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12. októbra 2026
bet365's free-to-play Tournament Challenge is back, with up to £20,000 up for grabs on selected matchdays(Image: bet365)
After a three-week international break, the UEFA Champions League returns this week, with Arsenal, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, and Aston Villa all in action.
Arsenal host Lille at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday, while United face a tough away trip to Atletico Madrid.
Liverpool travel to Austria to take on LASK on Wednesday, with Aston Villa looking to build on their opening victory over Club Brugge when they host Fenerbahce.
Enzo Maresca’s side will meet reigning champions PSG in one of the standout fixtures of Matchday 2.
In total, there are 18 matches taking place as Europe’s elite battle for crucial early points.
And to make things even more exciting, bet365's free-to-play Tournament Challenge is back, with up to £20,000 up for grabs on selected matchdays across the tournament - including this week’s action.
There’s also a share of a huge £250,000 prize pot to be won.
Predict the correct outcome - win, lose or draw - of every fixture on those matchdays, earning points for each correct result.
The top four players on every matchday leaderboard will win cash prizes, while those finishing in the top 100 will receive bet credits.*
Leaderboards will be available for matchdays 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8, as well as the knockout phase play-offs and the Round of 16 (legs one and two combined).
Just return after each matchday to submit your predictions for the next phase.
Entries for Matchday 2 are open now, so make sure you get your selections in before kick-off on Tuesday evening.
Prizes are also available at the end of the tournament, with the player who tops the overall Tournament Challenge leaderboard after the final taking home £50,000.
With Matchday 1 already complete, there are nine more opportunities to win the £20,000 matchday prize during the tournament, meaning one player could pocket up to £250,000 by also topping the overall leaderboard.
A major new addition this year is Your Leagues, which lets customers create and join private leaderboards with friends.
Users can share league codes or names to invite others, and once a matchday is underway, players can view each other’s picks to see what their rivals have chosen.
The Mirror has even created its own league, giving readers the chance to join the competition and see how their predictions stack up.
Alongside the Tournament Challenge, bet365 will have all the latest odds throughout the UEFA Champions League.
Spanish giants Barcelona are the current 4/1 favourites to win the competition for the sixth time, while last year’s winners PSG are just behind at 11/2, alongside Arsenal and Harry Kane’s Bayern Munich.
Heavyweights Real Madrid are currently 7/1 to lift the trophy in their home city at the Estadio Metropolitano in June, while Man City are priced at 9/1 .
Kylian Mbappe is 5/1 favourite to finish as the competition’s top goalscorer, just ahead of Erling Haaland at 11/2 and Harry Kane at 6/1 .
*T&Cs for the challenge and general T&Cs can be viewed here.
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