Como host Manchester United in Matchday 3 of the Champions League

Italian side Como will host England's Manchester United on 21 October 2026 at 19:45 Saudi time (the same time as Damascus), as part of Matchday 3 of the league phase of the 2026/27 UEFA Champions League. The match will be broadcast on beIN Sports.

Como go into the match following a mixed run of results, having beaten Fiorentina 3-1 away on 18 October, before losing to Feyenoord 2-3 on 14 October, and drawing 0-0 at home against Roma on 11 October. They also lost 0-2 to Frosinone on 20 September and beat Parma 2-1 on 14 September.

For their part, Manchester United's recent results were as follows: a 1-1 draw away to Leeds United on 18 October, a 0-2 defeat to Atletico Madrid on 13 October, a 1-1 draw at home to Tottenham Hotspur on 10 October, as well as a 1-1 draw with Fulham on 20 September and a 0-1 defeat to Manchester City on 13 September.

Como will be without eight players for the meeting with Manchester United: Maxence Caqueret, Edoardo Goldaniga, Willy Kambwala Ndiunjosi, Adrian Adriano Lahdo and Jayden Addai, in addition to the injured trio of Mouhamadou Pepe Kone, Assane Diao and Trevoh Chalobah.

On the other side, Manchester United will be without Patrick Chinaz Ikberi Dorgu, T. Heaton, Benjamin Sesko, Ugarte, Toby Collyer and Luke Paul Hoare Shaw through injury, while Lenny Yoro will miss out through suspension.

In the competition standings, Como sit twelfth with 3 points from two matches, having won one and lost one, with a goal difference of 6 for and 4 against. Manchester United are thirteenth, also on 3 points from two matches, with one win and one loss, and a goal difference of 4 for and 2 against.