Barcelona, Liverpool, Sporting and Arsenal top the UEFA Champions League with a perfect record

The second round of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League season saw the curtain come down on a set of strong matches, with Barcelona securing a big win over hosts Galatasaray by 4-1, while Aston Villa thrashed visitors Fenerbahçe by six goals to nil.

The round also saw a big win for Liverpool over hosts Lask Linz by 6-3, while Paris Saint Germain beat hosts Manchester City 4-2, and Real Madrid defeated hosts AS Roma 4-3 in a match that saw seven goals scored.

In other results, Arsenal beat Lille 3-0, Atletico Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-0, Villarreal beat Napoli 3-1, Real Betis beat FC Porto 3-2, Shakhtar Donetsk beat AEK Athens FC 3-1, and VfB Stuttgart beat Slovan Bratislava 3-0 away from home.

Club Brugge KV recorded an exciting win over visitors Inter 4-3, while Viking drew with Bayern München 3-3, Feyenoord beat Como 3-2, Sabah FA beat Slavia Praha 2-0, RB Leipzig beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0, Sporting CP beat hosts Lens 2-0, and Bodo/Glimt settled their encounter with Borussia Dortmund 1-0.

After this round ended, Barcelona top the standings with 6 points from two wins, ahead on goal difference of Liverpool, Sporting CP and Arsenal who have the same tally, with Barcelona having scored 9 goals and conceded only two, while Arsenal kept a clean sheet in both of their matches.

At the other end of the table, Galatasaray sit in 34th place with zero points from two matches after their loss to Barcelona, while Slovan Bratislava and Bodo/Glimt occupy 35th and 36th place respectively, each without points from one match apiece.