Mohamed Salah’s timely late intervention made sure of a victorious return of the Champions League to Anfield as Liverpool beat Bologna 2-0.Alexis Mac Allister’s first goal in Europe’s elite club competition gave the Reds an 11th-minute lead against the debutants, but the night was far from straightforward for the hosts.However, for the ninth time in as many Champions League app...Full Story »

Aston Villa produced a memorable repeat of their famous European Cup final victory over Bayern Munich as they won 1-0 in the Champions League at Villa Park.Villa beat the German club 42 years ago to lift Europe’s biggest prize when Peter Withe was the hero in Rotterdam.Jhon Duran was the matchwinner this time as he continued his role of super sub, with a 79th-minute strike his fifth goal a...Full Story »

Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka struck in the first half to hand Arsenal an impressive 2-0 Champions League win against Paris St Germain at the Emirates.Havertz opened the scoring after 20 minutes before stand-in captain Saka doubled his side’s advantage with 10 minutes of the first half remaining.The French champions hit the post and crossbar, but Arsenal saw out the match to secure a stateme...Full Story »

Celtic got a taste of their own medicine in Germany as they came crashing back down to earth with a 7-1 Champions League defeat against Borussia Dortmund.Brendan Rodgers’ side had won their previous 17 matches and scored 33 goals this season before arriving at Signal Iduna Park in confident mood, fresh from a 6-0 win over St Johnstone on Saturday and a 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava in...Full Story »

An astonishing double save from David Raya ensured Arsenal avoided defeat in their Champions League opener at Atalanta.The Gunners keeper repelled a penalty from Italy striker Mateo Retegui and somehow got back across his goal to keep out the rebound as Mikel Arteta’s side escaped with a goalless draw.It was not exactly vintage Champions League fare in northern Italy, with Arsenal blunt in...Full Story »

Manchester City failed to spark as they were forced to settle for a goalless draw in their Champions League opener against Inter Milan.There was none of the tension of the last time the teams met in the 2023 final as City struggled to break down an impressive Inter side who troubled them on numerous occasions at the Etihad Stadium.Phil Foden and Ilkay Gundogan went close late on but former Manch...Full Story »

Celtic started the new Champions League format with a 5-1 win over Slovan Bratislava which eclipsed their biggest victory in the group stage era.Brendan Rodgers declared before the game that his side were more ready than ever to make their mark on Europe’s elite competition and they vindicated his confidence as Liam Scales opened their campaign with a 17th-minute header.The Scottish champi...Full Story »

Liverpool marked their return to the Champions League with a convincing 3-1 victory over AC Milan as head coach Arne Slot produced a strong response to questions over his selection policy.Goals from centre-backs Ibrahima Konate and Virgil van Dijk overturned Christian Pulisic’s third-minute opener for the hosts and Dominik Szoboszlai’s first club goal since March secured the result m...Full Story »

Aston Villa paid the perfect tribute to former striker Gary Shaw as they enjoyed a dream Champions League debut with a 3-0 win at Young Boys.Villa’s return to the top table of European football was overshadowed by Monday’s death of Shaw, a golden boy of the club’s past success at this level when he helped them to European Cup glory in 1982.Boss Unai Emery told his current crop ...Full Story »

Rangers’ Champions League aspirations ended for another season with a 2-0 defeat by Dynamo Kyiv at Hampden Park where they ended up with 10 men.Following a 1-1 draw in the first leg of their third qualifier in Poland last week, the match struggled to spark into life until the 51st minute when new signing Jefte, making his first start for the Light Blues, was sent off by referee Marco ...Full Story »