Champions League recap: Juve-Dortmund, Madrid-Marseille - ESPN
The first matchday of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League didn't disappoint, with goals galore from all around Europe.
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Subs Martinelli and Trossard earn Arsenal 2-0 win at Bilbao
BILBAO, Spain: Arsenal began their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win away to Athletic Bilbao on Tuesday, with Gabriel Martinelli making an immediate impact from the bench to open the scoring and another substitute, Leandro Trossard, netting the second. Mikel Arteta’s side, beaten at the semifinal stage last season by eventual winners Paris St. Germain, were the better team on the night, but labored to put away Athletic who were backed by a boisterous San Mames stadium, until the substitutes arrived. Martinelli replaced Eberechi Eze in the 71st minute, with Arsenal struggling to find a breakthrough despite creating plenty of chances, and the substitute netted an impressive solo goal after less than a minute on the pitch. The Brazilian forward was sent racing through on goal after a flicked pass from Trossard, and the two combined again three minutes from time, with Martinelli’s pullback from the byline finished off by Trossard. The game took a while to get going before Arsenal ventured forward and began to create chances.
Ranking Champions League field: PSG, Barcelona or Liverpool? - ESPN
Welcome to Year 4 of the Champions League rankings, where I… rank all the teams in the Champions League.
Global football campaign aims to boycott Israel
LONDON: Major football federations are being pressured to boycott matches against Israel as part of a new global campaign launched by high-profile organizations and figures from the world’s most popular sport.
PSG more confident than last season despite injuries, Luis Enrique says
Paris St Germain are more confident than last season as they begin their Champions League title defence at home to Atalanta, manager Luis Enrique said, despite key forwards Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue being sidelined.
Champions League storylines: Will Arsenal finally win? - ESPN
The Champions League returns this week and some of the world's biggest clubs are attempting to dethrone reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain by lifting the European Cup in Budapest, Hungary, next May. Six Premier League teams, Spain's heavyweights of Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich will all back themselves to topple PSG, while Italian champions Napoli could be a dangerous outsider.
Mata joins Melbourne Victory ahead of new season
Spanish midfielder Juan Mata has signed for Melbourne Victory ahead of the new campaign after spending a season at A-League rivals Western Sydney Wanderers.
UEFA, FIFPRO urge action on player welfare after Yamal, Dembele injuries
UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin and player union FIFPRO President David Terrier called on Monday for action to safeguard player health, warning that the congested fixture calendar has reached a tipping point.