Champions League Matchday 1: Tuesday's Results
The 2026/27 Champions League league phase is officially underway. Six matches were played on Tuesday, September 8 — here's every result from opening night, with the rest of Matchday 1 continuing Wednesday and Thursday.
Tuesday's Six Results
Real Madrid 2-1 Inter Milan — Mbappé and Valverde scored either side of a late Carlos Augusto reply for Inter.
Aston Villa 3-2 Club Brugge — John McGinn opened the entire competition's scoring, with Buendía and Jackson putting Villa in control on their league-phase debut.
Manchester City 1-0 FC Porto — Erling Haaland headed in Enzo Fernández's cross in the 47th minute for the only goal, in Enzo Maresca's first Champions League match in charge of City.
Borussia Dortmund 1-1 Villarreal — the points were shared at Signal Iduna Park.
Real Betis 3-2 Lille — Betis won on the road on their first league-phase appearance.
AEK Athens 1-0 LASK — Razvan Marin's first-half goal settled it in Athens.
Deeper Dives on the Headline Results
Real Madrid's win was José Mourinho's first Champions League match back in charge of the club, while Manchester City's trip to Porto marked Enzo Maresca's own Champions League bow as City manager.
Aston Villa's win is the standout story of the night — the reigning Europa League champions opening their first-ever Champions League league-phase campaign with three points, four decades on from their sole European Cup triumph.
What's Next: Wednesday and Thursday
Matchday 1 continues Wednesday with Barcelona vs Feyenoord, Liverpool vs Atlético Madrid, PSG vs Slovan Bratislava, Napoli vs Arsenal and more, before wrapping up Thursday with Bayern Munich vs Bodø/Glimt and Manchester United's league-phase return against Sabah.