Mid September in the football season means the beginning of the highly anticipated group stage of the Champions League and while some of the notable names are missing this season there a few newbies who will hope to make a name for themselves.
A
Tuesday night saw the first games with Basel hosting Ludogorets and a tight game it proved to be with the side sharing the points in a 1-1 draw. Barbosa put the visitors ahead just before half-time only for them to be pegged back ten minutes from the end by Steffen's equaliser.
A battle between two top sides as Paris St Germain hosted Arsenal and the hosts made an immense start with Edinson Cavani scoring in the opening minute. The lead lasted until deep into the second half when Alexis Sanchez levelled for the Gunners.. Both sides would end the evening with ten men after late dismissal for Marco Verratti and Olivier Giroud.
B
Benfica opened their campaign by hosting Besiktas and they came so close to securing a opening win after an early strike from Cervi looked to be enough for a 1-0 win. However, the Turkish side salvaged a point in the final minutes through Conceicao.
Dynamo Kiev and Napoli face each other in the other game in the group with the hosts taking the lead just before the half-hour mark through Garmash before a nine-minute brace from Milik put the Italians into a 2-1 lead. Kiev's hopes of levelling suffered a blow with 20 minutes left with the dismissal of Sydorchuk as the visitors held on for the win.
C
Barcelona started their push towards glory with a stunning 7-0 win over a poor Celtic side. Lionel Messi fired the Catalans ahead inside three minutes before doubling the lead just before the half hour mark. The second half saw a master-class from the hosts as Andres Iniesta, Neymar and a hat-trick strike from Messi made it 5-0 on the hour. The rout was completed by a brace from Luis Suarez on 75 and 89 minutes.
Manchester City's game at home to Borussia Monchengladbach was postponed due to a flooded pitch but the re-arranged game took place on Wednesday with City storming to a 4-0 win.
An early penalty from Sergio Aguero saw him double the lead on 29 minutes to leave the German's with a uphill task which only got worse as the Argentine completed his hat-trick on 76 minutes for 3-0. The gloss on a fine home performance came in the final stages as Kelechi Iheanacho struck for 4-0.
D
Bayern Munich stormed to a 5-0 win in their opening game against FC Rostov with Robert Lewandowski slotting in from the penalty spot on 28 minutes ahead of a second goal just before the interval from Thomas Muller.
An eight minute brace from Kimmich sealed the win before the hour mark but the rout was completed in the final minute by Bernat.
PSV Eindhoven played host to Atletico Madrid in what turned out to be a close contest overall with the points sealed for the visitors just before half-time as Niguez struck for 1-0.
E
Bayer Leverkusen opened their campaign with the hosting of CSKA Moskva and raced into a 2-0 lead in as little as 15 minutes with Mehmedi and Calhanoglu firing in. However, the Russians fought back superbly with two goals in as many minutes with Dzagoev scoring before Eremenko levelled for 2-2 which is how the game ended.
Tottenham began their European stay at Wembley with a hosting of AS Monaco. The French side opened the scoring through Bernado Silva in the 15th minute before they were 2-0 to the good on 32 minutes after Lemar struck. Spurs pulled one back on half-time through Toby Alderweireld but it was in vain as they began with a 2-1 defeat.
F
An opening game to forget for Legia Warsaw as they suffered a 6-0 demolition at home to rampant Borussia Dortmund. Mario Gotze struck an early opener after just seven minutes before a rapid double from Papastathopoulos and Marc Bartra made it 3-0.
Guerreiro and Castro extended the lead either side of the hour mark before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completed the rout three minutes from the end.
Real Madrid staged a last-gasp smash and grab as they won 2-1 against Sporting Lisbon. The visitors took the lead through Cesar on 47 minutes and looked on course to claim a surprise win as the game entered the final minutes. However, a superb free kick against his former side from Cristiano Ronaldo levelled the game before the visitors' hearts were broken by Morata's strike.
G
Club Brugge were the first ever trip in the competition for Leicester City who looked to make an instant name for themselves. They did just that as Marc Albrighton fired them ahead inside five minutes before Riyad Mahrez fired in a stunning effort for 2-0. The Foxes confirmed a famous three points with Mahrez slotting in a third goal from the penalty spot.
FC Porto and FC Copenhagen shared the points in their opening meeting with Monteiro's 13th minute opener cancelled out by Cornelius on 52 minutes for 1-1. The Danes suffered a blow on 66 minutes with the dismissal of Gregus but the Portuguese side were unable to claim the win with the man advantage.
H
After claiming their third consecutive Europa League title back in May, Sevilla began their Champions League campaign away to Juventus.
The sides were evenly matched across the 90 minutes as they shared the points in a 0-0 draw.
Completing the first review of the campaign is Olympique Lyonnais' hosting of Dinamo Zagreb in which the French side eased to a 3-0 success.
A 13th minute opener from Tolliso set them on their way before Ferri doubled the lead four minutes after half-time for 2-0. The three points were sealed three minutes before the hour mark with Cornet striking for 3-0.
