Kylian Mbappe struck a hat-trick as record 15-time Champions League winners Real Madrid romped to a 5-0 league phase win over Kairat in Kazakhstan on Tuesday.

Chelsea’s very own Jose Mourinho arrives with a roar, and then there’s the Barcelona-PSG blockbuster.

European Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain will play their first ever Intercontinental Cup final in Doha, Qatar, on December 17, FIFA announced on Sunday.

France forward Ousmane Dembele won the men's Ballon d'Or at a ceremony in Paris on Monday, the most prestigious individual award in football rewarding his starring role in the Paris Saint-Germain side that won the Champions League last season.

Barcelona and Spain teenager Lamine Yamal was awarded the Kopa trophy for the world's best Under-21 player of the year for the second time in a row on Monday.

Barcelona midfielder Gavi is to undergo surgery on his injured meniscus after other treatment failed to resolve his problem, the Catalan giants said on Monday.

Harry Kane has made a habit of rewriting record books since joining Bayern Munich, and the English striker now stands on the brink of eclipsing one set by Cristiano Ronaldo over a decade ago.

Manchester City captain Bernardo Silva has slammed football's schedule makers for lacking respect and fairness after his side were given little time to prepare for their clash with Arsenal.

From Marcus Rashford’s golazo to Diego Simeone’s theatrics and a Juventus–Borussia Dortmund blockbuster, the night had it all.

Haaland became the quickest player in Champions League history to hit 50 goals in what was his 49th appearance in Europe's elite competition.

Matchday 1 of the Champions League group-stage resumes on Thursday with another round of high-profile clashes across Europe. Manchester City’s meeting with Napoli and Newcastle’s showdown against Barcelona headline the night, while elsewhere Sporting CP host Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty and Frankfurt face Galatasaray. Early kick-offs see Club Brugge welcome Monaco and Copenhagen take on Bayer Leverkusen

Simeone appeared enraged by a Liverpool fan behind the technical area and was eventually sent down the tunnel by Italian referee Maurizio Mariani.

Virgil van Dijk's stoppage-time winner sparked a confrontation between Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone and Liverpool fans at Anfield as the Reds opened their Champions League campaign with a dramatic 3-2 victory on Wednesday.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia scored a superb goal as Paris Saint-Germain began the defence of their Champions League crown with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Atalanta at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

Forward Harry Kane scored once in either half to guide German champions Bayern Munich to a 3-1 victory over Chelsea in their Champions League opener on Wednesday.

Pep Guardiola acknowledged that Manchester City are not considered among the favourites to win the Champions League ahead of their opening game against Napoli on Thursday.

The opening matchday of the Champions League group-stage continues on Wednesday with a mouth-watering set of fixtures. Reigning champions PSG begin their title defence, Liverpool face familiar foes in Atletico Madrid, Chelsea revisit old memories in Munich, and last season’s finalists Inter travel to Amsterdam for a historic clash with Ajax. Early in the evening, Olympiacos host Pafos, while Slavia Praha take on Bodo/Glimt. 

Yamal suffered the injury while on international duty with Spain.

“The second penalty is disgraceful, it wasn’t a penalty, I would have said so even if it had been in my team’s favour. It was never a penalty,” De Zerbi told reporters.

Dusan Vlahovic and Lloyd Kelly scored in stoppage time to inspire a dramatic Juventus escape, as they secured a 4-4 draw at home to Borussia Dortmund in a Champions League opener on Tuesday where all eight goals came after the break.