City’s control of possession and territory throughout the first half largely pacified Porto, but intensity simmered below the surface. Relentless right winger William Gomes pressed Josko Gvardiol hard whenever he received the ball, a recurring battle that eventually drew a card for the City defender and led to a flare up in the tunnel at half time.

The UEFA Champions League kicks off its league phase on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with some of Europe's biggest clubs in action.

The league phase of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League kicks off on Tuesday, with giants Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa all in action at 3 pm ET.

Aston Villa put its domestic problems behind it with a 3-2 win over Club Brugge in the Champions League on Tuesday. Victory in Belgium ended Villa's winless and goalless start to its 2026-27 season, after early struggles in the Premier League.

Matheus Nunes has had a delayed start to the 2026-27 season for Manchester City. The Portuguese international suffered a minor ankle injury ahead of the FA Community Shield. Due to this injury, Nunes

Manchester United host UEFA Champions League debutants Sabah of Azerbaijan on Thursday night and it's a big occasion -- this will be United's 300th European Cup match, the first English club to reach the milestone.

Liverpool begin their Champions League campaign at home to Atletico Madrid as Andoni Iraola gets his first taste of European football under the lights at Anfield. Back-to-back 2-2 draws - in which they came from behind in both - were followed by a first win under Iraola against Ipswich,

Jeremy Doku and Nico O’Reilly were both absent from Manchester City team training ahead of their Champions League clash with Porto.The pair did not take part in the session as City continued their