PMStade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens.
Sabah vs Slavia PrahaOctober 13, 202612:45 PM09:45 AM10:15 PMBaku Olympic Stadium, Baku.
Galatasaray vs BarcelonaOctober 13, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Rams Park, Turkey.
RB Leipzig vs PSVOctober 13, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Red Bull Arena Leipzig, Leipzig.
Arsenal vs LOSCOctober 13, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Emirates Stadium, London.
Atlético vs Man UtdOctober 13, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Riyadh Air Metropolitano, Madrid.
Villarreal vs NapoliOctober 13, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Estadio de la Cerámica, Vila-real.
Viking vs BayernOctober 13, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Viking Stadion, Stavanger.
Inter vs Club BruggeOctober 13, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)San Siro, Milan.
LASK vs LiverpoolOctober 14, 202612:45 PM09:45 AM10:15 PMRaiffeisen Arena, Linz.
Feyenoord vs ComoOctober 14, 202612:45 PM09:45 AM10:15 PMStadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam.
Shakhtar Donetsk vs AEKOctober 14, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Stamford Bridge, London.
Betis vs PortoOctober 14, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville.
Roma vs Real MadridOctober 14, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Stadio Olimpico, Rome.
Slovan Bratislava vs VfB StuttgartOctober 14, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Tehelné Pole, Bratislava.
Aston Villa vs FenerbahçeOctober 14, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Villa Park, Birmingham.
Man City vs PSGOctober 14, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Etihad Stadium, Manchester.
Bodø/Glimt vs DortmundOctober 14, 202603:00 PM12:00 PM12:30 AM (Next Day)Aspmyra Stadion, Bodø.

Top Selected Teams Previews

Arsenal vs LOSC

Date: October 13, 2026 (Tuesday)

Time: 03:00 PM ET|12:00 PM PT| 12:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Emirates Stadium, London.

Projected Lineups for Arsenal

PositionPlayers
GoalkeepersDavid Raya, Kepa Arrizabalaga,
Illan Meslier, Khari Ranson, Jack Porter, and Jack Talbot
DefendersWilliam Saliba, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Piero Hincapié, Gabriel, Jurriën Timber, Ezri Konsa, Riccardo Calafiori, Brayden Clarke, Joshua Ogunnaike, Josiah King, Teshaun Murisa, Abraham Owusu-Gyasi, Patrick Stachow, Joshua Tahou, Hakeem Abubakar, Elyon Mbala, Marli Salmon, and Joshua Charlie Sesay
MidfieldersMartin Ødegaard, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke, Mikel Merino, Kai Havertz, Martín Zubimendi, Bruno Guimarães, Declan Rice, Andre Annous, Ife Ibrahim, Theo Julienne, Louie Copley, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Max Dowman, Brando Bailey-Joseph, Maalik Hashi, Saurap Sampang, Emerson Nwaneri, and
Charlie Purdy
ForwardsBukayo Saka, Viktor Gyökeres, Christos Tzolis, Ceadach O’Neill, Louis Zečević-John, Marley Frohock, Bowen Bradley Phillips, and
Jayden Daniel Tomiwa Oba

Projected Lineups for LOSC

PositionPlayers
GoalkeepersBerke Özer, Orlando Gill, and
Thomas Sajous
DefendersLoun Srdanović, Nathan Ngoy, Alexsandro, Romain Perraud, Tiago Santos, Tanguy Nianzou, Calvin Verdonk, Isaac Cossier, and Maxima Goffi
MidfieldersNabil Bentaleb, Ethan Mbappé, Hákon Arnar Haraldsson, Osame Sahraoui, Maurits Kjærgaard, Ngal’Ayel Mukau, Başar Önal, and Benjamin André
ForwardsDilane Bakwa, Olivier Giroud, Ayase Ueda, Gaëtan Perrin, and Soriba Diaoune

Previous Games

Arsenal defeated Ipswich Town in their latest fixture. Max Dowman scored twice, while Noni Madueke and Mikel Merino scored for Arsenal. Ipswich Town failed to score in the first half. In the second half, Anis Mehmeti and Chuba Akpom scored for Ipswich Town. LOSC lost to Nice in the Ligue 1 game. Nathan Ngoy and Mohamed Amoura each found the net for Nice. LOSC came under pressure, while Nice scored their goals. Ayase Ueda scored LOSC’s only goal. Arsenal will aim to build on their strong recent form and make another win in their upcoming game.

