This week marks Matchday 1 of the Champions League league phase, featuring Paris Saint-Germain playing against Slovan Bratislava at the Parc des Princes this Wednesday. Here are the results of the opening matches played prior to Wednesday and Thursday’s fixtures.
Tuesday, September 8 –
6:45 PM:
AEK Athens vs. LASK: 1-0.
Club Brugge vs. Aston Villa: 2-3.
9:00 PM:
Borussia Dortmund vs. Villarreal: 3-2.
Porto vs. Manchester City: 0-2.
Lille vs. Real Betis: 2-3.
Real Madrid vs. Inter Milan: 2-1.
Wednesday, September 9 –
6:45 PM:
FC Barcelona / Feyenoord: 5.1
Stuttgart / Viking: 3-1.
9 p.m.:
Liverpool / Atlético de Madrid: 2-1.
PSG/Slovan Bratislava: 6-1.
Sporting Portugal / Galatasaray 3-1.
Napoli/Arsenal 0-1.
Thursday, September 10 –
6:45 PM:
Fenerbahçe vs. AS Roma.
PSV Eindhoven vs. Shakhtar Donetsk.
9:00 PM:
Como vs. RB Leipzig.
Bayern Munich vs. Bodø/Glimt.
Manchester United vs. Sabah.
Slavia Prague vs. Lens.
As a reminder, here is how the league phase works:
UEFA website –
“Under the new format, teams will play eight matches in the new league phase (formerly the group stage). They will no longer face three opponents twice—home and away—but rather eight different teams, playing half of these matches at home and the other half away.”
Qualification based on standings:
1st to 8th: Qualification for the Round of 16.
9th to 24th: Qualification for a two-legged knockout play-off round.
25th to 36th: Elimination from all European competitions.
