Champions League: Haaland, Mbappé star as Madrid, City, PSG win big
Matchday 1 of the new League Phase delivered high-scoring wins for Real Madrid, Manchester City, PSG, Barcelona and Liverpool across two nights.
KEY POINTS
- Haaland hits 59 goals in 59 CL games as City win 2-0 at Porto
- Mbappé reaches 71 CL goals, tying Raúl for 5th all-time
- PSG crush Slovan 6-1 with Ferran Torres hat-trick
- Barcelona rout Feyenoord 5-1; Raphinha scores twice
- Liverpool, Sporting, Arsenal, Betis, Dortmund all win
Erling Haaland scored twice as Manchester City beat Porto 2-0, reaching 59 Champions League goals in 59 appearances. Kylian Mbappé netted his 71st competition goal in Real Madrid's 2-1 win over Inter, tying Raúl for fifth on the all-time list.
Borussia Dortmund overcame Villarreal 3-2 with two late Guirassy goals, a victory dedicated to Greek midfielder Konstantinos Karetsas who was forced off injured in the 27th minute. Real Betis staged a 3-2 comeback at Lille, capitalising on Ethan Mbappé's 56th-minute red card.
On Wednesday, Paris Saint-Germain routed Slovan Bratislava 6-1 with Ferran Torres claiming a hat-trick. Barcelona thrashed Feyenoord 5-1 as Raphinha scored twice and Lamine Yamal added another.
Liverpool overturned a first-half deficit to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 at Anfield, while Sporting Lisbon recovered from an early own goal to defeat Galatasaray 3-1. Arsenal edged Napoli 1-0 thanks to Kai Havertz's 75th-minute strike from a Riccardo Calafiori assist.
Greek internationals featured prominently: Giorgos Vagiannidis played 90 minutes for Sporting, Fotis Ioannidis came on as a substitute, and Kostas Tsimikas replaced the injured Kerkez late for Liverpool.
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