Champions League: Real Madrid beat Inter Milan, Manchester City defeats Porto

00:57   9 September, 2026

In the first round of the UEFA Champions League Spanish runners-up Real Madrid hosted Italian champions and cup winners Inter Milan, securing a 2–1 victory (video).

French forward Kylian Mbappe and Uruguayan midfielder Federico Valverde scored for Real Madrid.

Former Armenia national team captain and 37-year-old midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan was among Inter's substitutes and came on in the 83rd minute.

English runners-up Manchester City played away against Portuguese side Porto and won 2–0 thanks to a brace from Norwegian forward Erling Haaland (video).

Borussia Dortmund defeated the Spanish side Villarreal 3–2 (video). The French club Lille lost 2–3 to the Spanish side Betis.

All matches in the first round of the Champions League are beginning with a minute of silence in memory of the victims of the floods in Nepal.



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