Overview

• Marcus Rashford, starting for injured Lamine Yamal, scored both goals in Barcelona’s 2-1 win at St. James’ Park.
• Manchester City beat Napoli 2-0 as Kevin De Bruyne’s Etihad return ended after 26 minutes following Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s red card, with Erling Haaland hitting 50 goals in 49 Champions League games and Jeremy Doku adding the second.
• Club Brugge defeated Monaco 4-1 a day after Monaco’s aborted flight caused by an aircraft air-conditioning failure, with three quick first-half goals setting the tone.
• Bayer Leverkusen salvaged a 2-2 draw at FC Copenhagen via a stoppage-time own goal in Kasper Hjulmand’s first Champions League match as manager.
• Elsewhere, Eintracht Frankfurt recovered from conceding early to beat Galatasaray 5-1, and Sporting Lisbon overcame newcomer Kairat 4-1 after a trip of more than 7,000 kilometers from Kazakhstan.