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The Champions League is the most important club competition in European football. Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City are among the favorites for the title. Real Madrid are defending champions. Aston Villa have signed Leon Goretzka from FC Bayern Munich.
Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain impressed with a show of force on the second matchday of the Champions League. The French surprisingly won the top game at Manchester City 4:2 (3:0). Real Madrid also got their second win and turned a crazy game at AS Roma into a 4:3 (1:1) win thanks to Antonio Rüdiger. National player Florian Wirtz had previously won 6:3 (3:0) at Linzer ASK in a wild game with Liverpool FC.
But the top game of the evening came in Manchester, where City played a terrible first half in front of former coach Pep Guardiola. Désiré Doué (13th minute), Ousmane Dembélé (15th) and Vitinha (32nd) gave PSG a deserved lead. Maghnes Akliouche (63') followed up. After the break, City were significantly better, but only managed two goals through Erling Haaland (53rd/75th).
José Mourinho almost had a similarly disappointing evening as City with Real. Roma had already led 3-1 after goals from Marten de Roon (20th) and a brace from ex-Dortmunder Donyell Malen (51st/57th). But then Carlos Espi (82nd), Endrick (85th) and Rüdiger (90th) turned the game around. Kylian Mbappé (25th) equalized for Real before the break.
Goretzka makes his first game for Aston Villa
Things went better for Aston Villa and Leon Goretzka, who made his first appearance for the new club after an injury in the 6-0 (3-0) win against Fenerbahce Istanbul. The 31-year-old came on as a substitute in the 83rd minute. Johan Manzambi (12th), Nicolas Jackson (31st/39th), Ross Barkley (68th/penalty/72nd) and Tammy Abraham (90th) scored.
VfB Stuttgart won its second game in the Champions League league phase 3-0 against Slovan Bratislava. Captain Deniz Undav scored the first goal, followed by an own goal from Sandro Cruz and the goal from Ermedin Demirovic. Despite a few chances for Bratislava, the VAR decided in Stuttgart's favor when the equalizer goal was whistled.

VfB Stuttgart won their second Champions League game 3-0 at Slovan Bratislava, while Borussia Dortmund lost 0-1 at Bodø/Glimt. Deniz Undav scored the 1-0 for Stuttgart after seven goalless competitive games. In other results, Aston Villa beat Fenerbahçe 6-0, Real Madrid beat Roma 4-3 and Manchester City lost to Paris Saint-Germain 2-4.
After a 3-3 draw against Viking Stavanger in the Champions League and the recent 2-2 draw in the Bundesliga, FC Bayern is in a crisis of results. Those in charge and players criticize unnecessary mistakes and a lack of concentration.

According to media reports, Fifa is planning a record payout of $6.35 billion to its associations for the period 2027 to 2030. Critics see this as an election campaign maneuver by President Gianni Infantino in the run-up to the Fifa Congress.
Despite record revenues of around nine billion pounds, 94 percent of clubs in the top five English leagues are making losses. According to the IFR report, numerous clubs are facing financial ruin and are heavily dependent on their owners.
After a 2-0 defeat in the Champions League at Atlético Madrid, Manchester defender Lisandro Martínez sharply criticized the club's management and sporting director and called for more player signings.