Champions League. First round. Announcement: PSG — Slovan, Stuttgart — Viking and Sporting —...

Today, September 9, the second game day of the first round of the main stage of the UEFA Champions League 2026/27 will be held. We suggest you follow all the events of the tournament with media so as not to miss anything. STUTTGART — VIKING WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 19:45 ▪️ MHP-ARENA, STUTTGART ▪️ CHIEF REFEREE - NENAD MINAKOVYCH (SERBIA) ▪️ LIVE ON MEGOGO Stuttgart returns to the Champions League after a one-year break. The Swabians competed in the Europa League last season, while Norwegian rivals Viking took part in the Conference League qualifying rounds. Stuttgart's fourth-place finish in the Bundesliga last season guaranteed them a place in Europe's top competition for the second time in three seasons. The German side have made a mixed start to the new campaign, winning two and losing once in the first three rounds, although this defeat was understandable given that it came at the very start against champions Bayern Munich. Sebastian Gueness will no doubt be delighted that his side scored nine goals, although they failed to keep a clean sheet - five of the seven conceded came from Bayern. The Swabians' last appearance in the Champions League is unlikely to be remembered with a smile, considering that in the 2024/25 season, Stuttgart were eliminated after the main stage, finishing in 26th place, collecting ten points, scoring 12 goals and conceding 19. Stuttgart won just one of their four home games in the Champions League that season, although they are unbeaten in their last five meetings at the stadium in all competitions with four wins. Viking approaches the match having passed the qualifying round of the tournament against Dynamo Zagreb, winning (5:3) over two matches. Viking are currently second in the Norwegian league with 44 points after 19 games, just three points behind leaders Bude/Glimt. Head coach Morten Jensen will be the first Viking coach to lead the team to the Champions League since 1992, and it will be the first time in 21 seasons that the Norwegians will be able to prove themselves in the main (group) stage of the European Cup. The Norwegian champions are unbeaten in their last five matches in all competitions, winning three times and scoring 11 goals. In the last seven away matches, Viking lost only once, and in three of them they had to settle for a draw. According to the bookmakers, Sebastian Hennes' wards have more chances of success today. Thus, the odds of 1.22 are offered for the victory of Stuttgart in the main time, while the potential success of the Vikings is estimated at 10.00. The probability of a draw is represented by a coefficient of 7.50. 📋 GUIDELINES STUTTGART: Bredlov — Vagnoman, Yelch, Chabo, Mittelstedt — Premel, Stiller — Leveling, Undav, Fürich — Pejchinovych. VIKING: Estbe - Heggheim, Dalann, Stensness, Gaugen - Moy, Bell, Askildsen - Quia-Egeskug, Christiansen, Tripich. Will not play: Jacques, Narty, Zaymen, Tomas, Assignon (?) - Berisha, Bartelsen, Falchener (?), Gaugen (?), Roset (?). 📊 CURRENT FORM forecast 2:1 PSG is SLOVAK BRATISLAVA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 22:00 ▪️ PARC DE PRINCE, PARIS ▪️ HEAD REFEREE — MYKOLA BALAKIN (UKRAINE) ▪️ LIVE ON MEGOGO Although PSG started their journey to a second consecutive Champions League title rather slowly - the team finished only 11th in the main stage last season - they have nevertheless climbed back to the top of the main European cup. After reaching the play-offs, Luis Enrique's side beat Monaco, then thrashed Chelsea and Liverpool before narrowly overcoming Bayern Munich. The French giants then needed a penalty shoot-out to beat Arsenal in a second successive final after a tense 1-1 draw. PSG became only the second team to retain Europe's major trophy in the Champions League era - after Real Madrid - and look set to build a dynasty as Enrique recently extended his contract. However, it wasn't all good after beating Aston Villa to retain the UEFA Super Cup earlier this season. The Parisians have endured a rare spell of failure: including a loss to Lance in the French Super Cup, PSG have failed to pick up a single win in four domestic matches and sit just 13th in Ligue 1. It started with a draw against Rennes, followed by a 2-2 draw with Lille, both of which ended in a 2-1 draw with Monaco. Although PSG have competed in the tournament every season since the 2012/13 campaign, reaching the play-offs each time, Slovan is simply delighted to be present at the main stage of the Champions League this year. The debut of the Slovak club in the 2024/25 season did not live up to expectations