Champions League | 25/26 season
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League Phase
Ajax 0 - 2 Inter Milan
Marcus Thuram scored twice as Inter Milan began their Champions League campaign with a convincing win at Ajax.
PSG 4 - 0 Atalanta
Paris St-Germain began the defence of their Champions League crown in emphatic fashion with a commanding win over Atalanta at the Parc des Princes.
Bayern Munich 3 - 1 Chelsea
Harry Kane took full advantage of Chelsea’s defensive frailties to score twice for Bayern Munich. Bayern’s greater nous at the highest level told. They have now won their opening group fixture for 22 consecutive seasons. Manuel Neuer, at 39, was playing his 151st Champions League match. Chelsea’s 24-man squad combined had just 117 appearances between them before kick-off.
Liverpool 3 - 2 Atletico Madrid
Arne Slot's side are certainly making a habit of these late winners. This time it was Virgil van Dijk with the deciding goal.
Benfica 2 - 3 Qarabag
Qarabag staged a remarkable comeback in Lisbon to become the first Azerbaijani side to win a match in the Champions League proper.
Juventus 4 - 4 Borussia Dortmund
Englishman Lloyd Kelly struck a dramatic equaliser in the sixth minute of added time to rescue a point for Juventus following an eight-goal spectacle at home to Dortmund.
Real Madrid 2 - 1 Marseille
Kylian Mbappé scored twice from the penalty spot as 10-man Real Madrid fought back to beat Marseille in their opening Champions League fixture.
Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Villarreal
Thomas Frank marked his Champions League bow with a win as Tottenham profited from a gift of a goal by Villarreal goalkeeper Luiz Junior.
Athletic Club 0 - 2 Arsenal
Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard came off the bench to deliver the goals as Arsenal opened their Champions League campaign with victory over Athletic Club.
Qualifying Rounds
Kairat 0 - 0 Celtic (The match finished 0-0 on aggregate) Kairat won 3-2 on penalties
Celtic’s Champions League hopes came to a shuddering halt in Kazakhstan as Brendan Rodgers’ side crashed out on penalties to Kairat Almaty, failing to score across 210 minutes of football.
Celtic 0 - 0 Kairat
Celtic’s Champions League prospects remain finely poised after they were held to a goalless draw in Glasgow by a spirited Kairat side.
Bodø/Glimt 5-0 Sturm Graz
Bodø/Glimt are within touching distance of a first-ever place in the Champions League group stage after dismantling Sturm Graz with a ruthless attacking display. The Norwegian champions flew out of the blocks, Kasper Høgh opening the scoring with a deft chip before Odin Bjørtuft’s header doubled the lead inside the opening minutes.
Rangers 1 - 3 Club Brugge
Rangers’ hopes of reaching the Champions League group stage were left in tatters after a shambolic opening spell allowed Club Brugge to seize control
Viktoria Plzeň 2 - 1 Rangers (Rangers won 4-2 on aggregate)
Rangers reached the Champions League play-off stage after surviving a testing night against Viktoria Plzen
Rangers 3-0 Viktoria Plzen
Rangers took a huge towards progression to the Champions League play-offs after a comfortable win over Viktoria Plzen.
Panathinaikos 1 - 1 Rangers (Rangers won 3-1 on aggregate)
Not the best performance for Rangers but they got the job done in Athens. The Ibrox club are now guaranteed European football until into 2026.
Rangers 2 - 0 Panathinaikos
Goals from Findlay Curtis and Djeidi Gassama secured a 2-0 victory over Panathinaikos in the first leg of their Champions League second-round qualifier.
Linfield 1 - 1 Shelbourne (Shelbourne won 2-1 on aggregate)
Shelbourne booked their place in the second qualifying round of the Champions League after eliminating ten-man Linfield.
The winners of this tie now face Qarabag in the next round, while Linfield drop into the Europa Conference League, where they will meet Lithuanian champions Žalgiris.
How the 2024/2025 Champions League was won
The French champions produced a dominant display to dismantle Inter Milan in what will be remembered as one of the most one-sided finals in the competition's history.
