Barça seeks a full house of wins against surprising Køge
The blaugrana side will visit Danish outfit Køge on Thursday 29 October at 21:00 CEST to play the third matchday of the Champions League league phase at the Køge Stadium. FC Barcelona sit in 1st place with 6 points, remaining the only team to have won their opening two matches in the competition.
28 OCT 2026
Following the Ballon d'Or Ceremony, where FC Barcelona won the award for the best club in the world, and where Pere Romeu, Cata Coll and Vicky López claimed the award for best coach, the Yashin Trophy and the Kopa Trophy respectively, the Catalan side return to elite European competition to contest matchday three of the UEFA Women's Champions League league phase. The Azulgrana side sit top of the standings with six points, being the only team to have won both of their opening fixtures, following a 5-2 victory over Paris FC on Matchday 1 and a 0-6 win away to Roma on Matchday 2. Laia Aleixandri, who is recovering from an ACL injury, and Vicky López are the only two absentees for the Spanish side heading into this match. The Blaugranas are four-time winners of Europe's premier club competition: 2020/2021, 2022/2023, 2023/2024 and 2025/2026.
Meanwhile, HB Køge have been turning heads in this Champions League league phase. The Danish outfit sit in 8th place with three points, after falling to a narrow 1-0 defeat against Arsenal on Matchday 1—conceding a goal in the final minute—before bouncing back with a 5-1 thrashing of Servette on Matchday 2. The hosts booked their place in Europe's top flight by successfully navigating two qualifying rounds. In the first round, they overcame Riga 4-1 and Hearts 2-1, before edging past PSV 2-1 on aggregate in the second. Domestically, they top their league table with 29 points from nine wins, two draws and just a single defeat. The two sides have met twice previously in their history, both encounters coming in the 2021/2022 group stage, with the Spanish side claiming two victories: 0-2 away in the first leg and 5-0 at home in the return fixture.
Kick-off time and how to watch
FC Barcelona's Champions League league phase Matchday 3 encounter against Køge will be played this Thursday, 29 October, at 21:00 CEST at the Køge Stadion. The match will be broadcast live on Disney+.