Champions League recap: PSG defeat Barça in classic, 40 goals across nine matches - ESPN

The Champions!

Another week, which means another round of European heavyweights facing off against each other.

The UEFA Champions League returned Tuesday for Matchday 3 of the league phase, with nine matches across the continent and plenty of mouthwatering clashes on the schedule.

Among the standout fixtures, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain welcomed Barcelona in a blockbuster showdown, and it lived up to the hype as the hosts won 4-2; Liverpool hosted Villarreal at Anfield, where the Reds were able to win 4-3, and Atlético Madrid traveled to Germany to face Stuttgart, where it ended in a 1-1 draw.

Elsewhere, Manchester City took on AEK Athens as the hosts won 5-1, while Napoli hosted Bodø/Glimt and ended up winning 4-3.

In our two early matches, we had Fenerbahçe and Slavia Prague facing off against each other as the match ended 2-2, and Sabah hosted Borussia Dortmund, where the German club got a 2-1 win away in Azerbaijan.

The other matches of the day included AS Roma beating Slovan Bratislava 4-0, and PSV Eindhoven were able to beat FC Porto 1-0.

Enjoy all that happened from Tuesday's matches across Europe.