What stood out the most to you on Matchday 1 of the Champions League? For me, it was PSG’s new Galácticos (Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé) failing to get three points and being outplayed by Club Brugge in a 1-1 tie and bringing back memories that Real Madrid’s Galácticos didn’t win any Champions League from 2003 to 2007 despite having the planet’s best collection of players.
But you have other options here, too. Maybe it was Manchester United’s implosion against Young Boys, with the USMNT’s Jordan Pefok taking advantage of a terrible Jesse Lingard pass and scoring the goal to complete a 2-1 victory. Or maybe it was Barcelona looking like a shadow of its former self in losing 3-0 at home to Bayern Munich. Perhaps it was Manchester City winning a wild 6-3 shootout against Leipzig, or Milan going ahead of Liverpool at Anfield and rekindling memories of glories past before Liverpool stormed back for a 3-2 win. Or who knows, maybe it was Real Madrid winning again on the road in Italy with a late Rodrygo strike to beat Inter 1-0.
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It’s still strange seeing Lionel Messi in a PSG kit (Photo by Joris Verwijst/BSR Agency/Getty Images)
The afternoon window of games needed six screens. Lots of star power and some crazy box scores. City v Leipzig and Haller being the most insane. Looking forward to seeing how ManU, PSG, and Barca rebound from their less than stellar debuts.
Fans going wild in the stands. A team from Moldova (where?) going toe-to-toe with Shakhtar. And WINNING. That the big fish didn’t simply devour the minnows (yet). Americans not named Pulisic & Reyna playing huge roles in *several* games.
The Man City RBL game was absolutely wild. I was really fearful for Jesse Marsh going into that game but even with a 3 goal loss and 6 conceded his team fought back and showed a lot of character against one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the world. Very entertaining.
FC Sheriff Tiraspol from the weird unrecognized country of Transnistria (aka Moldova) winning 2-0 and the Young Boys' Jordan Pefok scoring a gift winner in the last minute of the match. PSG tieing and Barcelona imploding is hilarious but really its FC Sheriff & Young Boys.
Liverpool hanging tough after a few difficult moments and worrying (almost) costly mistakes. 3 starters from this weekend’s win started on the bench but the “Mentality Monsters” came back in the second half. Klopp knows best!
I 2nd your thoughts regarding the ineptitude of both PSG and include Man United. Both spent more money on their front line than the entire salary of the Championship. Can somebody get the Galácticos strategy right?!?
What stood out is the continued downward spiral of Barcelona. No answers, no end in sight, no fight or heart. Bayern were at half speed and still put up 3 goals. Seems like the players don’t respect Koeman as a manager and it shows on the field. Its gonna take a couple of years and lots of contract shedding to bring back Barca. The question is: when does Xavi return to bring them back to glory?
Definitely Liverpool's thrilling comeback win. It was great to see Milan back amongst the biggest clubs in the world. City's 6-3 victory was as much poor defending then great attacking play. I am concerned with Man United's position in the group after failing to register a point at Young Boys. Finally, it is abundantly clear that Barcelona are rungs below the top clubs; they look lifeless and impotent -- a fitting nadir after all of their financial troubles. Grant, I will be covering all of this and more for Monday's Lukas Review; I hope you take a look!
Watching Sheriff Tiraspol, such an interesting story for Moldovan football.
The afternoon window of games needed six screens. Lots of star power and some crazy box scores. City v Leipzig and Haller being the most insane. Looking forward to seeing how ManU, PSG, and Barca rebound from their less than stellar debuts.
How quiet the Etihad stadium was. Felt like watching football last year
Club Brugge will be a team we remember years from now. They played well more than PSG play poorly.
PSG superstars not clicking...Young boys' american goal...Chelsea still not scoring as much as they should...but that defense...
What stood out to me was how far Champions League coverage has come in the U.S., both on TV and in "print"
Shootout to paramount+ for having one service where we can find all the games.
Fans going wild in the stands. A team from Moldova (where?) going toe-to-toe with Shakhtar. And WINNING. That the big fish didn’t simply devour the minnows (yet). Americans not named Pulisic & Reyna playing huge roles in *several* games.
The Man City RBL game was absolutely wild. I was really fearful for Jesse Marsh going into that game but even with a 3 goal loss and 6 conceded his team fought back and showed a lot of character against one of the top 2 or 3 teams in the world. Very entertaining.
FC Sheriff Tiraspol from the weird unrecognized country of Transnistria (aka Moldova) winning 2-0 and the Young Boys' Jordan Pefok scoring a gift winner in the last minute of the match. PSG tieing and Barcelona imploding is hilarious but really its FC Sheriff & Young Boys.
Liverpool hanging tough after a few difficult moments and worrying (almost) costly mistakes. 3 starters from this weekend’s win started on the bench but the “Mentality Monsters” came back in the second half. Klopp knows best!
For me it was Arsenal's stellar performance against... oh, never mind...
I want to know what ONE SIMPLE SITE I can go to to SEE THE ACTUAL HIGHLIGHTS, goals, of these matches.....
I 2nd your thoughts regarding the ineptitude of both PSG and include Man United. Both spent more money on their front line than the entire salary of the Championship. Can somebody get the Galácticos strategy right?!?
What stood out is the continued downward spiral of Barcelona. No answers, no end in sight, no fight or heart. Bayern were at half speed and still put up 3 goals. Seems like the players don’t respect Koeman as a manager and it shows on the field. Its gonna take a couple of years and lots of contract shedding to bring back Barca. The question is: when does Xavi return to bring them back to glory?
Definitely Liverpool's thrilling comeback win. It was great to see Milan back amongst the biggest clubs in the world. City's 6-3 victory was as much poor defending then great attacking play. I am concerned with Man United's position in the group after failing to register a point at Young Boys. Finally, it is abundantly clear that Barcelona are rungs below the top clubs; they look lifeless and impotent -- a fitting nadir after all of their financial troubles. Grant, I will be covering all of this and more for Monday's Lukas Review; I hope you take a look!