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Celtic faces LASK in a two-legged Europa League play-off-style path for a place in the Champions League groups. First legs are scheduled for Aug. 18-19 with the return a week later. LASK won the Austrian Bundesliga last season and has a track record against Scottish sides; Celtic aims to advance after last season’s exit at this stage.
European football federations convene in Monaco as UEFA seeks assurances after Infantino's investor plan was aborted. The talks aim to prevent a boycott, clear the path for the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Poland, and set a course for Infantino’s re-election battle in March 2027.
The draw for the Champions League group stage has placed 36 clubs into four pots based on UEFA coefficients. Top clubs like Liverpool, Manchester City, Arsenal, PSG, Bayern, Real Madrid and others are in pot one. Aston Villa and Manchester United return to the competition in pot two. Pots three and four include a mix of European contenders and newcomers. The draw introduces a new rule barring teams from hosting the same opponent in three consecutive league phases.
Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Liverpool are among the English clubs taking part as the league phase draw for the 2026-27 Champions League places teams into eight-match groups. PSG, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid headline pot one, with Celtic aiming to reach the knockout rounds after a 3-0 first leg win in their play-off. The draw is set for Aug. 27, 2026, with fixtures running from September.
Barcelona has opened its Champions League campaign with a 5-1 win over Feyenoord; PSG has beaten Slovan Bratislava 6-1 as Ousmane Dembélé and Torres scored early and Torres completed a hat-trick; Real Betis has beaten Lille 3-2 with Donald Parrott scoring the winner on his Champions League debut and Lille finished with ten men after Ethan Mbappé’s red card.
Sabah’s historic Champions League debut at Old Trafford is underway as Valdas Dambrauskas’s remarkable journey from a Lithuanian Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? contestant to a top coach underscores a broader rise of Azerbaijani football.
Torres heads PSG to a 2-1 win at Marseille after a late Desir Doué cross, with Marseille’s Angel Gomes equalising before Marquinhos seals it. Weah is sent off for a second bookable offence as PSG climb in Ligue 1. The result comes ahead of a two-week international break.
Paris Saint-Germain has beaten Marseille 2-1 at the Velodrome after a late goal from Torres, with Marseille’s Weah sent off as the match swung in PSG’s favour. The result tightens the Ligue 1 title race. Monaco, Lyon and Paris FC also win as the season gathers pace.