Lyon, now coached by former Barcelona manager Jonatan Giráldez, are familiar opponents.

The UEFA Champions League league phase is back, as 36 teams will play eight matches — four home and four away — in bids to reach the knockout rounds.There are two paths to the Round of 16: Eight teams will qualify directly via the league phase table, while eight more will emerge from playoff ties pitting teams 9-24 in home-and-away legs.MORE — UEFA Champions League 2025-26 hub — Fixtures, dates, scoresAnd there's no set path for greatness, something we learned from the first edition of the tournament's new structure.Runners-up Inter Milan earned a bye as the fourth-seed last league phase, but champions Paris Saint-Germain finished 15th and did not have their playoff status secured until Matchday 7.UEFA Champions League 2025-26 league phase table — StandingsTeams 1-8 qualify for knockout roundsTeams 9-24 qualify for playoff round — two-legged tiesTeams 25-36 eliminated from EuropeEintracht Frankfurt — 1-0-0, +4 GD, 3 pointsParis Saint-Germain — 1-0-0, +4 GD, 3 pointsSporting CP — 1-0-0, +3 GD, 3 pointsClub Brugge — 1-0-0, +3 GD, 3 pointsUnion Saint-Gilloise — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsBayern Munich — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsInter Milan — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsArsenal — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsManchester City — 1-0-0, +2 GD, 3 pointsQarabag — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 pointsLiverpool — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 pointsBarcelona — 0-0-1, +1 GD, 3 pointsReal Madrid — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 pointsTottenham Hotspur — 1-0-0, +1 GD, 3 pointsBorussia Dortmund — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointJuventus — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointBayer Leverkusen — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointBodo/Glimt 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointSlavia Prague — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointCopenhagen — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointOlympiacos — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointPafos — 0-1-0, 0 GD, 1 pointAtletico Madrid — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsBenfica — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsMarseille — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsNewcastle United — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsVillarreal — 0-0-1, -1 GD, 0 pointsChelsea — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsPSV Eindhoven — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsAjax — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsAthletic Bilbao — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsNapoli — 0-0-1, -2 GD, 0 pointsAS Monaco — 0-0-1, -3 GD, 0 pointsKairat Almaty — 0-0-1, -3 GD, 0 pointsGalatasaray — 0-0-1, -4 GD, 0 pointsAtalanta — 0-0-1, -4 GD, 0 points

Visitors St. Pauli have started the season sensationally, and have begun to add goals to what was a fantastic defensive unit last term.

Erling Haaland became the fastest player to score 50 goals in the Champions League with his latest strike for Manchester City on Thursday.

Erling Haaland broke another record by becoming the quickest player to score 50 Champions League goals as Manchester City were made to work hard in their opening game victory over Napoli.

The stage is set for the final games of Matchday 1 of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League season.

Barcelona will be without Lamine Yamal for a third game in a row, with the 18-year-old star unable to shake off back problems.

At 0-0, he produced a crucial save against Harvey Barnes that could have changed the game’s direction.