UEFA Champions League 2026-2027

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The only previous meeting between these sides came on Matchday 5 of the 2024/25 Champions League, PSV winning 3-2 at home.
PSV have lost their Matchday 1 fixture in each of their last five Champions League campaigns. Their last opening win came in 2015/16, when they beat Manchester United 2-1 in Eindhoven.
PSV have won their last three Champions League matches against Ukrainian opponents.
This is Shakhtar's 20th Champions League group stage/league phase participation – the most of any Ukrainian team.
Shakhtar have lost only two of their last eight European group stage/league phase games (W5 D1).
The Pitmen have lost only two of their last seven matches against Dutch teams (W3 D2).

Fenerbahçe have reached the Champions League proper for the first time since 2008/09, having made six group stage appearances.
They have won their last three home matches against Italian opponents, keeping clean sheets in all of them.
This is Fenerbahçe's sixth successive season in a UEFA competition group stage/league phase.
Roma's last Champions League participation came in 2018/19, when they reached the round of 16.
The Giallorossi have won their last five matches against Turkish opponents, four without conceding.
Roma have reached the knockout phase in seven of their last eight Champions League group stage/league phase participations.

Bayern forward Harry Kane will become the third quickest player to 55 Champions League goals if he scores. He has 54 goals in 70 games currently - the only two quicker than him are Erling Haaland (49 games) and Ruud van Nistelrooy (70 games).
Manuel Neuer will move joint-eighth in the list of all-time UEFA club competition appearances if he features. He is currently on 170 appearances, one behind Robert Lewandowski.
Bayern have won their opening match in each of their last 22 Champions League campaigns. The last time they failed to do so on Matchday 1 was in September 2002, a 2-3 home loss against Deportivo.
The German champions are unbeaten in 38 home matches in the Champions League group stage/league phase, with 36 wins and 2 draws since a 2-3 defeat by Manchester City in December 2013.
Bayern need one goal to become only the second club to reach 900 in European Cup history after Real Madrid, who had scored 1,137 before 2026/27.
Bodø/Glimt made their debut in the league phase last season and reached the round of 16.
The Norwegian side have scored two or more goals in 11 of their last 12 UEFA competition matches.
Glimt have drawn their two previous away matches against German opponents, most recently a 2-2 draw at Dortmund on Matchday 6 last season. Bodø have never beaten a German side in UEFA competition.

This will be Manchester United’s 300th European Cup match; they are the first English club to reach the milestone.
United have won only one of their last seven Champions League group stage/league phase games (D2 L4).
They are making their 26th appearance in the Champions League proper – the most by an English club. This is their first participation since 2023/24, when they were eliminated in the group stage.
Sabah are participating in a UEFA competition group stage/league phase for the first time.
They are only the second club from Azerbaijan to reach the Champions League group stage/league phase, after Qarabağ in 2017/18 and 2025/26.
Sabah won six of their eight games in qualifying (L2).

The only previous encounter between these teams came in the 1995/96 UEFA Cup third round, Slavia Praha progressing 1-0 on aggregate after a 0-0 draw in Czechia and a 1-0 win in France.
Slavia are making successive Champions League group stage/league phase appearances for the first time.
Slavia are without a win in their last 19 matches in the Champions League proper (D7 L12), since a 2-1 home victory against Steaua on Matchday 1 of their debut campaign in September 2007.
This is Lens' fourth participation in the Champions League proper, after 1998/99, 2002/03 and 2023/24.
None of Lens' 18 Champions League group stage matches finished goalless.
Lens failed to score in only three of their 18 Champions League group stage matches.

This is Como's first season in UEFA competition, with Matchday 1 their debut fixture.
The Italian side conceded the fewest goals in Serie A last season, just 29.
Como coach coach Cesc Fàbregas made 104 Champions League appearances for Arsenal, Barcelona and Chelsea.
Leipzig have won two of their three away matches against Italian teams (L1), although they lost their most recent, 1-0 to Inter on Matchday 5 of the 2024/25 Champions League.
Leipzig have not kept a clean sheet in their last 18 European matches.
They have won only one of their last ten matches in the Champions League proper (D1 L8).