Matchday Two of this season's Champions League continues tomorrow when the second half of this week's fixtures will be played. There is a

Marcus Rashford led Barcelona to a 2-1 win against Newcastle United in their Champions League opener.

The Champions League sends its top-ranked teams to new places this week and revisits the Barcelona-Paris Saint-Germain rivalry that is among the more storied in its modern era. José Mourinho also returns to Stamford Bridge,

Barcelona will begin their Champions League season as the oddsmakers' favorites to win the whole thing but will make the journey to face Newcastle United without Lamine Yamal, with a groin injury keeping the teenager out of Thursday's clash. It forces the question – who are Barcelona without Yamal, and who will pick up the slack in his absence?

This is one of the biggest mismatches of Matchday 2 as Champions League debutants Pafos face off against visitors that are arguably Europe’s top-performing team right now. Bayern Munich remain undefeated through their first five Bundesliga games of 2025-26, racking up an average winning margin of 3.8 goals per match.

Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain will aim to make a statement of intent when they face off at Estadi Olímpic Lluis Companys in the second round of the 2025-26 Champions League group stage.Both

From Real Madrid's trip to Kazakhstan to Jose Mourinho's Chelsea return with Benfica, Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League is jam-packed with plenty of intrigue but the theme of the week just might be the opportunity to bounce back as several European heavyweights return to play after weekend losses.