Barcelona Faces Matchday 3 in the Women's Champions League

Matchday 3 of the 2026-27 UEFA Women's Champions League league phase begins on Wednesday. Only one team has collected maximum points so far, so the standings are not yet settled. With four matchdays remaining, every game has become important for the teams.

Reigning champions Barcelona made a comfortable start, beating Paris FC 5-2 in matchday 1 and Roma 6-0 in matchday 2. Ewa Pajor, with her 18th goal, became the top scorer in the history of the league and group stages. Barcelona travel to Danish side HB Køge on Thursday. The Danish team earned their first win against Servette and appear ready to test their opponents.

Lyon caught attention by beating Servette 8-0 in their opening match. Chelsea, meanwhile, kept Lyon scoreless in matchday 2, with Hannah Hampton standing out in goal. Lyon play Inter on Wednesday. Chelsea's opponent will be Roma, and keeping a clean sheet in that match is seen as important for the club's Champions League ambitions.

Bayern Munich host Real Madrid. Bayern let a two-goal lead slip in a draw with Manchester City in their opening match, then won 3-0 away at Benfica to pick up points. Pernille Harder reached her 50th Champions League goal in that match. Real Madrid drew both of their matches, and the attacking partnership of Linda Caicedo and Felicia Schröder stands out as the team's main hope.