Overview
- Chelsea beat Barcelona 3-0 at Stamford Bridge with a Koundé own goal, an Estevão strike and a Liam Delap finish from an Enzo Fernández assist.
- Ronald Araújo was sent off for Barcelona and Enzo Fernández had two goals disallowed after VAR checks.
- The win lifts Chelsea to 10 points while Barcelona remain on 7, heightening pressure before the final round of league-phase fixtures.
- Bayer Leverkusen defeated Manchester City 1-0 at the Etihad through an Alejandro Grimaldo goal, ending City's unbeaten start in this campaign.
- Benfica earned their first group points with a 2-0 victory at Ajax in Amsterdam, courtesy of goals from Samuel Dahl and Georgiy Sudakov, as Real Madrid prepare to visit Olympiacos without Thibaut Courtois and Dean Huijsen and with Antonio Rüdiger held back for protection.