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The matches of the first round of the Champions League stage are important to determine the path of the teams in the tournament.
The English club Liverpool defeated its Spanish rival, Atletico Madrid, by two goals to one, at Anfield, on Wednesday, in the first round of the European Champions League (Champions League).
Alexis McAllister and Dominik Soboslai scored the goals for the Reds in the 40th and 50th minutes, while Marcos Llorente scored the only goal for the Rojiblancos in the 17th minute.
In the same round, English club Arsenal defeated its Italian host Napoli with a goal by Martin Odegaard in the 75th minute.
Paris Saint-Germain beat its Slovakian rival, Slovan Bratislava, with a score of 1/6, and the Portuguese club, Sporting Lisbon, beat the Turkish Galatasaray club, three goals to one.
The Spanish Barcelona defeated the Dutch Feyenoord by a wide score of 1/5, and the German Stuttgart defeated the Norwegian Viking by a score of 1/3.

Al-Nasr coach Ange Postecoglou confirmed that the most important thing in the match against Abha is achieving victory, noting the improvement of the team’s performance compared to the last match despite the need to improve some details. He praised Cristiano Ronaldo and Abdullah Al-Hamdan, and talked about injuries, formation options, and his confidence in the young players.

The sixth round of the Saudi Professional League saw 20 goals scored, including 3 penalty kicks, without any expulsions. Al-Qadisiyah achieved a 3-goal lead over Al-Ahly in the first half, and Ivan Toni reached his 100th match with Al-Ahly, while NEOM defeated Al-Hilal with a clean double. Cristiano Ronaldo also scored his fifth goal in the matches between Al-Nasr and Abha, Al-Ittihad tied with Al-Fayhaa, and the match between Al-Hilal and NEOM topped the crowd with 19,072 spectators.

Al-Hilal goalkeeper Yassin Bono missed training due to a hamstring injury, while Al-Nasr won over Abha 2-1 with goals from Ronaldo and Al-Hamdan, and Abha cooperated with a new coach to replace Buric.

Al-Diriyah won over Al-Fateh with a score of 2-1 in the sixth round of the Saudi Professional League, while Al-Nasr beat Abha 2-1 in the same round. Al-Diriyah raised its score to 10 points, Al-Fateh's score froze at 3 points, while Al-Nasr's score rose to 15 points in second place, and Abha remained in last place with one point. Sources revealed advanced negotiations between the Abha administration and Serbian coach Vuk to lead the team to succeed Buric.

Informed sources revealed that the management of the Abha Club entered into advanced negotiations with Serbian coach Vuk, the former Al-Fayhaa coach, to lead the team technically, succeeding the current coach, Damir Buric, in light of the team’s negative results, while Al-Khuloud coach Des Buckingham praised the performance of his players after their victory over Al-Shabab, and Al-Shabab coach Thomas Leach expressed his dissatisfaction with his team’s performance following the 2-1 loss.

Kazakhstani Elena Rybakina defeated Chinese Cheng Chenwen in the quarter-finals of the 2026 US Open, overcoming the loss of the first set and winning 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, and becoming the first player from Kazakhstan to top the world tennis rankings, after her victory over Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the Australian Open this year.