Summary

  1. How the table lookspublished at 18:04 British Summer Time 18 September

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    Solid starts for Liverpool and Aston Villa on Tuesday.

    Villa's next game in the Champions League? Bayern Munich at a red hot Villa Park on 2 October.

    That is going to be one heck of a special night under the lights.

  2. Tonight's gamespublished at 18:01 British Summer Time 18 September

    Bologna 0-0 Shakhtar Donetsk (Latest)

    Sparta Prague 1-0 Red Bull Salzburg (Latest)

    Celtic v Slovan Bratislava 20:00

    Club Bruges v Borussia Dortmund 20:00

    Manchester City v Inter Milan 20:00

    Paris St-Germain v Girona 20:00

    * all times BST.

  3. Sparta Prague score after 108 secondspublished at 17:59 British Summer Time 18 September

    Sparta Prague 1-0 Red Bull Salzburg

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    Sparta Prague, in their first Champions League game proper since 2005–06, take the lead within two minutes against Salzburg.

    Kaan Kairinen netted a rebound after Lukas Haraslin's shot was saved.

    Shakhtar Donetsk had an early penalty aganst Bologna... but Georgi Sudakov's effort was saved.

  4. Postpublished at 17:58 British Summer Time 18 September

    That didn't take long!

    We have an early goal from one of the early kick-offs.

  5. About last nightpublished at 17:56 British Summer Time 18 September

    Six games. Twenty-eight goals. Four for Harry Kane. Aston Villa and Liverpool off to flying starts.

    What will tonight bring?

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  6. Watch the Champions League on the BBCpublished at 17:52 British Summer Time 18 September

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    It is also a huge night for BBC Sport.

    For the first time, you can watch all the Champions League goals on the BBC.

    From 22:00 BST tonight match highlights from every fixture played so far this week will be available on demand on BBC iPlayer and on the BBC Sport website.

    It means fans can watch every goal from every game at the click of a button.

    Then at 22:40 BST on BBC One MOTD: UEFA Champions League brings two footballing institutions together with insight, highlights and analysis of the week’s biggest issues.

    The new show, also available on BBC iPlayer, is hosted by Mark Chapman and Gabby Logan, with Jason Mohammed also presenting during the first week.

    They are joined by a line-up of experts - including Joe Hart, Theo Walcott, Thomas Hitzlsperger and Steph Houghton.

  7. Repeat of 2023 finalpublished at 17:49 British Summer Time 18 September

    Man City v Inter Milan (20:00 BST)

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    Welcome!

    The new-look Champions League started with a bang on Tuesday so of course we are back for more.

    Manchester City meet Inter Milan in a repeat of the 2023 final which ended in glorious triumph for Pep Guardiola's side in Istanbul.

    Will they follow in the footsteps of Liverpool and Aston Villa and start their 2024-25 European campaign on the front foot?

  8. 100 not out for Haaland?published at 17:44 British Summer Time 18 September

    Man City v Inter Milan (20:00 BST)

    Erling Haaland stands on the brink of a major milestone.

    After 99 goals in 103 appearances, Manchester City's goal machine can reach three figures for the club tonight.

    Another huge night of Champions League action awaits.

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