The Champions League returns to the field after a month of suspension. The second day of the group stage is scheduled for 13 and 14 October 2026, with the 18 matches taking place over two consecutive days. The Italian teams – Inter, Napoli, Roma and Como – are looking for crucial points, while the most anticipated matches include the match between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain and the one between Atletico Madrid and Manchester United.
The schedule for October 13th sees the matches start at 6.45pm with Lens against Sporting Lisbon and Sabah against Slavia Prague. Five matches will take place at 9pm: Arsenal-Lille, Atletico Madrid-Manchester United, Inter-Club Brugge, Galatasaray-Barcelona and RB Leipzig-PSV Eindhoven. Furthermore, Viking-Bayern Munich and Villarreal-Napoli will be played at 9pm, completing the day with a total of 12 matches.
On October 14, matches will start again at 6.45pm with Feyenoord-Como and LASK-Liverpool. Six matches will take place at 9pm: Roma-Real Madrid, Aston Villa-Fenerbahce, Shakhtar Donetsk-AEK Athens, Bodo/Glimt-Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City-Paris Saint-Germain and Real Betis-Porto. The last match of the day, Slovan Bratislava-Stuttgart, will take place at 9pm, closing the calendar with 12 matches.
After the first day of the group stage, the table sees Paris Saint‑Germain in the lead with three points and a goal differential of +5, followed by Bayern Munich and Barcelona. Manchester United occupies fourth position, while Como, Stuttgart and Sporting Lisbon are in central positions. The Italian teams, Inter, Napoli, Roma and Como, are respectively in the 25th, 27th, 17th and 5th position, with variable points and negative or positive differentials. The lowest teams, including Slovan Bratislava, Bodo/Glimt and Feyenoord, find themselves at the bottom of the table with zero points and negative differentials.