Football

Matchday 2 of the 2026-27 Ligue 1 season, from Friday 28 August to Sunday 30 August 2026. Scores, table and top scorers.

Matchweek 2 of the 2026-27 Premier League, from Friday 28 August to Monday 31 August 2026. Scores, table and top scorers.

The 2026-27 Champions League league phase draw was made in Monaco on Thursday 27 August. PSG, the holders, Lens and Lille now know their eight opponents. Lyon, beaten in the play-off the night before, are not part of it.

Olympique Lyonnais lose 1-2 to Fenerbahce at the Groupama Stadium on Wednesday 26 August, missing out on the Champions League league phase. The Turks, held to a 1-1 draw in Istanbul, overturn the tie in the first half and win 3-2 on aggregate.

The 2026-27 LaLiga season began on Saturday 15 August, but its opening round stretched across twelve days, all the way to Thursday 27 August: clubs whose internationals went deep at the World Cup had their fixtures pushed back. Here are the results so far and the fixtures still to come.

The 2026-27 Premier League season got under way on Friday 21 August, a week later than usual because of the World Cup. All ten opening-round matches have now been played, the last of them on Monday night.

Matchday 2 of the 2026-27 LaLiga season was played from Thursday 20 to Monday 24 August 2026 — before matchday 1 was even over: the calendar was reshuffled to give clubs whose internationals were coming back from the World Cup more rest. Real Madrid and Barcelona therefore began their season with this second round.

The 2026-27 Ligue 1 season got under way on Friday 21 August. All nine matches of the opening round have now been played.