The UEFA Champions League is back with a bang after Tuesday's opening League Phase games which saw Real Madrid, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Sporting CP and Aston Villa all claim wins on Matchday One.

A former Liverpool coach has been embarrassed 3-0 on his Champions League debut as a manager tonight.Jurgen Klopp’s assistant-coach Pep Lijnders left the club at the same time as the German manager

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson criticised the new Champions League format and believes player welfare is being ignored. The number of games before the knockout stage has been increased from six to eight and the ‘league phase’ will run until the end of January,

Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Real Madrid and VfB Stuttgart at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in Madrid,

Liverpool celebrated their return to the Champions League after a year's absence with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, overcoming a shaky start with goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai.

After a year-long absence, Liverpool return to the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday when they take on AC Milan in one of Matchday 1's most anticipated matches.

The latest updates and analysis from matchday one of the 2024-25 Champions League season, with Real Madrid facing Stuttgart and AC Milan taking on Liverpool.

Follow all the action from around the grounds as the group stage of the Champions League begins with Liverpool, Aston Villa, and Real Madrid in action

MILAN (Reuters) -Liverpool celebrated their return to the Champions League after a year's absence with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, overcoming a shaky start with goals from Ibrahima Konate,