Real Madrid and Manchester City kick off with wins as Champions League returns

Real Madrid and Manchester City opened their Champions League campaigns with victories on September 8, 2026. Kylian Mbappe scored as Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-1 at Santiago Bernabeu, while Erling Haaland netted both goals in City's 2-0 win over Porto. Madrid and City are among main challengers to defending champion Paris Saint-Germain.

There's so much criticism when a game is boring, but today it was crazy — it could easily have ended 7-6.