Champions League 2026/27 league phase Matchday 2 will be played on Tuesday, October 13, and Wednesday, October 14, 2026. The official schedule contains 18 matches, nine on each day. For viewers following the games on Brasília time, there are two main kickoff windows: 1:45 p.m. and 4:00 p.m..
The times below have already been converted to Brasília time. This distinction matters because Brazil has more than one time zone, so “time in Brazil” does not mean the same local clock across the entire country.
Champions League matches on October 13, 2026
On Tuesday, Lens vs Sporting CP and Sabah vs Slavia Praha open the matchday at 1:45 p.m. Brasília time. The other seven games begin at 4:00 p.m.
| Brasília time | Match |
|---|---|
| 13:45 | Lens vs Sporting CP |
| 13:45 | Sabah vs Slavia Praha |
| 16:00 | Arsenal vs Lille |
| 16:00 | Atlético de Madrid vs Manchester United |
| 16:00 | Inter vs Club Brugge |
| 16:00 | Galatasaray vs Barcelona |
| 16:00 | Leipzig vs PSV Eindhoven |
| 16:00 | Viking vs Bayern München |
| 16:00 | Villarreal vs Napoli |
Champions League matches on October 14, 2026
On Wednesday, Feyenoord vs Como and LASK vs Liverpool start the schedule at 1:45 p.m. Brasília time. The remaining seven matches kick off at 4:00 p.m.
| Brasília time | Match |
|---|---|
| 13:45 | Feyenoord vs Como |
| 13:45 | LASK vs Liverpool |
| 16:00 | Roma vs Real Madrid |
| 16:00 | Aston Villa vs Fenerbahçe |
| 16:00 | Shakhtar Donetsk vs AEK Athens |
| 16:00 | Bodø/Glimt vs Borussia Dortmund |
| 16:00 | Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain |
| 16:00 | Real Betis vs Porto |
| 16:00 | Slovan Bratislava vs Stuttgart |
How the kickoff times were converted to Brasília time
UEFA’s Portuguese-language schedule states that league phase matches kick off at 8:00 p.m. in mainland Portugal unless a 5:45 p.m. time is specified. On October 13 and 14, 2026, mainland Portugal will still be observing summer time, which ends on October 25; during that period, its legal time is UTC+1. Brasília is UTC-3, and Brazil’s daylight saving time remains suspended.
That creates a four-hour difference between mainland Portugal and Brasília on those dates. Therefore, 5:45 p.m. in mainland Portugal is 1:45 p.m. in Brasília, while 8:00 p.m. is 4:00 p.m..
Which Matchday 2 fixtures stand out
The schedule includes several high-profile European matchups. On Tuesday, Atlético de Madrid vs Manchester United and Galatasaray vs Barcelona are both in the 4:00 p.m. window. On Wednesday, Roma vs Real Madrid and Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain also kick off at 4:00 p.m. Brasília time.
Sporting CP also plays in Tuesday’s early window away to Lens, while Porto visits Real Betis at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday.
What Matchday 2 means in the league-phase format
The 2026/27 Champions League keeps the league phase with 36 clubs. Each team faces eight different opponents in single-leg matches, with four games at home and four away. There are eight league-phase matchdays, with 18 matches in each round.
At the end of the league phase, the top eight teams qualify directly for the round of 16. Clubs ranked 9th through 24th move to the knockout phase play-offs, while teams in 25th through 36th are eliminated.
Matchday 2 at a glance
- Dates: October 13 and 14, 2026.
- Total matches: 18, with nine games per day.
- Brasília kickoff times: 1:45 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.
- Early window: two matches per day at 1:45 p.m.
- Main window: seven matches per day at 4:00 p.m.
Official sources consulted
- UEFA — complete 2026/27 Champions League league phase fixture list
- UEFA — team-by-team schedule and mainland Portugal kickoff times
- UEFA — league phase format and number of matches
- Lisbon Astronomical Observatory — 2026 clock change dates
- Brazilian Presidency — Brasília legal time zone (UTC-3)
- Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy — daylight saving time status in Brazil
