The 2026/27 UEFA Champions League campaign kicked off on Tuesday, September 8, 2026, with star forwards Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland leading their respective teams to opening victories.

🌟 Key Match Summaries

Real Madrid 2–1 Inter Milan 🇪🇸 🇮🇹

  • Goals: Kylian Mbappé (14'), Federico Valverde (23') — Carlos Augusto (77')

  • Summary: Real Madrid opened their European campaign with a 2-1 win at the Santiago Bernabéu under returning manager José Mourinho. Mbappé slotted home following a setup by Brahim Díaz. Valverde doubled the lead by pouncing on an error from Inter goalkeeper Josep Martínez. Though Carlos Augusto pulled one back late in the second half, Thibaut Courtois pulled off key saves in his 100th Champions League appearance to seal all three points.

FC Porto 0–2 Manchester City 🇵🇹 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • Goals: Erling Haaland (47', 90+1')

  • Summary: Erling Haaland scored two second-half goals at the Estádio do Dragão to give new manager Enzo Maresca a victorious Champions League debut on the Manchester City bench. After a goalless first half dominated by Porto keeper Diogo Costa's saves, Haaland broke the deadlock shortly after halftime off an Enzo Fernández cross and added a late second via Rayan Aït-Nouri's cutback.

Club Brugge 2–3 Aston Villa 🇧🇪 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

  • Goals: Hugo Vetlesen, Nicolo Tresoldi (pen) — John McGinn (11'), Emiliano Buendía, Nicolas Jackson

  • Summary: Aston Villa picked up an away win in Belgium to kick off their European season. John McGinn ended Villa's recent scoring dry spell early, followed by strikes from Buendía and Jackson. Club Brugge fought back with a second-half penalty, but Villa held on under late pressure.

📊 Full Champions League Results (Tuesday, Sep 8)

Match Result
Real Madrid vs Inter Milan 2 – 1
FC Porto vs Manchester City 0 – 2
Club Brugge vs Aston Villa 2 – 3
Borussia Dortmund vs Villarreal 3 – 2
Lille vs Real Betis 2 – 3
AEK Athens vs LASK 1 – 0