As we head into the midweek football schedule, the second round of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League will take place, along with the opening round of the UEFA Conference League.
There are 7 more rounds left to go, and this is how the standings in the Champions League and Europa League look after matchday one.
CHAMPION LEAGUE
There are the teams aiming to double their wins—15 of them in total, including the likes of Brest, Celtic, and Sparta Prague.
Barcelona, AC Milan, PSV Eindhoven, RB Leipzig, Lille, and Feyenoord are among the clubs looking to recover from an opening round defeat in the Champions League this week.
Arsenal, Manchester City, and Inter Milan are some of the clubs seeking a win after dropping points in a draw to start their campaigns.
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
RB Salzburg vs. Brest
Stuttgart vs. Sparta Prague
Arsenal vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Bayer Leverkusen vs. AC Milan
Borussia Dortmund vs. Celtic
Barcelona vs. Young Boys
Inter Milan vs. Red Star Belgrade
PSV Eindhoven vs. Sporting CP
Slovan Bratislava vs. Manchester City
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Shakhtar Donetsk vs. Atalanta
Girona vs. Feyenoord
Aston Villa vs. Bayern Munich
Dinamo Zagreb vs. Monaco
Liverpool vs. Bologna
Lille vs. Real Madrid
RB Leipzig vs. Juventus
Sturm Graz vs. Club Brugge
Benfica vs. Atlético Madrid
EUROPA LEAGUE
Thirteen clubs started their Europa League campaigns with a win, leaving an equal number of teams with a defeat. Porto was among those that began with a loss.
Roma, Nice, Real Sociedad, and Manchester United will look to secure maximum points this time around after opening with a draw.
Thursday, October 3, 2024
RFS vs. Galatasaray
Ferencváros vs. Tottenham Hotspur
Maccabi Tel Aviv vs. Midtjylland
Olympiacos vs. Braga
Qarabağ vs. Malmö FF
Real Sociedad vs. Anderlecht
Lazio vs. Nice
Slavia Prague vs. Ajax
Hoffenheim vs. Dynamo Kyiv
Athletic Club vs. AZ Alkmaar
Beşiktaş vs. Eintracht Frankfurt
Porto vs. Manchester United
Twente vs. Fenerbahçe
Viktoria Plzeň vs. Ludogorets Razgrad
Elfsborg vs. Roma
PAOK vs. FCSB
Union Saint-Gilloise vs. Bodø/Glimt
Rangers vs. Lyon
CONFERENCE LEAGUE
The UEFA Conference League kicks off on Wednesday with two fixtures scheduled to open the competition. The remaining matches for the first round will take place on Thursday, as teams from across Europe compete in this third-tier continental tournament.
Wednesday, October 2, 2024
İstanbul Başakşehir vs. Rapid Wien
Vitória de Guimarães vs. Celje
Thursday, October 3, 2024
Heidenheim vs. Olimpija Ljubljana
Cercle Brugge vs. St. Gallen
Astana vs. TSC
Dinamo Minsk vs. Heart of Midlothian
Noah vs. Mladá Boleslav
Legia Warsaw vs. Real Betis
Molde vs. Larne
Omonia vs. Víkingur Reykjavík
Fiorentina vs. The New Saints
Chelsea vs. Gent
Copenhagen vs. Jagiellonia Białystok
Lugano vs. HJK
Petrocub Hîncești vs. Pafos
Borac Banja Luka vs. Panathinaikos
LASK vs. Djurgårdens
Shamrock Rovers vs. APOEL