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The long road toward a UEFA Champions League title begins on Tuesday with a schedule featuring a showdown between Real Madrid and Inter Milan at Santiago Bernabéu.

Napoli will look to Rasmus Hojlund in their home Champions League game against Arsenal tonight, but Massimiliano Allegri is short on midfield options, with Scott McTominay and André-Frank Zambo

The league phase of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League kicks off on Tuesday, with giants Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa all in action at 3 pm ET.

While Champions League football is synonymous with Tuesday and Wednesday evenings, the start of the season offers a fresh quirk.

Coach Luis Enrique says Paris Saint-Germain will need to get out of its “comfort zone” if it is to emulate the trio of clubs that have achieved European three-peats. PSG starts another Champions League title defense on Wednesday against Slovan Bratislava at the Parc des Princes.

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Former Ivory Coast international Yaya Toure has made history after becoming the first African coach to guide a club into the UEFA Champions League league