Europe’s biggest football clubs will return to Champions League action on Tuesday and Wednesday as the second round of the 2026/2027 league phase begins.
According to UEFA’s official fixtures, 18 matches are scheduled across the two days, with several major European clubs facing difficult opponents.
Arsenal will host French side Lille at the Emirates Stadium, while Manchester United travel to Spain to face Atlético Madrid.
Barcelona will visit Galatasaray in Istanbul, while defending champions Paris Saint-Germain face Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
Real Madrid will also travel to Italy for a meeting with Roma.
Arsenal target another European victory
The Gunners enter their fixture after defeating Napoli 1-0 in their opening Champions League match.
Arsenal have recorded 13 consecutive victories in the competition’s league phase and will hope to extend that run against Lille.
Manchester United, meanwhile, began their campaign with a 4-0 victory over Sabah.
However, the English side face a tougher test against Atlético Madrid at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano.
Barcelona face another challenge against Galatasaray, who will attempt to recover from their opening defeat to Sporting CP.
Osimhen could feature against Barcelona
Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen recently returned to action for Galatasaray after recovering from injury.
His availability could provide an attacking boost as the Turkish champions prepare to face Barcelona.
On Wednesday, Manchester City will host PSG after securing a 3-0 Premier League victory over Liverpool.
Real Madrid will also seek another European victory when they face Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.
The five highlighted matches are scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Nigerian time on their respective dates.