Tuesday night saw the first games with Basel hosting Ludogorets and a tight game it proved to be with the side sharing the points in a 1-1 draw. Barbosa put the visitors ahead just before half-time only for them to be pegged back ten minutes from the end by Steffen's equaliser.
A battle between two top sides as Paris St Germain hosted Arsenal and the hosts made an immense start with Edinson Cavani scoring in the opening minute. The lead lasted until deep into the second half when Alexis Sanchez levelled for the Gunners.. Both sides would end the evening with ten men after late dismissal for Marco Verratti and Olivier Giroud.
BBenfica opened their campaign by hosting Besiktas and they came so close to securing a opening win after an early strike from Cervi looked to be enough for a 1-0 win. However, the Turkish side salvaged a point in the final minutes through Conceicao.
Dynamo Kiev and Napoli face each other in the other game in the group with the hosts taking the lead just before the half-hour mark through Garmash before a nine-minute brace from Milik put the Italians into a 2-1 lead. Kiev's hopes of levelling suffered a blow with 20 minutes left with the dismissal of Sydorchuk as the visitors held on for the win.
Barcelona started their push towards glory with a stunning 7-0 win over a poor Celtic side. Lionel Messi fired the Catalans ahead inside three minutes before doubling the lead just before the half hour mark. The second half saw a master-class from the hosts as Andres Iniesta, Neymar and a hat-trick strike from Messi made it 5-0 on the hour. The rout was completed by a brace from Luis Suarez on 75 and 89 minutes.
Manchester City's game at home to Borussia Monchengladbach was postponed due to a flooded pitch but the re-arranged game took place on Wednesday with City storming to a 4-0 win.
An early penalty from Sergio Aguero saw him double the lead on 29 minutes to leave the German's with a uphill task which only got worse as the Argentine completed his hat-trick on 76 minutes for 3-0. The gloss on a fine home performance came in the final stages as Kelechi Iheanacho struck for 4-0.
DBayern Munich stormed to a 5-0 win in their opening game against FC Rostov with Robert Lewandowski slotting in from the penalty spot on 28 minutes ahead of a second goal just before the interval from Thomas Muller.
An eight minute brace from Kimmich sealed the win before the hour mark but the rout was completed in the final minute by Bernat.
PSV Eindhoven played host to Atletico Madrid in what turned out to be a close contest overall with the points sealed for the visitors just before half-time as Niguez struck for 1-0.
EBayer Leverkusen opened their campaign with the hosting of CSKA Moskva and raced into a 2-0 lead in as little as 15 minutes with Mehmedi and Calhanoglu firing in. However, the Russians fought back superbly with two goals in as many minutes with Dzagoev scoring before Eremenko levelled for 2-2 which is how the game ended.
Tottenham began their European stay at Wembley with a hosting of AS Monaco. The French side opened the scoring through Bernado Silva in the 15th minute before they were 2-0 to the good on 32 minutes after Lemar struck. Spurs pulled one back on half-time through Toby Alderweireld but it was in vain as they began with a 2-1 defeat.
FAn opening game to forget for Legia Warsaw as they suffered a 6-0 demolition at home to rampant Borussia Dortmund. Mario Gotze struck an early opener after just seven minutes before a rapid double from Papastathopoulos and Marc Bartra made it 3-0.
Guerreiro and Castro extended the lead either side of the hour mark before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang completed the rout three minutes from the end.
Real Madrid staged a last-gasp smash and grab as they won 2-1 against Sporting Lisbon. The visitors took the lead through Cesar on 47 minutes and looked on course to claim a surprise win as the game entered the final minutes. However, a superb free kick against his former side from Cristiano Ronaldo levelled the game before the visitors' hearts were broken by Morata's strike.
Club Brugge were the first ever trip in the competition for Leicester City who looked to make an instant name for themselves. They did just that as Marc Albrighton fired them ahead inside five minutes before Riyad Mahrez fired in a stunning effort for 2-0. The Foxes confirmed a famous three points with Mahrez slotting in a third goal from the penalty spot.
FC Porto and FC Copenhagen shared the points in their opening meeting with Monteiro's 13th minute opener cancelled out by Cornelius on 52 minutes for 1-1. The Danes suffered a blow on 66 minutes with the dismissal of Gregus but the Portuguese side were unable to claim the win with the man advantage.
HAfter claiming their third consecutive Europa League title back in May, Sevilla began their Champions League campaign away to Juventus.
The sides were evenly matched across the 90 minutes as they shared the points in a 0-0 draw.
Completing the first review of the campaign is Olympique Lyonnais' hosting of Dinamo Zagreb in which the French side eased to a 3-0 success.
A 13th minute opener from Tolliso set them on their way before Ferri doubled the lead four minutes after half-time for 2-0. The three points were sealed three minutes before the hour mark with Cornet striking for 3-0.
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