Champions League: Early Clash Between Bayern and Arsenal.. Real Madrid Hosts Leipzig

The third round of the league phase in the UEFA Champions League continues on Wednesday, with 9 matches taking place, most notably Bayern Munich against Arsenal, Real Madrid against Leipzig, Inter Milan against Shakhtar Donetsk, and Manchester United against Como.

The third round of the league phase in the UEFA Champions League continues on Wednesday, October 21, 2026, with 9 important matches. The most prominent of these matches are the clash between German Bayern Munich and their English guests Arsenal, Spanish Real Madrid against Leipzig, Italian Inter Milan against Ukrainian Shakhtar Donetsk, and Italian Como against English Manchester United. Vincent Kompany and Mikel Arteta, former teammates at Manchester City and now managers, meet on the touchline at the Allianz Arena. Bayern, the German league champions, have two points after a 3-3 draw with Norwegian Viking in the second round. Arsenal, last season's English league champions, put on a strong second-half performance to earn a deserved 3-0 win over French Lille in the English capital London. Real Madrid started the tournament strongly with a resounding 5-0 win over Norwegian Bodo/Glimt, but stumbled against another Scandinavian team in the second round.