Champions League Matchday 1: Wednesday's Results
The second night of the 2026/27 Champions League league phase delivered goals, upsets and a hat-trick. Six matches were played on Wednesday, September 9 — here's every result, with Matchday 1 wrapping up Thursday.
Wednesday's Six Results
Paris Saint-Germain 6-1 Slovan Bratislava — Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick and Ousmane Dembélé added two more in the biggest win of Matchday 1.
Barcelona 5-1 Feyenoord — Raphinha scored twice and set up another, with Lamine Yamal also on the scoresheet, at a rampant Camp Nou.
Sporting CP 3-1 Galatasaray — Sporting came from behind after an early Gonçalo Inácio own goal to win on their league-phase opener.
Liverpool 2-1 Atlético Madrid — Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister turned the game around at Anfield after Marcos Llorente's early opener.
VfB Stuttgart 3-1 Viking — Ermedin Demirović's first-half hat-trick did the damage in Stuttgart.
Napoli 0-1 Arsenal — Martin Ødegaard's 75th-minute strike upset the reigning Serie A champions in Naples.
Deeper Dives on the Headline Results
PSG's rout was the standout scoreline of the night — reigning champions making an early statement, with Torres and Dembélé combining for five of the six goals.
Arsenal's win in Naples is the other big story — a first response to their penalty-shootout heartbreak in the 2026 final, and a tough opening result for Antonio Conte's Napoli as Serie A champions.
What's Next: Thursday Wraps Up Matchday 1
Matchday 1 concludes Thursday with Bayern Munich hosting Bodø/Glimt, Manchester United's league-phase return against Sabah, plus Fenerbahçe vs Roma, PSV vs Shakhtar Donetsk, Como's Champions League debut against RB Leipzig, and Slavia Praha vs Lens.