PSG starts the Champions League with a 6-1 win against Bratislava, Arsenal and Liverpool narrowly win

Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain started the new Champions League season with an easy win, and Arsenal FC also got off to a successful start. PSG clearly beat outsiders Slovan Bratislava at home 6:1 (3:0). Arsenal won 1-0 (0-0) at SSC Napoli. Liverpool FC also got a narrow opening win and beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 (1-1).

But PSG achieved the biggest victory, having no problems at all with Bratislava thanks to a brace from Ousmane Dembélé (17th minute/23rd) and a hat-trick from new signing Ferran Torres (31st/47th/57th). Fabian Ruiz scored the last PSG goal (88th). The Slovaks, trained by former world-class professional Yaya Touré, scored a consolation goal through Suleiman Camara (59th).

Arsenal win late thanks to Odegaard

Things were much tighter for Arsenal. Thanks to a long-range shot from Martin Odegaard (75th), the English champions ultimately earned a deserved victory against the Italians, who had been lying low for a long time. Liverpool also had difficulties with the disciplined defensive work of their opponents Atlético, but they also deservedly prevailed thanks to goals from Dominik Szoboszlai (40th) and Alexis Mac Allister (50th). The Spaniards pushed for an equalizer late on, but it wasn't enough for more than Marcos Llorente's early opening goal (17th).

The spectators were treated to a little more spectacle in Lisbon, where Sporting Galatasaray defeated Istanbul 3-1 (1-1). Geny Catamo (27th), Luis Suarez (57th/penalty) and former Schalke player Rodrigo Zalazar (63rd) scored for Sporting. Galatsaray, with Leroy Sané in the starting line-up, took the lead with an own goal from Gonçalo Inácio (5th).

Earlier in the evening, thanks to Karim Adeyemi, FC Barcelona easily won 5-1 (2-0) against Feyenoord Rotterdam. The former Dortmund player contributed a goal to the victory with a fantastic shot into the right corner (22nd minute). The other goals for Hansi Flick's team were scored by Raphinha (3rd/57th), Lamine Yamal (77th) and new signing Gabriel Jesus (85th). Substitute Sem Steijn (82nd) ​​scored the consolation goal for the Dutch.