The first evening of the 2026/27 Champions League group stage ended with bitter results for the Italian teams: Inter and Napoli suffered a double knockout, losing 3-4 against Club Brugge and 1-3 against Villarreal respectively. The operation left Serie A at the bottom of the European table, with Inter in 28th place and Napoli in 31st, both without points and with negative goal differences.
Meanwhile, the updated rankings once again see Spain in the lead, with Barcelona and Sporting Spain at the top, followed by Arsenal and Bayern Munich. The group is dominated by teams with equal points but favorable goal differences: Barcelona with +7, Sporting and Arsenal with +4, and Bayern with +5. In the middle of the table are teams like Manchester United, Stuttgart and Manchester City, all with three points and goal differences +2. Europe is still in the process of consolidation, with Group 1 showing strong competitiveness.
Among the most significant results, the match between Inter and Club Brugge saw Chivu's team suffer a draw on points, with a goal from Lautaro Martínez and a penalty from Bonny failing to advance them. Napoli, led by Allegri, lost to Villarreal thanks to three goals from Rrahmani, Mikautadze and Mourino, leaving the team with just one goal. In contrast, teams such as Arsenal, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich achieved important victories, with Arsenal dominating Lille 3-0 and Atletico Madrid beating Manchester United 2-0.
The next Champions League matches are scheduled for October 14: Feyenoord will face Como, LASK will compete with Liverpool, Roma will play against Real Madrid, while Aston Villa and Fenerbahce, Shakhtar Donetsk and AEK Athens, Bodo/Glimt and Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, Real Betis and Porto, and Slovan Bratislava and Stuttgart prepare for their matches. With the group stage still underway, Italian teams will have to fight to recover points and improve their position in the European rankings.