Ousmane Dembele’s early goal and Lionel Messi’s late penalty helped Barcelona overcome Juventus 2-0 in the Champions League in Turin.
Super sub Marcus Rashford’s first Manchester United hat-trick inspired Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men to a 5-0 statement win over last year’s Champions League semi-finalists RB Leipzig.
Pep Guardiola has hailed the way his Manchester City players brushed aside recent criticism to ease to a 3-0 Champions League win at Marseille.
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp was unsure about the seriousness of Fabinho’s injury after the Brazilian came off in the first half of the 2-0 home win over Midtjylland in the Champions League.
Diogo Jota and substitute Mohamed Salah netted second-half goals as Liverpool beat Midtjylland 2-0 at Anfield, with Fabinho having to go off in the first half to add to their defensive injury problems.
Manchester City took control of their Champions League group as they eased to a 3-0 win over Marseille at the Stade Velodrome.
Highly rated RB Leipzig head coach Julian Nagelsmann is confident of leading last year’s Champions League semi-finalists to victory in their first-ever meeting with Manchester United.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was delighted with how his untested centre-back pairing of Fabinho and Joe Gomez performed in the 1-0 win over Ajax in their Champions League opener.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp and midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum were united in their condemnation of the Everton tackles which sidelined Virgil Van Dijk for several months and ruled Thiago Alcantara out of their Champions League opener against Ajax.
Pep Guardiola still feels responsible for Manchester City’s Champions League quarter-final exit last season as he looks to a new opportunity in the competition this time around.