Kick Off: Di Maria, Ter Stegen in UCL POTW nominees; Madrid break shaming record

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TOP HEADLINE

PSG 3-0 Real Madrid: Di Maria helps Neymar-less hosts slay misfiring Los Blancos

Angel Di Maria stepped up in the absence of Paris Saint-Germain's first-choice attacking trio by delivering a double in a 3-0 Champions League victory over a lacklustre Real Madrid.

Atletico 2-2 Juve: Sarri concedes 2-goal lead as Savic & Herrera seal comeback

Maurizio Sarri's Juventus drew his first Champions League game in charge as Atletico Madrid came from behind in Group D on Wednesday.

Ter Stegen, Di Maria and 2 hat-trick heroes nominated for UCL Player of the Week

Erling Haaland, Angel Di Maria, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Mislav Orsic are the four nominees for Champions League Player of the Week.

10 years since Real Madrid lost by 3+ goals away in Europe and failed to score

Against PSG, Real Madrid also fail to shot on target for the first time since 2003/04.

MATCH REPORT

Bayern 3-0 Red Star: Lewy's 200th goal sees Kovac's side win UCL opener

Bayern stroll to what ended up being a comfortable win against Red Star Belgrade, with Coman's first-half diving header opening the scoring before Lewandowski got the crucial second and Muller rounded it off with a clever free-kick routine.

Shakhtar 0-3 Man City: Mahrez-inspired Citizens get off to a winning start

Manchester City made light work of Shakhtar Donetsk to get their quest for European glory off to the perfect start.

Olympiakos 2-2 Tottenham: Spurs give away 2-goal lead in bitter UCL opener

Having taken a two-goal lead at Olympiacos, Tottenham had to settle for a point in an unconvincing start to their Champions League campaign.

THESE THINGS HAPPENED

OFFICIAL: Victor Lindelof signs a new long-term contract with Man Utd until 2024

Victor Lindelof has signed a new long-term contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the club until at least June 2024. There is an option to extend for a further year.

De Jong 'likes' comment calling for Valverde to be sacked

Barcelona midfielder Frenkie de Jong 'liked' - and then quickly 'unliked' - an Instagram post calling for the removal of Ernesto Valverde as manager after the goalless draw at Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday.

Auba & Pepe lead Arsenal UEL squad to visit Frankfurt, Holding in but Ozil out

Arsenal have announced their UEL squad to visit Frankfurt.

Neymar and Mbappe enjoy PSG-Real Madrid from the stands

Neymar and Kylian Mbappe watched Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League tie with Real Madrid from the stands.

Dembele travels to Paris today but he could return for Granada clash

The Frenchman faces the final phase of his recovery after being injured on 16 August at Bilbao.

OFFICIAL: LFP abolishes the Coupe de la Ligue (league cup) with immediate effect

After the meeting on September 18, The Board of Directors and then the General Assembly of the LFP decided to abolish the Coupe de la Ligue (French league cup) at the end of 2019-2020 season. 

RONALDO'S INTERVIEW

Ronaldo: Sex with Georgina better than the best goal of my career

Portugal forward Cristiano Ronaldo said scoring his favourite-ever goal was not better than sex with girlfriend Georgina Rodriguez.

Ronaldo: There are only four people in the world who I trust

The 34-year-old striker spoke to English journalist Piers Morgan as part of an interview for UK television network ITV where he offered open view of his personal and professional life.

Ronaldo wants to find McDonald's employees who used to give him food as a kid

Cristiano Ronaldo has started a search to find some McDonald's employees who used to give him food as a youngster.

WHAT THEY SAY

Eto'o: If Xavi doesn't end up coaching Barca, I'll kill him

The former midfielder has begun his managerial career in Qatar and, long tipped as a future coach, the Cameroon legend thinks he has what it takes

Barkley: I'm Chelsea's penalty taker & I'll take the next one

The Blues midfielder says it's not the end of the world that he missed against Valencia although did accept it was a disappointment to lose the game.

Willian: I asked to take the crucial penalty which Barkley failed to convert

The Brazilian says his team-mate told him he was confident about scoring but insists he has no ill-feeling towards the England man despite the miss

AF COLUMNS & IN DEPTHS

Shaqiri gets new role, Van Dijk gets angry and other Liverpool moments missed

Liverpool began the defence of their Champions League crown with a disappointing defeat at Napoli on Tuesday.

Angel of death, Higuain struggles, Coutinho stars... Talking points of UCL games

Matchday 1 of the 2019-20 Champions League group stage is over after eight more matches on Wednesday.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

Sex better than best goal, nearly joining Arsenal... Ronaldo's full interview

FIXTURES OF THE DAY

Europa League

UTC 2019/09/19 16:55 Frankfurt vs Arsenal

UTC 2019/09/19 19:00 Man Utd vs Astana