The Pick: Arsenal

Inter vs Club Brugge

Date: October 13, 2026 (Tuesday)

Time: 03:00 PM ET|12:00 PM PT| 12:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: San Siro, Milan.

Projected Lineups for Inter

PositionPlayers
GoalkeepersJosep Martínez, Raffaele Di Gennaro, and Ivan Provedel
DefendersJohn Stones, Manuel Akanji, Benjamin Pavard, Carlos Augusto, Yann Bisseck, Federico Dimarco, Mattia Marello, Alessandro Bastoni, and Djed Spence
MidfieldersAleksandar Stanković, Piotr Zieliński,
Petar Sučić, Andy Diouf, Hakan Çalhanoğlu, Curtis Jones, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, and Nicolò Barella
ForwardsMarcus Thuram, Lautaro Martínez,
Luis Henrique, Ange-Yoan Bonny, and
Pio Esposito

Projected Lineups for Club Brugge

PositionPlayers
GoalkeepersYann Sommer, Nordin Jackers, Axl De Corte, Argus Vanden Driessche, and Thibeau Kestemont
DefendersHan-beom Lee, Joel Ordóñez, Matteo Dams, Hugo Siquet, Brandon Mechele, Samba Coulibaly, Jorne Spileers, Kyriani Sabbe, Samuel Van Hoogen, Andre Garcia, Alexander Vandeperre,
Wout Verlinden, and Axl Wins
MidfieldersFreddie Potts, Hugo Vetlesen, Cheveyo Tsawa, Hans Vanaken, Lynnt Audoor, Joaquin Seys, Jessi Da Silva, Lucas Delorge, Félix Lemaréchal, Tian Koren, Gianluca Okon, Mohamed Galal Elbay, and Naim Amengai
ForwardsNicolò Tresoldi, Carlos Forbs, Jan Virgili,
Romeo Vermant, Wisdom Mike, Milan Robberechts, Mamadou Diakhon,
Andrej Vasović, and Jakke Van Britsom

Previous Games

Inter Milan defeated Parma Calcio in their most recent fixture. Inter had more possession, more pass accuracy, and more corner kicks than Parma. Parma recorded fewer shots and fewer shots on target. They had low possession and lower pass accuracy throughout the match. By contrast, Club Brugge defeated Genk in their latest game. Club Brugge recorded more shots and shots on target. Genk had less possession and fewer corner kicks than Club Brugge.

The Pick: Inter Milan

Roma vs Real Madrid

Date: October 14, 2026 (Wednesday)

Time: 03:00 PM ET|12:00 PM PT| 12:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Stadio Olimpico, Rome.

Projected Lineups for Roma

PositionPlayers
GoalkeepersGiorgio De Marzi, Pierluigi Gollini, and
Mile Svilar
DefendersDevyne Rensch, Konstantinos Koulierakis, Evan N’Dicka, Nahuel Molina, Mario Hermoso, Gianluca Mancini, Leonardo Balerdi, Wesley França, Emanuele Lulli, and
Daniele Ghilardi
MidfieldersBryan Cristante, Lorenzo Pellegrini, Marten de Roon, Manu Koné, and
Niccolò Pisilli
ForwardsSantiago Castro, Donyell Malen, Matías Soulé, Paulo Dybala, Antonio Arena, and
Rodrigo Mora

