Overview
- Matchday three opened with 43 goals in nine fixtures as PSG won 7–2 at Leverkusen, Barcelona beat Olympiacos 6–1, Inter topped Union SG 4–0 and Arsenal thrashed Atlético 4–0.
- At the Emirates, Arsenal pulled away after the break with goals from Gabriel Magalhães, Gabriel Martinelli and a Viktor Gyökeres brace to hand Atlético a heavy defeat.
- Real Madrid host Juventus on Wednesday at the Bernabéu four days before El Clásico, with confirmed absences including Dani Carvajal, Dani Ceballos, Dean Huijsen, Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rüdiger and David Alaba.
- Courtois criticized LaLiga and Javier Tebas for overlaying “Compromiso por la paz” during the coordinated 15‑second player stoppages, calling it censorship and manipulation.
- South America’s week features Universidad de Chile vs. Lanús in a Copa Sudamericana semifinal first leg on Thursday (DSports/ESPN), River Plate vs. Independiente Rivadavia in the Copa Argentina semifinal on Friday (TyC Sports), and Universitario securing a 2026 Copa Libertadores berth.