The 2026/27 Champions League began its second day with two very interesting matches: Lens against Sporting CP and Sabah against Slavia Prague. The official lineups were published at 6.45pm, with coach Yannick Cahuzac choosing Issa Doumbia, ex Venezia, as starter for Lens, while Rui Borges inserted the young Doumbia, already called up to the national team by coach Mancini, in the Sporting CP team.
For the Sabah-Slavia Prague match, coach Valdas Dambrauskas opted for a 4-2-3-1, with Pokatilov in goal and a defense made up of Zedadka, Solvet, McCarthy and Puchacz. The midfield was led by Rakhmonaliev and Lepinjica, while the attack was entrusted to Parris, Du Queiroz and Simic, with Mickels closing the formation. On the other side, Jindrich Trpisovsky lined up Slavia Prague in 3-4-2-1, with Markovic in goal, a defense of Holes, N'Guessan and Zima, and a midfield of Vicek, Moses, Sadilek and Sturm. The attack was made up of Provod, Ayaosi and Chory.
In the Lens–Sporting CP match, Lens chose a 3-4-3 formation with Risser in goal and a defense of Ganiou, Baidoo and Antonio. The midfield was made up of Abdulhamid, Cuisance, Haldara and Udol, while the attack was led by Thauvin, Ivanovic and Kadile. Sporting CP, however, opted for a 4-3-3 with Kaique Pereira in goal, a defense of Fresneda, Quaresma, Goncalo Inacio and Araujo, a midfield of Joao Simoes, Doumbia and Altimira, and an attack of Irankunda, Suarez and Catamo.
After the first day of the group stage, the Champions League table shows a group of equal points between PSG, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Manchester United, Como, Stuttgart, Sporting, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Lens, Betis, Borussia Dortmund, Liverpool, Real Madrid, Arsenal, AEK, Roma, Shakhtar, PSV Eindhoven, Fenerbahce, Villarreal, Lille, Slavia Prague, Club Brugge, Inter, Atletico Madrid, Napoli, LASK, Viking, Galatasaray, Porto, Leipzig, Feyenoord, Sabah, Slovan Bratislava and Bodo/Glimt. PSG and Bayern Munich occupy the first and second positions with 3 points each and goal difference +5, while the goal difference of all the other teams is +4 or +5, depending on the case.
The results of the first day of the Champions League, which took place on Tuesday 8 September, saw AEK Athens triumph over LASK with 1-0, Brugge suffer a defeat against Aston Villa 2-3, Borussia Dortmund beat Villarreal 3-2, Porto lose against Manchester City 0-2, Lille suffer a victory against Real Betis 2-3, and Real Madrid defeat Inter 2-1. These outcomes left the clubs in a balanced position, needing to gain points on matchday two to emerge from the group.