Official UEFA Champions League Podcast

A record-breaking night of UEFA Champions League action saw 46 goals scored as Matchday 2 came to a close!   Real Madrid completed an astonishing comeback to beat Roma 4-3, whilst Liverpool and Aston Villa both scored six times to defeat LASK and Fenerbahçe respectively.   Meanwhile, Paris Saint-Germain kept the defence of their title on track with a 4-2 win at Manchester City, whilst Feyenoord, Real Betis, Bodø/Glimt, Shakhtar and Stuttgart also collected three points.   We hear from Madrid’s match-winner Antonio Rüdiger, as well as Paris’ Désiré Doué, Aston Villa’s Nicolas Jackson and Stuttgart’s Deniz Undav. 

Matchday 2 got under way in the UEFA Champions League with goals galore across Europe.Barcelona and Club Brugge both hit four as they beat Galatasaray and Inter respectively, whilst Arsenal and Villarreal netted three times to secure wins against Lille and Napoli. Viking left it late to snatch a shock 3-3 draw against Bayern in Norway, while in Baku there were wild celebrations as Sabah picked up their first-ever UEFA Champions League victory, overcoming Slavia Praha 2-0.Elsewhere, Atleti, Leipzig and Sporting CP also secured crucial wins. We hear from Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta as well as goalscorer Jurriën Timber, plus Sabah’s Player of the Match Joy-Lance Mickels reflects on a historic night in Azerbaijan.

Matchday 1 came to a close on Thursday, with a night of extraordinary goals across Europe. Manchester United marked their return to the Champions League with a 4-0 victory over Sabah, while Bayern were also big winners, beating Bodø/Glimt 5-0 in Bavaria.Como shone on their Champions League debut, with an impressive 4-1 victory over Leipzig, and Lens left it late in Prague to come from behind, scoring twice after 90 minutes to beat Slavia Praha.The early kick-offs saw ties in both matches, with Fenerbahçe, Roma, PSV and Shakhtar all earning a point on their opening night.We hear from Benjamin Šeško, Patrick Dorgu, Valdas Dambrauskas and Ivan Perišić

Wednesday night delivered another evening of high drama and great goals.  Liverpool edged Atlético de Madrid 2-1 at Anfield thanks to Alexis Mac Allister’s superb second-half strike. We hear from the match-winner, plus UEFA Player of the Match Dominik Szoboszlai. Meanwhile, Paris began their title defence in fine style, scoring six against Slovan Bratislava. Last season’s runners-up Arsenal, Barcelona, Stuttgart and Sporting CP also claimed victories to open their campaignsPlus, we look ahead to Thursday’s  fixtures, including Manchester United’s return to the Champions League against debutants Sabah.

The Champions League kicked back into action in style on Tuesday with 21 goals across the six matches. In our featured commentary, Real Madrid edged an end-to-end encounter against Inter, running out 2-1 winners thanks to first-half goals from Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde. Carlos Augusto responded for the Italians in the second half but the 15-time champions held on to start their campaign with a victory. Elsewhere, Erling Haaland was the match-winner in Portugal for Manchester City, scoring both goals in an impressive 2-0 victory against Porto - we hear from the Norwegian striker. Borussia Dortmund saw off a spirited Villarreal side, with two late Serhou Guirassy goals sealing a 3-2 win for the Germans. And in France, 10-man Lille surrendered a first-half lead to go down 3-2 to Real Betis, with Irishman Troy Parrott grabbing the winner for the Spaniards. Meanwhile in the two early kick-offs, AEK Athens overcame LASK 1-0 in Greece and Aston Villa hung on to beat Club Brugge 3-2 in Belgium.   Chris Parrott, Kevin Hatchard and Richard Connelly review all the night’s action and look ahead to Wednesday night’s matches, including Liverpool vs Atleti, Napoli vs Arsenal and the start of Paris Saint-Germain’s title defence as they host Slovan Bratislava.