Liverpool welcome Porto on Wednesday, December 9, 2026, for a UEFA Champions League fixture (Round 6). Here are the start times for fans watching from different parts of the world.
Kick-off times around the world
Wherever you are watching from, the start time works out as 5:00 PM in Brazil (Brasília), 8:00 PM in London, 1:30 AM on Thursday in New Delhi, 7:00 AM on Thursday in Australia (Sydney), 3:00 AM on Thursday in Indonesia (Jakarta), 5:00 AM on Thursday in Japan and 5:00 AM on Thursday in South Korea. Fans in New Delhi, Indonesia, Japan and South Korea will be watching in the early hours of the morning. These times are worked out from the scheduled kick-off, so they may shift if the fixture is moved.
Recent meetings
Over the last 2 meetings, the tally is 2 wins for Liverpool, no wins for Porto and no draws. The most recent game between them in 2021 finished Liverpool 2-0 Porto (UEFA Champions League). 8 goals in 2 games, or 4 a game. That suggests an open game when the two sides meet.
What to expect
Games like this tend to turn on small details, whether that is a set piece, a single mistake or one moment of quality. Neither Liverpool nor Porto will want to fall behind early, and the opening twenty minutes may say a lot about how the game goes. Liverpool will want the home crowd involved early, while Porto will aim to stay organised and make the first hour uncomfortable. A result here could shift things in this season’s UEFA Champions League table, even if only by a place or two. A good atmosphere in the stadium can make a real difference, and both sets of supporters will have made their plans. Form can count for a lot, but it rarely settles a game on its own. Set pieces, transitions and the first twenty minutes are usually the things worth watching early on. Games at this point in the schedule often swing on fitness and rotation as much as on tactics. Supporters of both clubs will be hoping for a performance as much as a result. Even a single result can change the mood around a club for a few weeks, which is why games like this get so much attention. The fixture list rarely leaves much time to dwell on a single result, so every game in this stretch carries some weight. Fans watching from abroad can use the times above to plan around work, school or sleep. For the neutral, there is plenty to enjoy in a match between two sides with something to play for. It is worth checking this page again closer to kick-off for any change to the details.