Matchday One of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League is underway, and the opening set of Champions League results has already thrown up goals, shocks, and a few statement wins from the competition’s usual heavyweights. Six fixtures were completed on Tuesday, another six are being played out today, Wednesday, and a further six close out the round on Thursday, giving the league phase a rare three-day spread for its very first outing.
For a competition that has ditched the old group-stage format in favour of one giant 36-team table, this opening round matters more than usual. Every point banked now feeds directly into a single standings sheet that will decide who goes straight into the last 16, who has to survive a play-off, and who is out by January. Here’s a full breakdown of Tuesday’s results, plus everything to look out for as the week rolls on.
Tuesday’s Champions League Results
Six games kicked off the new season on Tuesday evening, and the headline result belonged to Manchester City, who travelled to Porto and came away with a comfortable win. Real Madrid also got off the mark with a narrow victory over Inter at the Santiago Bernabéu, while Aston Villa pulled off an away win at Club Brugge that few neutrals saw coming given how the Belgian side started the tie.
| Match | Result |
|---|---|
| AEK Athens vs LASK | 1–0 |
| Club Brugge vs Aston Villa | 2–3 |
| Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal | 3–2 |
| Porto vs Manchester City | 0–2 |
| Lille vs Real Betis | 2–3 |
| Real Madrid vs Inter | 2–1 |
Borussia Dortmund’s meeting with Villarreal turned into the most entertaining match of the night, finishing 3–2 in the Germans’ favour after both sides traded goals for large stretches. Real Betis were the other away side to leave with all three points, edging out Lille 3–2 on the road, while AEK Athens ground out a tight 1–0 win over LASK in the tie between the two lowest-seeded sides on the card.
Manchester City’s win at Porto stood out for its control rather than drama. City kept a clean sheet away from home and never looked troubled once they settled into the game, a result that will please a club still working its strikeforce back into rhythm after a mixed start to the domestic season.
Wednesday’s Fixtures: Six Champions League Games Today
Today’s card brings some of the competition’s biggest names into action, headlined by Liverpool’s trip to Atlético Madrid and Napoli’s home date with Arsenal. Barcelona host Feyenoord, while Paris Saint-Germain begin their title defence at home against Slovan Bratislava.
| Fixture | Kick-off (WAT) | Kick-off (CEST) |
|---|---|---|
| Stuttgart vs Viking | 15:45 | 16:45 |
| Barcelona vs Feyenoord | 15:45 | 16:45 |
| Napoli vs Arsenal | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| Sporting CP vs Galatasaray | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| Paris Saint-Germain vs Slovan Bratislava | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| Liverpool vs Atlético Madrid | 18:00 | 19:00 |
Arsenal’s trip to the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium is arguably the pick of the day. Napoli have historically been a stubborn side to break down at home in Europe, and Arsenal will want an away goal haul to settle any early nerves in a group that also features Bayern München and Real Madrid on paper. Liverpool’s visit to the Wanda Metropolitano carries its own weight too, given how competitive that fixture has been the last few times the two clubs have met in this competition.
Thursday’s Fixtures: The Rest of Matchday One
Thursday wraps up the opening round, a quirk of the calendar that only applies to this first matchday of the season. From October onward, the league phase settles back into its usual Tuesday-and-Wednesday rhythm.
| Fixture | Kick-off (WAT) | Kick-off (CEST) |
|---|---|---|
| PSV Eindhoven vs Shakhtar Donetsk | 15:45 | 16:45 |
| Fenerbahçe vs Roma | 15:45 | 16:45 |
| Slavia Praha vs Lens | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| Manchester United vs Sabah | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| Bayern München vs Bodø/Glimt | 18:00 | 19:00 |
| Como vs RB Leipzig | 18:00 | 19:00 |
Manchester United’s home game against Sabah is the one United fans will circle as a must-win, given the gulf in resources and European pedigree between the two sides. Bayern München, by contrast, face a Bodø/Glimt team that has made a habit of springing surprises on bigger clubs since breaking into the competition, so their manager will be wary of taking anything for granted.
Early Storylines Worth Following
A handful of individual performances already stand out after just one round of fixtures. Erling Haaland got Manchester City’s account moving with a brace at Porto, matching the tally already put up by Real Betis forward Marc Bartra and Borussia Dortmund’s Serhou Guirassy, both of whom scored twice in their respective wins on Tuesday.
| Player | Club | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Erling Haaland | Manchester City | 2 |
| Marc Bartra | Real Betis | 2 |
| Serhou Guirassy | Borussia Dortmund | 2 |
| Alexsandro Ribeiro | Lille | 1 |
| Răzvan Marin | AEK Athens | 1 |
It is early days in the race for the competition’s top scorer, but City, Dortmund, and Real Betis all making winning starts while getting goals from key attackers is the kind of early form clubs like to build on heading into October’s fixtures.
With Tuesday’s results banked and Wednesday’s games already under way, attention will quickly turn to how the opening round settles the new-look table before Matchday Two arrives in mid-October. Because every club now plays just eight league-phase opponents instead of the old group format, an unexpected loss this early can be harder to recover from than it used to be — which is exactly why these Champions League results, however early in the season, are already worth watching closely.
