Thomas Tuchel admitted Chelsea were “not free enough” as they slumped to a 1-0 Champions League defeat at Juventus.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner in stoppage time as Manchester United beat Villarreal 2-1 at Old Trafford. Elsewhere Juventus edged Chelsea 1-0 while Benfica thumped Barcelona 3-0.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is embracing the pressure and underlined his determination to bring silverware back to Manchester United ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League clash with Villarreal.
Thomas Tuchel has attempted to manage Stamford Bridge expectation by insisting title-holders Chelsea are not Champions League favourites.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has praised midfielder Curtis Jones after the academy graduate put in a stellar performance in the 5-1 win over Porto.
Pep Guardiola has admitted it would have been impossible to control Lionel Messi for the full game after the Argentinian helped sink Manchester City in the Champions League.
Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain as the French giants beat Manchester City 2-0. Meanwhile, Sherrif Tiraspol produced a historic result as they edged Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu and Liverpool thumped FC Porto 5-1 in Portugal.
Liverpool forward Diogo Jota insists he never arrived at Anfield thinking about displacing their established famed front three of Mohamed Salah, Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said he is not concerned about his side’s defending as they head to Porto for their second Champions League group match.
Pep Guardiola concedes he does not know how to stop Paris St Germain’s formidable forward line of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.