English Clubs Perfect After Matchday 1 in Champions League and Europa League

Following an impressive opening round in the Champions League, English clubs continued to show their quality in the first matches of the Europa League as well. All eight Premier League representatives across both competitions began their European campaigns with victories.

In the Champions League, five wins were recorded, three of them clean sheets. The most convincing came from a 4-0 win over an Azerbaijani debutant, while another club also won on home turf after coming from behind for a 2-1 victory over a Spanish opponent. The other three wins came away from home: 1-0 over an Italian side, 2-0 over a Portuguese club, and 3-2 over a Belgian team.

In the Europa League, three English clubs made their debut in the competition and also won their matches: one triumphed 1-0 at home over a Dutch side, another thrashed a visiting Polish club 4-0, and the third won 2-1 away against a Spanish opponent.

As a result, if the ninth English club meets expectations and wins its home match against a Lithuanian side in the Conference League on October 15, all nine English teams will have recorded wins in the opening round of Europe's club competitions.

Premier League

2026/27

#
Team
P
Pts
#
Team
P
Pts
1
Manchester City
5
15
1
Manchester City
5
15
2
Arsenal
5
12
2
Arsenal
5
12
3
Brighton & Hove Albion
5
10
3
Brighton & Hove Albion
5
10
4
Brentford
5
9
4
Brentford
5
9
5
Leeds United
5
9
5
Leeds United
5
9
6
Liverpool
5
9
6
Liverpool
5
9
7
Everton
5
9
7
Everton
5
9
8
Hull City
5
8
8
Hull City
5
8
9
Newcastle United
5
8
9
Newcastle United
5
8
10
Chelsea
5
7
10
Chelsea
5
7
11
Ipswich Town
5
6
11
Ipswich Town
5
6
12
Manchester United
5
5
12
Manchester United
5
5
13
Nottingham Forest
5
5
13
Nottingham Forest
5
5
14
Sunderland
5
4
14
Sunderland
5
4
15
Crystal Palace
5
4
15
Crystal Palace
5
4
16
Aston Villa
5
4
16
Aston Villa
5
4
17
AFC Bournemouth
5
3
17
AFC Bournemouth
5
3
18
Coventry City
5
3
18
Coventry City
5
3
19
Fulham
5
2
19
Fulham
5
2
20
Tottenham Hotspur
5
2
20
Tottenham Hotspur
5
2

Champions League

Europa League

Relegation

LaLiga

2026/27

#
Team
P
Pts
#
Team
P
Pts
1
Barcelona
7
21
1
Barcelona
7
21
2
Atletico Madrid
7
16
2
Atletico Madrid
7
16
3
Real Betis
7
16
3
Real Betis
7
16
4
Real Madrid
7
15
4
Real Madrid
7
15
5
Sevilla
7
13
5
Sevilla
7
13
6
Deportivo Alaves
7
11
6
Deportivo Alaves
7
11
7
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruna, S.A.D.
7
10
7
Real Club Deportivo de La Coruna, S.A.D.
7
10
8
Real Sociedad
7
10
8
Real Sociedad
7
10
9
Villarreal
7
8
9
Villarreal
7
8
10
Athletic Bilbao
6
8
10
Athletic Bilbao
6
8
11
Getafe
7
8
11
Getafe
7
8
12
Rayo Vallecano
7
8
12
Rayo Vallecano
7
8
13
Osasuna
7
8
13
Osasuna
7
8
14
Celta Vigo
7
7
14
Celta Vigo
7
7
15
Espanyol
7
7
15
Espanyol
7
7
16
Racing Santander
7
7
16
Racing Santander
7
7
17
Levante
6
5
17
Levante
6
5
18
Elche
7
5
18
Elche
7
5
19
Valencia
7
4
19
Valencia
7
4
20
Malaga Club de Futbol, S.A.D.
7
3
20
Malaga Club de Futbol, S.A.D.
7
3

Champions League

Europa League

conferenceLeagueQual.