Projected Lineups for Real Madrid

PositionPlayers
GoalkeepersThibaut Courtois, Andriy Lunin,
Sergio Mestre, and Javi Navarro
DefendersRaúl Asencio, Éder Militão, Dean Huijsen, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ibrahima Konaté, Marc Cucurella, Álvaro Carreras, Antonio Rüdiger, Denzel Dumfries, Jesús Fortea, Joan Martínez, and Mario Rivas
MidfieldersJude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Federico Valverde, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Arda Güler, Bernardo Silva, Yan Diomande, Thiago Pitarch, Jorge Cestero, Diego Villalba, Gabriel Valero, and Sergio Martínez
ForwardsVinícius Júnior, Endrick, Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo, Carlos Espí, Brahim Díaz, and
Daniel Yáñez

Previous Games

Roma played out a goalless draw against Como in a Serie A fixture. Neither team scored throughout the match. Donyell Malen received a red card after the first half. Como failed to find the net in the second half. Real Madrid defeated Villarreal in their latest fixture. Yan Diomandé scored for Real Madrid. Villarreal came under pressure while Real Madrid scored in the first half. Vinícius Júnior received a red card for Real Madrid. Villarreal failed to score throughout the game. Furthermore, Real Madrid will aim to maintain its strong recent form and earn another win in its upcoming game.

The Pick: Real Madrid

Man City vs PSG

Date: October 14, 2026 (Wednesday)

Time: 03:00 PM ET|12:00 PM PT| 12:30 AM IST (Next Day)

Venue: Etihad Stadium, Manchester.

Projected Lineups for Man City

PositionPlayers
GoalkeepersGianluigi Donnarumma, Marcus Bettinelli, Gerónimo Rulli, and Max-Edgar Chabot
DefendersRúben Dias, Marc Guéhi, Rayan Aït-Nouri, Vitor Reis, Joško Gvardiol, Abdukodir Khusanov, Kaden Braithwaite, and Rico Lewis
MidfieldersElliot Anderson, Mateo Kovačić, Rayan Cherki, Jeremy Doku, Enzo Fernández, Matheus Nunes, Ayyoub Bouaddi, Nico O’Reilly, Phil Foden, and Floyd Samba
ForwardsIliman Ndiaye, Erling Haaland, Allan Elias, Antoine Semenyo, and
Ryan McAidoo

Projected Lineups for PSG

PositionPlayers
GoalkeepersAlessandro Longoni, Lucas Chevalier, Matvei Safonov, Arthur Vignaud, and
Adam Mouak
DefendersAchraf Hakimi, Lucas Beraldo, Marquinhos, Illia Zabarnyi, Lucas Digne,
Lucas Hernández, Nuno Mendes, David Boly, and Willian Pacho
MidfieldersFabián Ruiz, Maghnes Akliouche, Vitinha, Senny Mayulu, Dro Fernández,
Warren Zaïre-Emery, and João Neves
ForwardsKhvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ferran Torres,
Ousmane Dembélé, Désiré Doué, Mika Godts, and Quentin Ndjantou

Previous Games

Manchester City defeated Liverpool in their latest fixture. Man City recorded more shots and more shots on target. Man City also dominated possession and maintained higher pass accuracy throughout the game. Liverpool recorded fewer shots and fewer shots on target. Liverpool also had less possession, fewer passes, lower pass accuracy, and fewer corner kicks than Man City. Similarly, PSG defeated Le Mans in their most recent game. PSG recorded more shots and more shots on target. PSG had greater possession, higher pass accuracy, and more corner kicks throughout the game. Le Mans recorded fewer shots and fewer shots on target. Le Mans had less possession and lower pass accuracy than PSG. With home advantage, Man City could have an edge in their upcoming game.

The Pick: Man City

Conclusion

Several notable clubs will prove their resilience and determination in the upcoming Matchday 2 fixtures. Multiple domestic league clubs will contest the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League, and the results will affect their standings. Lens will host SCP on October 13. Which team will grab a win? In another key matchup, Galatasaray will host Barcelona on October 13, 2026, but Barcelona could be a tough away opponent.
Roma will host Real Madrid on October 14, 2026. Real Madrid will pose a tough challenge in their road fixture.

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