Champions League Tournament 2026 Is Kicking Off On Roshtein!
1 Sep, 2026
- 🏆PSG are going for three in a row after beating Arsenal on penalties in Budapest, something only Real Madrid have managed in the modern era
- 🎯The Roshtein guessing game is back, with correct scores and match winners turning into leaderboard points and prizes
- ⚡Four clubs are debutants, including an Azerbaijani side coached by a former game show winner
Fresh on the heels of the global phenomenon that was the 2026 FIFA World Cup (Spain beat Argentina 1:0 in extra-time), the world is gearing up for its next elite footie competition, and the Champions League is nearly upon us. Thirty-six clubs, eight matchdays, and a Roshtein leaderboard waiting to be climbed all over again!
It all starts on Tuesday, September 8, and the opening round is a monster. Real Madrid vs Inter puts José Mourinho in the Bernabéu dugout against the club he won the treble with, thirteen years after his first spell in Spain ended. Porto host Manchester City, who arrive in a strange new world of their own after Pep Guardiola walked away following ten years and twenty trophies, leaving Enzo Maresca to follow a legend. Wednesday serves up Liverpool vs Atlético Madrid and Napoli vs Arsenal, and Thursday closes with Bayern vs Bodø/Glimt and Manchester United's return against debutants Sabah.
The summer was chaos, and the numbers tell you everything. Morgan Rogers moved to Chelsea for £117 million, the most expensive British player ever, at a club that is not even in Europe this season. Manchester City broke their own record at £116 million for Elliot Anderson, Real Madrid smashed theirs at roughly £107 million for 19-year-old Yan Diomande, and Rodri quietly went back to Spain with Barcelona. Arsenal added Konsa and Bruno Guimarães, Barça grabbed Anthony Gordon and Karim Adeyemi, and four clubs are in the league phase for the very first time.
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As for who lifts it in Madrid next June, here’s a sneak peak at some prime sportsbetting odds. PSG are the 5/1 favourites after beating Arsenal on penalties in Budapest, chasing a third straight title that only Real Madrid have ever managed. Bayern and Arsenal follow at 6/1, Barcelona and Manchester City at 7/1, Real Madrid at 9/1 hunting a sixteenth. Nobody got a soft draw either: Arsenal face Real Madrid, Bayern and Dortmund, while Barcelona meet PSG and City.
And this is where it gets good, because the Roshtein Champions League Tournament kicks off on the exact same night. You saw what the World Cup version turned into, weeks of relentless guessing that ended with alexzarva sitting on top of the World Cup leaderboard when the dust settled. This one is bigger. Eight league phase matchdays, a full knockout bracket, and nine months of chances to out-predict everybody else in the community.
The rules are dead simple. Nail the correct score on a selected fixture and you bank the maximum points going. Call the winner and you still walk away with points, so being close never leaves you empty-handed.
Tune in on September 8th, get your scores and winners locked in before kick-off, and settle in for the action. The leaderboard opens the moment the first ball is kicked in Madrid, and a mighty battle to see who’ll end up on top at the end of the season is about to begin. Might as well be you!