Relegation

Serie A

2026/27

#
Team
P
Pts
#
Team
P
Pts
1
Roma
5
13
1
Roma
5
13
2
Inter
5
13
2
Inter
5
13
3
Lazio
5
13
3
Lazio
5
13
4
Cagliari
5
12
4
Cagliari
5
12
5
AC Milan
5
11
5
AC Milan
5
11
6
Juventus
5
10
6
Juventus
5
10
7
Como
5
10
7
Como
5
10
8
Frosinone
5
10
8
Frosinone
5
10
9
Sassuolo
5
7
9
Sassuolo
5
7
10
SSC Napoli
5
7
10
SSC Napoli
5
7
11
Atalanta
5
6
11
Atalanta
5
6
12
Lecce
5
6
12
Lecce
5
6
13
Udinese
5
4
13
Udinese
5
4
14
Parma Calcio 1913
5
4
14
Parma Calcio 1913
5
4
15
Monza
5
4
15
Monza
5
4
16
Torino
5
4
16
Torino
5
4
17
Fiorentina
5
4
17
Fiorentina
5
4
18
Bologna
5
2
18
Bologna
5
2
19
Genoa
5
1
19
Genoa
5
1
20
Venezia Football Club
5
0
20
Venezia Football Club
5
0

Champions League

Europa League

conferenceLeagueQual.

Relegation

Ligue 1

2026/27

#
Team
P
Pts
#
Team
P
Pts
1
Monaco
5
13
1
Monaco
5
13
2
Lyon
5
11
2
Lyon
5
11
3
Paris FC
5
11
3
Paris FC
5
11
4
Lille
5
10
4
Lille
5
10
5
Rennes
5
10
5
Rennes
5
10
6
Paris Saint-Germain
5
8
6
Paris Saint-Germain
5
8
7
Angers
5
7
7
Angers
5
7
8
Strasbourg
5
7
8
Strasbourg
5
7
9
Le Mans
5
6
9
Le Mans
5
6
10
Auxerre
5
6
10
Auxerre
5
6
11
Brest
5
5
11
Brest
5
5
12
Lorient
5
5
12
Lorient
5
5
13
Toulouse
5
5
13
Toulouse
5
5
14
Nice
5
5
14
Nice
5
5
15
Lens
5
4
15
Lens
5
4
16
Troyes
5
4
16
Troyes
5
4
17
Marseille
5
3
17
Marseille
5
3
18
Le Havre
5
2
18
Le Havre
5
2

Champions League

Champions League qualification

Europa League

conferenceLeagueQual.

Relegation play-offs

Relegation

Bundesliga

2026/27

#
Team
P
Pts
#
Team
P
Pts
1
Borussia Dortmund
4
12
1
Borussia Dortmund
4
12
2
Bayern Munich
4
10
2
Bayern Munich
4
10
3
Freiburg
4
10
3
Freiburg
4
10
4
Augsburg
4
7
4
Augsburg
4
7
5
Bayer Leverkusen
4
7
5
Bayer Leverkusen
4
7
6
Mainz 05
4
7
6
Mainz 05
4
7
7
Elversberg
4
7
7
Elversberg
4
7
8
Werder Bremen
4
7
8
Werder Bremen
4
7
9
RB Leipzig
4
6
9
RB Leipzig
4
6
10
Eintracht Frankfurt
4
5
10
Eintracht Frankfurt
4
5
11
Schalke 04
4
5
11
Schalke 04
4
5
12
Paderborn
4
4
12
Paderborn
4
4
13
FC Koeln
4
4
13
FC Koeln
4
4
14
Hoffenheim
4
3
14
Hoffenheim
4
3
15
VfB Stuttgart
4
3
15
VfB Stuttgart
4
3
16
Hamburger SV
4
3
16
Hamburger SV
4
3
17
Union Berlin
4
1
17
Union Berlin
4
1
18
Borussia Moenchengladbach
4
0
18
Borussia Moenchengladbach
4
0

Champions League

Europa League

conferenceLeagueQual.

Relegation play-offs

Relegation

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