UEFA Champions League preview

Matchday 2: form and history frame four fixtures

Feyenoord, Liverpool, Roma, Real Madrid, Aston Villa and Fenerbahçe feature in the supplied preview for Wednesday, 14 October 2026.

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The four fixtures covered here—Feyenoord vs Como, LASK vs Liverpool, Roma vs Real Madrid and Aston Villa vs Fenerbahçe—are scheduled for Wednesday, 14 October 2026. They had not been played at the time of UEFA’s preview, so no results or qualification consequences are yet available.

The UEFA Champions League’s Matchday 2 takes place across 13–14 October, according to UEFA. Its published statistics highlight home form, head-to-head records and individual milestones across the listed games.

Feyenoord seek another strong home showing

Feyenoord have won four of their last five Champions League matches at home, including qualifying, and are aiming for a third consecutive home win in the league phase. They have scored in 14 of their last 16 group-stage or league-phase matches.

Como’s Martin Baturina scored on Matchday 1. UEFA notes that this followed a Champions League goal for GNK Dinamo against Milan in January 2025, giving him goals in consecutive appearances in the competition. Feyenoord, meanwhile, have won only one of their last seven matches against Italian opponents.

Liverpool bring a strong league-phase record to LASK

LASK are seeking to end a run of nine European group-stage or league-phase games without a win. They have also yet to beat an English opponent in six meetings, drawing once and losing five.

Liverpool have won 19 of their last 22 Champions League group-stage or league-phase matches. They have also won eight of ten meetings with Austrian teams and remain unbeaten away against them, with four wins and a draw. UEFA’s preview notes that Dominik Szoboszlai faced LASK five times with Salzburg, while Cody Gakpo scored twice against them for Liverpool in the 2023/24 Europa League.

Roma host a Madrid side with a favourable record

Real Madrid lead the clubs’ head-to-head record with eight wins to Roma’s three, alongside one draw. Madrid have won their last four meetings without conceding and five of their six visits to Roma, losing once.

Roma have won eight of their last nine Champions League home games. UEFA also identifies a potential milestone for Kylian Mbappé: at 27 years and 298 days, he could become the youngest player to reach 100 appearances in the competition, surpassing Lionel Messi’s listed record of 28 years and 84 days.

Villa’s home run meets Fenerbahçe’s challenge

Aston Villa have won all three previous meetings with Fenerbahçe, each without conceding; the most recent was a 1-0 away win in last season’s Europa League. Villa are unbeaten in 13 home European matches and have won their last ten.

Fenerbahçe have gone eight Champions League matches without a win. UEFA’s preview also highlights Romelu Lukaku’s record against Villa: he has scored eight times in his last seven games against them and is one goal short of becoming the first Belgian to score 50 in UEFA club competition.

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These records provide context, not a prediction: all four fixtures remain unplayed in this preview, and the supplied information gives no results or league-phase standings.

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