Champions League scores, live updates: Bayern Munich ready for title challenge; Manchester United hosts debutants Sabah FK

Bayern Munich came up short in its quest last season to claim the Champions League . After losing 6-5 on aggregate to eventual champions Paris Saint-Germain in the semifinals, Vincent Kompany's side knows it's time to reset and go again as one of the competition's favorites. "The focus for now is just on Bodø/Glimt, but I think it is always good to clearly state goals," Kompany told reporters on Wednesday . "My priority now is on winning tomorrow, and we want to put everything into that. … It is not always in your own hands, it is about details. There are no excuses, you have to be better than the opposition, but you also need luck, which you have to force." The German giants take on Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt, who were the Cinderellas of last year's Champions League in reaching the Round of 16 after knocking off Inter Milan. Join or create a Yahoo Fantasy Football league for the 2026 NFL season   Manchester United is back in the Champions League for the first time since 2023-24, the last season under the old group stage format. The Red Devils will take on Azerbaijan's Sabah FK, a club that was founded only nine years ago and qualified for the League Stage through the playoffs. Another team making its debut in the competition on Thursday is Italian side Como, coached by Spanish legend Cesc Fàbregas, who will host RB Leipzig. While its a big match in the club's history, Fàbregas approached it like another match. "I didn't [tell the team] anything out of the ordinary," Fàbregas said . "If I said something different, they might think it's a completely different kind of game. Instead, I want them to approach it exactly as we always do." In the other late match, Slavia Prague will take on Lens at Fortuna Arena in Prague. Thursday's Champions League scores LIVE : Fenerbahçe vs. Roma LIVE : PSV vs. Shakhtar Donetsk 3 p.m. ET : Bayern Munich vs. Bodø/Glimt 3 p.m. ET : Como vs. RB Leipzig 3 p.m. ET : Manchester United vs. Sabah FK 3 p.m. ET : Slavia Prague vs. Lens Follow along with Yahoo Sports for all of Thursday's Champions League action. We'll have live updates, scores and all the highlights from the final games of Matchday 1. 2026-27 Champions League schedule Matchday 1: Sept. 8-10 Matchday 2: Oct. 13-14 Matchday 3: Oct. 20-21 Matchday 4: Nov. 3-4 Matchday 5: Nov. 24-25 Matchday 6: Dec. 8-9 Matchday 7: Jan. 19-20 Matchday 8: Jan. 27 Knockout phase playoffs: Feb. 16-17 and 23-24 Round of 16: March 9-10 and 16-17 Quarterfinals : April 6-7 and 13-14 Semifinals : April 27-28 and May 4-5 Final: June 5 (Madrid)