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Three reasons to be excited ahead of the 2026/27 UEFA Europa League season

This season's UEFA Europa League, the 18th under the competition's current banner, begins on Wednesday and Thursday with league phase play. Thirty-six teams from 22 different countries are involved in the main round.

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Como win on debut, PSG & Barcelona dominate: Stats from Champions League Matchday 1

The UEFA Champions League began its 35th season under its current set-up with the opening round of the league phase. Sixteen of the 18 matches produced winners across Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday.

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Bayern Munich breeze past Bodo/Glimt to get up and running in Champions League

Bayern Munich began their hunt for a seventh European crown by winning their opening UEFA Champions League (UCL) match for the 24th season in a row courtesy of a 5-0 triumph against Bodo/Glimt, who remain without an away clean sheet in the competition.

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Manchester United thrash debutants Sabah to make fast Champions League start

Sabah’s fairytale run to the UEFA Champions League (UCL) proper soon became a nightmare at the Theatre of Dreams, as Manchester United ended their two-year absence from the competition with an emphatic 4-0 victory – a success that also kept up all English clubs’ unbeaten competitive record against Azerbaijani opponents (W11, D1).

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Como mark debut Champions League match in style with win over RB Leipzig

In their first-ever UEFA Champions League (UCL) match, Como had too much for RB Leipzig as they prevailed 4-1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia.

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PSV and Shakhtar share spoils as Dest rescues Dutch side

PSV Eindhoven started their fourth consecutive UEFA Champions League (UCL) campaign with an underwhelming 1-1 draw against Shakhtar Donetsk at the Philips Stadion, meaning they have now failed to win nine of their last 11 matches in the competition’s main draw (D4, L5).

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Fenerbahce come from behind to rescue valuable point against Roma in Champions League

In their first UEFA Champions League (UCL) game since 2008/09, Fenerbahçe held AS Roma to a 1-1 draw in Istanbul, ending the Giallorossi’s eight-match winning streak across all competitions.

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Liverpool produce comeback win against Atletico Madrid in Champions League opener

Andoni Iraola’s first UEFA Champions League (UCL) match as a manager ended in victory, as Liverpool came from behind to win 2-1 against Atlético Madrid, ensuring the Reds have never lost their opening European Cup/UCL fixture at home (W11, D2).

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Sporting come from behind to steamroll past Galatasaray in dominant second half

Sporting CP got off to a winning start in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) with a 3-1 home win over Galatasaray in what was the first-ever meeting between the two established European sides.

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Odegaard's late strike gives Arsenal winning start in UCL against stubborn Napoli

Martin Odegaard’s strike was the difference between last season’s beaten UEFA Champions League finalists Arsenal and a stubborn Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, with this 1-0 win a fourth clean-sheet victory from the last five H2Hs for the Gunners.

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Torres scores hat-trick as PSG begin title defence by thrashing Slovan Bratislava

Paris Saint-Germain started their UEFA Champions League (UCL) defence with a routine 6-1 win over Slovan Bratislava, their 12th consecutive European match unbeaten.

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Raphinha at the double as Barca put Feyenoord to sword in UCL opener

Feyenoord’s winless away run in European competition now stands at 12 matches after they were thumped 5-1 by Barcelona in their UEFA Champions League opener.

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Hat-trick hero Demirovic leads Stuttgart to opening win over debutants Viking

VfB Stuttgart marked their 133rd birthday by kicking off their UEFA Champions League (UCL) campaign with a bang, registering a 3-1 win over debutants Viking FK to mark Die Roten’s first-ever victory against Norwegian opposition.

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Yaya Toure speaks of 'new era' for African coaches ahead of Champions League debut

Former Manchester City and Ivory Coast star Yaya Toure on Tuesday hailed the dawn of "a new era" as he prepares to become the first African to coach a team in the UEFA Champions League when his Slovan Bratislava side take on Paris Saint-Germain.

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Van Bronckhorst wants to see a 'fearless' Feyenoord against Barcelona

Feyenoord manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst wants to see his team play fearlessly when they face FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League.

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Haaland nets brace as Man City start Champions League campaign with win in Porto

Erling Haaland’s second-half header saw Manchester City begin the League Phase of their UEFA Champions League (UCL) campaign with a 2-0 win over Porto, who suffered their first home defeat of 2026 across all competitions.

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Guirassy the hero as Borussia Dortmund edge Villarreal in Champions League opener

Two late Serhou Guirassy goals in the space of five minutes earned Borussia Dortmund a 3-2 victory over Villarreal in their UEFA Champions League (UCL) league phase opener, marking Die Schwarzgelben’s fourth consecutive win over Spanish opposition.

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Bartra and Parrott lead Betis to comeback victory over 10-man Lille

Real Betis crowned their return to UEFA Champions League (UCL) action after an 11-year hiatus with a stunning comeback as they beat Lille 3-2 in their opening league phase outing.

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Real Madrid begin Champions League campaign with a win on Mourinho's return to Inter

Real Madrid, 15-time UEFA Champions League (UCL) winners, kicked off their league phase campaign with a 2-1 win over a wasteful Inter Milan, the side with whom Jose Mourinho lifted this trophy in 2010.

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Aston Villa cling on in Brugge to begin Champions League campaign with dramatic win

Aston Villa started their UEFA Champions League (UCL) campaign with a 3-2 win over Club Brugge, making it back-to-back seasons in which the Villans’ first competitive win of the campaign has arrived in Europe.

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Marin nets winner as AEK Athens seal vital win over LASK in UCL opener

AEK Athens celebrated their return to the UEFA Champions League (UCL) with a 1-0 victory over LASK at Allwyn Arena, ending their club-record run of six consecutive UCL main draw defeats in the process.

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A look ahead to a tantalising Champions League clash between Real Madrid and Inter

Tuesday night sees the return of the UEFA Champions League, when the cream of football clubs on the continent do battle to earn the right to have the prestigious honour of being called European champions.

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Three things to look forward to ahead of the new UEFA Champions League season

The UEFA Champions League kicks off its 35th season since its evolution from the European Cup this week as 36 teams compete to lift the competition's trophy in early June.

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Record-setting debutant leads Feyenoord without Hadj Moussa to tricky away win at NEC

Feyenoord recovered from last week's disappointing 2-2 draw against ADO Den Haag with a strong win in Nijmegen, beating UEFA Europa League side NEC Nijmegen 3-1 without their star attacker.