Kick Off: Messi nets 1st PSG goal & sinks City; Real Madrid shocked by Sheriff

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Match Reports

PSG 2-0 Man City: Messi opens his PSG account to stun Guardiola's City

An Idrissa Gueye opener early into the match and Lionel Messi's first-ever Paris Saint-Germain goal after the break gave the French side a 2-0 victory in their Champions League group-stage match against Manchester City on Tuesday night.

Real Madrid 1-2 Sheriff: Madrid suffer loss to visitors, Sheriff go top of group

Sebastien Thill's 89th minute screamer saw Moldovan outfit Sheriff shock Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.

Milan 1-2 Atletico: Griezmann & Suarez fire in 10 mins to spare Atleti from loss

Luis Suarez's last-gasp penalty and Antoine Griezmann's first goal since returning to Atletico Madrid earned the Spanish side a 2-1 victory over 10-man AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday.

Porto 1-5 Liverpool: Firmino, Mane & Salah net to seal Reds' 2nd straight CL win

Liverpool cruised to another emphatic win in Porto, with Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino both scoring twice as the Reds won 5-1 in the Champions League.

Shakhtar 0-0 Inter: Nerazzurri are held & only get 1 point in 2 UCL games

Game is over and the final score is Shakhtar 0-0 Inter. Nerazzurri are held & only get 1 point in 2 UCL games

Dortmund 1-0 Sporting CP: Malen inspires BVB to well-earned win over Sporting CP

A Donyell Malen goal before the interval was enough for Borussia Dortmund to grab a well-deserved yet narrow 1-0 victory over Sporting CP in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

Ajax 2-0 Besiktas: Haller makes history as Ajax beat Besiktas

The former West Ham striker followed his four-goal salvo against Sporting by netting the second goal on Tuesday night.

Top Headline

Pep's right - Messi proves he's still the greatest

Pep Guardiola knew how to get the very best out of a young Lionel Messi and on Tuesday, it had looked liked he had worked out how to stop an ageing one too.

OFFICIAL: Kante has tested positive for COVID-19

With the 30-year-old being ruled out for the immediate future, Chelsea will have to make do without a world-class operator when facing Juventus on Wednesday.

Lionel Messi has scored his first goal for PSG

Lionel Messi: "They were a great opponent, it was important for us to win, I'm very happy to have scored."

EURO 2020 winners Italy will meet America champions Argentina in June 2022

UEFA and CONMEBOL have today announced the broadening of their existing cooperation as well as the staging of a match between the UEFA EURO 2020 winners Italy and the CONMEBOL Copa América 2021 winners Argentina during the international window in June 2022 at a venue to be confirmed.

RIP Roger Hunt: Liverpool legend and England World Cup winner dies aged 83

Roger Hunt, a member of England's 1966 World Cup winning squad and Liverpool's second-highest goalscorer ever, has died at the age of 83.

UEFA appeal to remove a judge after suspending legal action against ESL

UEFA has appealed to remove a judge in Madrid from its case against clubs still committed to the European Super League after suspending its legal action.

This Thing Happen

Haaland putting up numbers that neither Cristiano nor Messi did

It has been two years and 11 days since Erling Haaland made his Champions League debut, and it took him just 45 minutes to score a hat-trick against Genk.

Ajax's Haller sets Champions League record against Besiktas

Sebastien Haller has become the first player in Champions League history to score five goals in his first two appearances in the competition.

Real Madrid reportedly emerge as shock destination for former Tottenham defender

Amazingly, the Ivorian full-back Aurier, who played for PSG before Spurs, is now reportedly a shock target for Spanish giants Real Madrid.

'HOW??': Bernardo open goal shocker at PSG branded 'miss of the SEASON' so far

Bernardo Silva left viewers of Manchester City's crunch clash with PSG stunned after missing an open goal, somehow hitting the crossbar inside the six-yard box.

Gerard Pique and Joan Laporta getting along in Lisbon

Barcelona have arrived in Lisbon. Ronald Koeman’s team landed at 7.30pm Spain time in the Portuguese capital and have headed to their hotel, the Epic Sana, near the city centre.

Maguire could be out injured for a few weeks, says Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says captain Harry Maguire is facing a “few weeks” on the sidelines with a calf injury.

What They Say

That's not what Leo does: Ferdinand shocked that Messi lay down behind the wall

Rio Ferdinand and Owen Hargreaves could not believe their eyes when they saw Lionel Messi lying down behind the PSG wall to stop free-kick taker Riyad Mahrez going under it.

Guardiola admits Man City did 'everything but score' as Messi sunk his old boss

Pep Guardiola could only find one fault in Manchester City's performance against Lionel Messi and Co on Tuesday – they couldn't find the net.

Tuchel: ‘You don’t need Cristiano Ronaldo to win games’

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel reveals N’Golo Kante will miss the game against Juventus due to COVID and urges the Blues to bounce back after their defeat against Manchester City.

Salah's goalscoring ability at Liverpool is 'becoming ridiculous', says Crouch

Peter Crouch has lauded Mohamed Salah's goalscoring ability as 'incredible' after the Liverpool forward's record-breaking exploits over the past week.

Ancelotti: Real Madrid didn't lose by putting Camavinga at left-back

Carlo Ancelotti does not believe that the reason why Real Madrid lost 2-1 at home to Sheriff was down to the way they in which they went chasing a winner.

Jorginho backed by Italy team-mate Chiellini for the Ballon d’Or

Giorgio Chiellini insists Italy team-mate Jorginho “truly deserves” to win the Ballon d’Or.

Paul Merson: Arsenal can challenge for the top 4 after convincing win over Spurs

Arsenal can mount a stunning challenge for the top four this season according to their former player Paul Merson.

Koeman: It's hard to be at the level of the top teams

Speaking to the media ahead of his side's trip to Lisbon to face Benfica, Barcelona head coach Ronald Koeman had a message of caution and realism, with a reminder of where expectations should be for the Blaugrana in the Champions League this season.

In Depth

Aston Villa goalkeeper Martinez: The master of intimidation at penalties

We all know that in football a penalty is a huge opportunity, with the taker at a massive advantage over the goalkeeper, who is tasked with the almost impossible, which is why many goalkeepers attempt to level the playing field and Aston Villa's Emi Martinez is a master of this particular art.

Fixtures of the day

UCL

Bayern vs FC Dynamo Kiev 2021/09/29 19:00 UTC

Benfica vs Barcelona 2021/09/29 19:00 UTC

Man Utd vs Villarreal 2021/09/29 19:00 UTC

Juventus vs Chelsea 2021/09/29 19:00 UTC