Manchester City get their 2026-27 Champions League campaign under way against FC Porto - follow all the action live with ESPN.

Follow live updates from around Europe on Champions League matchday one. The league phase of the 2026-27 Champions League gets underway across Europe today. Manchester City, Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund are among the sides in action, while Real Madrid host Inter.

The league phase of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League kicks off on Tuesday, with giants Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa all in action at 3 pm ET.

The UEFA Champions League is back this week! Enjoy all of Tuesday's league phase matches across Europe.

The UEFA Champions League kicks off its league phase on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with some of Europe's biggest clubs in action.

Watch highlights of every Champions League game from 22:00 on Wednesday on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app. There will also be a Champions League Match of the Day on BBC One on Wednesday, from 22:40 to 00:00. Fans of Premier League clubs can now get real-time scores live on their phone lock screen for every game.

Manchester City's first game of the new Champions League season will be away against Portuguese champions FC Porto.

Matheus Nunes has had a delayed start to the 2026-27 season for Manchester City. The Portuguese international suffered a minor ankle injury ahead of the FA Community Shield. Due to this injury, Nunes