UCL. "Liverpool" prevailed over "Atletico". "Arsenal", meanwhile, defeated "Napoli" away.
UCL. Liverpool edged past Atletico. Arsenal secured an away victory over Napoli
A number of matches of the 1st round of the league phase of the 2026/2027 UEFA Champions League season have taken place.
**PSG — Slovan**
At the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France's PSG and Slovakia's Slovan faced each other. The match, filled with interesting and intense battles, ended in a major 6:1 victory for the hosts.
Ousmane Dembele opened the scoring in the 17th minute of the match, and secured his brace in the 23rd minute. In the 31st, 47th, and 57th minutes, Ferran Torres scored three consecutive goals to register a hat-trick. In the 59th minute, the visitors' midfielder Souleymane Camara scored a consolation goal. In the 88th minute, Fabian Ruiz scored the final goal of the match, setting the ultimate scoreline.
In the 2nd round of the league phase, PSG will play against Manchester City on October 14, while Slovan will face Stuttgart on the same day. As a reminder, PSG is the reigning Champions League winner (the Parisians defeated Arsenal in last season's final, and also triumphed in the tournament in the 2024/2025 season).
**Liverpool — Atletico Madrid**
Another central match of the round took place at the Anfield stadium in Liverpool. In it, England's Liverpool hosted Spain's Atletico Madrid and achieved a hard-fought 2:1 victory.
In the 17th minute of the clash, Madrid defender Marcos Llorente opened the scoring. However, in the 40th minute, Liverpool midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai restored parity. At the beginning of the second half, more precisely in the 50th minute, the hosts' representative Alexis Mac Allister scored his team's second goal. The remaining minutes also saw intense battles, but no more goals were scored.
As part of the 2nd round of the league phase, Liverpool will take the field against Austria's LASK on October 14. Atletico will face Manchester United on October 13.
**Napoli — Arsenal**
The match between Italy's Napoli and England's Arsenal at the Diego Armando Maradona stadium in Naples has also concluded. In this clash, the Londoners secured an important 1:0 away victory.
The only and decisive goal of the match was scored in the 75th minute by Arsenal midfielder Martin Ødegaard. This scoreline remained until the end of the game, and the Londoners started the new UEFA Champions League season with a victory.
**Sporting — Galatasaray**
The match between Sporting and Galatasaray, part of the 1st round of the league phase of the 2026/2027 UEFA Champions League season, has also come to an end. In the clash held at the Jose Alvalade stadium in Lisbon, the hosts achieved a confident 3:1 victory.
An unexpected event occurred as early as the 5th minute of the game: Sporting player Gonçalo Inácio scored an own goal, putting the visitors ahead. However, in the 27th minute, the Portuguese midfielder Geny Catamo managed to restore parity.
In the 57th minute of the second half, Luis Suárez accurately converted an 11-meter penalty kick, putting the hosts ahead. Shortly after, in the 63rd minute, Rodrigo Salazar scored the third goal into the Turkish team's net from a free kick, establishing the final score of the match — 3:1.