Monday was one of the biggest nights of the year in football, as the 2026 Ballon d'Or ceremony in London saw Harry Kane and Alexia Putellas crowned the best players of the year. Now, it's time to turn our attention back to the ongoing season, with Serie A action during the week and Matchday 3 of the UEFA Women's Champions League on the schedule. I'm Francesco Porzio with the latest.
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All times U.S./Eastern
Wednesday, Oct. 28
๐ฎ๐น Serie A: AC Milan vs. Bologna, 1:30 p.m. โก๏ธ Paramount+
๐ฎ๐น Serie A: Venezia vs. Inter, 1:30 p.m. โก๏ธ Paramount+
๐ช๐บ UWCL: Chelsea vs. Roma, 1:45 p.m. (Paramount+, CBS Sports Network)
๐ช๐บ UWCL: Bayern Munich vs. Real Madrid, 1:45 p.m. (Paramount+)
๐ช๐บ UWCL: Servette vs. OH Leuven, 1:45 p.m. (Paramount+)
๐ช๐บ UWCL: Arsenal vs. Benfica, 4 p.m. (Paramount+)
๐ช๐บ UWCL: OL Lyonnes vs. Inter, 4 p.m. (Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network)
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ EFL Cup: Manchester City vs. Brighton, 3:30 p.m. โก๏ธ Paramount+
Thursday, Oct. 29
๐ช๐บ UWCL: Austria Wien vs. Juventus, 1:45 p.m. (Paramount+, CBS Sports Network)
๐ช๐บ UWCL: Paris FC vs. Hacken, 1:45 p.m. (Paramount+)
๐ช๐บ UWCL: HB Koge vs. Barcelona, 4 p.m. (Paramount+, CBS Sports Network)
๐ช๐บ UWCL: Manchester City vs. Paris Saint-Germain, 4 p.m. (Paramount+, CBS Sports Golazo Network)
๐ UWCL is Back
The 2026-27 UEFA Women's Champions League will reach the midway point of the league phase as Matchday 3 action kicks off Wednesday. The league phase table hardly looks like a final verdict, with only one team on maximum points, while some clubs are comfortable with split results and others are desperate to keep their campaigns alive. Matchday 3 offers an opportunity to either shake up the table or for clubs to separate themselves, with just four rounds of play left before February's knockout playoffs. Here's what our own Sandra Herrera wrote about the upcoming matches:
- Herrera: "The reigning title holders return to the Champions League with even more hardware than before. The club and several players racked up plenty of honors at the Ballon d'Or ceremony on Monday. The club took home best club, manager Pere Romeu nabbed women's coach of the year, Vicky Lopez won best young talent and Cata Coll was named best goalkeeper. Alexia Putellas, now with London City Lionesses, was awarded the women's Ballon d'Or, largely for her accomplishments during her final season with FC Barcelona, since the voting period ran from August 2025 to July 2026. After defeating Paris FC 5-2 on Matchday 1, Barcelona followed up with a 6-0 blowout of Roma on Matchday 2. They're cruising during the league phase, especially with an attack powered by several standouts, including Lopez, Claudia Pina, Kerolin and Ewa Pajor."
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