Overview
- Real Madrid beat Marseille 2-1 despite going down to 10 men, with Kylian Mbappé converting two penalties to secure the club’s 200th Champions League win since the 1990s rebrand.
- Arsenal won 2-0 at Athletic Bilbao as substitutes Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard scored late, each assisting the other in a display of bench impact.
- Tottenham edged Villarreal 1-0 after a fourth‑minute own goal by goalkeeper Luiz Junior, marking Thomas Frank’s first match as a Champions League head coach.
- Juventus and Borussia Dortmund drew 4-4 in Turin with all eight goals after halftime, capped by stoppage‑time strikes from Dusan Vlahovic and Lloyd Kelly for Juve.
- Union Saint‑Gilloise debuted with a 3-1 win at PSV after Promise David netted this season’s first goal, while Qarabag claimed a first-ever Champions League win by rallying 3-2 at Benfica; Villarreal’s Thomas Partey featured late ahead of a scheduled court appearance.