express gazette logo
The Express Gazette
Wednesday, October 21, 2026

Champions League Matches Feature Manchester United, Arsenal, and Aston Villa

Manchester United seeks its first win in seven games as other English clubs face European tests.

US Politics • 2 hours ago
Champions League Matches Feature Manchester United, Arsenal, and Aston Villa

Manchester United will visit Como in the Champions League on Wednesday, aiming to secure their first victory across all competitions since early September. The team has gone six matches without a win.

Matthijs de Ligt is set to start for Manchester United against Como, marking his return to the lineup after an almost year-long layoff without competitive minutes. His inclusion in the starting defense is noted as an "interesting" decision by manager Michael Carrick.

The evening's Champions League schedule also includes Arsenal's match against Bayern Munich and Aston Villa's game against Viking. The tournament has seen high-scoring fixtures, with 46 goals scored on one night last week and 40 the following night.

Other Champions League fixtures scheduled for Wednesday include Lille vs. Galatasaray, Real Betis vs. Feyenoord, Club Brugge vs. Lens, Inter Milan vs. Shakhtar Donetsk, Real Madrid vs. RB Leipzig, and Sporting CP vs. LASK.

Tuesday night's Champions League results featured several high-scoring matches, including Liverpool's 4-3 victory over Villarreal and Manchester City's 5-1 win against AEK Athens. Other results included Fenerbahce 2-2 Slavia Prague, Sabah 1-3 Borussia Dortmund, Roma 4-0 Slovan Bratislava, Porto 0-1 PSV, Napoli 4-3 Bodo/Glimt, PSG 4-2 Barcelona, and Stuttgart 1-1 Atletico Madrid.


Sources