Overview
- Manchester City beat Napoli 2-0, with Erling Haaland scoring to reach 50 Champions League goals in 49 games for the quickest half‑century in the competition.
- Liverpool edged Atletico Madrid 3-2 as Virgil van Dijk headed a 92nd‑minute winner, with Diego Simeone sent off after a confrontation he said followed sustained insults from nearby fans.
- Holders Paris Saint‑Germain opened with a 4-0 home win over Atalanta, featuring goals from Marquinhos, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes and Goncalo Ramos.
- Bayern Munich defeated Chelsea 3-1 as Harry Kane struck twice, adding a penalty and a second‑half finish after Trevoh Chalobah’s own goal and before Cole Palmer’s reply.
- Real Madrid came from behind to beat Marseille 2-1 with two Kylian Mbappé penalties, after which he noted the difficulty of handball interpretations in current officiating.