25' It only lasted 25 minutes the comeback of Kevin de Bruyne in Manchester as Antonio Conte decided to replace the former Manchester City midfielder after the red card received by Di Lorenzo. Despite the expectations and the warm welcome received, de Bruyne's comeback at the Etihad is now already over.

The Women's Champions League has already published the schedules and dates for all the matches in the league phase.🚨📝 ¡Apunten! ¡Así quedan encuadrados los partidos de la primera fase de la

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

LIGHTNING QUICK START FOR THE PREMIER LEAGUE CHAMPIONS ⚡ Liverpool are TWO goals up against Atlético Madrid in under 6 minutes! pic.twitter.com/47Y143UnWD Their wastefulness, however, opened the door to Atletico's 81st minute equalizer,

Once again, Liverpool left it late, while Harry Kane got one over on former London rivals Chelsea. Relive all the Champions League action with ESPN.

In terms of experience, I think there was a huge difference,’ said Maresca, who backed his side to build ‘something special’ from the loss

Manchester United and Chelsea meet in the Premier League on Saturday, but can you name the line-ups from United's 2008 Champions League final win?

One round of Champions League games won't teach us everything we need to know. Reserved reactions are smart, but they're also no fun. Let's overreact!

Titleholder Arsenal will start its Women’s Champions League defense with games against record eight-time winner OL Lyonnes, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid in the new league-phase format.

FC Barcelona official statement – FC Barcelona FC Barcelona announces that the second match of the Champions League group stage, on Wednesday, October 1, at 9pm CET, against Paris Saint-Germain, will be played at the Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium.