Overview
- Real Madrid opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win over Marseille, overturning Timothy Weah’s opener through two Kylian Mbappé penalties.
- Gerónimo Rulli kept Marseille in the game with a standout display, registering 10 first‑half saves according to Opta.
- Dani Carvajal was sent off for a headbutt on Rulli, leaving Madrid to finish with ten men before Mbappé’s late winner from the spot.
- PSG sporting director Luis Campos said he has zero regret over a three‑signing summer, attributed Gianluigi Donnarumma’s exit to wage demands, and described the club’s finances as balanced with scope to recruit in January or next summer.
- Elsewhere on matchday one, Juventus and Borussia Dortmund drew 4-4, Tottenham beat Villarreal 1-0, and Qarabag stunned Benfica 3-2 in Lisbon.