Third round of the main stage of the UEFA Champions League: where to watch the matches
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The matches of the third round of the main stage of the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League season will take place on October 21 and 22.
Like last year, this stage of the most prestigious European tournament is taking place in a new format – without classic groups. Instead of the usual system, teams are participating in a single championship, where all 36 clubs are combined into one tournament table, reports ” Pryamiy “.
Each participant will play eight matches — four at home and four away — against different opponents. At the end of this stage, the top 24 teams will qualify for the playoffs, where they will continue their fight for the trophy.
Third round match schedule
October 21:
- “Kairat” (Kazakhstan) — “Paphos” (Cyprus)
- Barcelona (Spain) – Olympiacos (Greece)
- Newcastle (England) — Benfica (Portugal)
- Royal Union SJ (Belgium) — Inter (Italy)
- Copenhagen (Denmark) – Borussia (Dortmund, Germany)
- PSV (Netherlands) — Napoli (Italy)
- Villarreal (Spain) – Manchester City (England)
- Bayer Leverkusen (Germany) – Paris Saint-Germain (France)
- Arsenal (England) – Atletico (Spain).
October 22:
- Athletic (Spain) — Qarabag (Azerbaijan)
- Galatasaray (Turkey) – Bude/Glimt (Norway)
- Bayern (Germany) – Club Brugge (Belgium)
- Real Madrid (Spain) – Juventus (Italy)
- Monaco (France) — Tottenham (England)
- Sporting (Portugal) – Marseille (France)
- Eintracht (Germany) — Liverpool (England)
- Atalanta (Italy) – Slavia (Czech Republic)
- Chelsea (England) – Ajax (Netherlands).
The matches will be broadcast live by the Megogo platform, as well as the Megogo Sport TV channel – in open access on the T2 network and on the air of the largest cable operators.
Also, in the football media space, it was reported some time ago that the sponsor of the World Cup, Adidas, had introduced the official ball of the tournament . It was called Trionda.