Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-1 and Manchester City won 2-0 at Porto on the opening night of the Champions League (Dawn).
Madrid 2-1 Inter
Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring on his 99th appearance in the competition, reaching 71 Champions League goals — level with Raul. Fede Valverde doubled it after a poor clearance by Inter goalkeeper Josep Martinez. Carlos Augusto pulled one back.
Jose Mourinho, back in the competition with Madrid, was unsentimental about the quality: “A game that finished 2-1 could have finished 7-6 without any problems.”
Porto 0-2 Manchester City
Erling Haaland headed in two minutes into the second half and sealed it in stoppage time. He has 59 goals in 59 Champions League appearances.
“Erling Haaland is an animal… I’m going to look for him,” said Enzo Fernandez.
Elsewhere
| Match | Score | |—|—| | Aston Villa v Club Brugge | 3-2 (McGinn, Buendia, Jackson; Vetlesen, Tresoldi) | | Borussia Dortmund v Villarreal | 3-2 (Guirassy 2 inc. pen, own goal; Mourino, own goal) | | Real Betis v Lille | 3-2 (Bartra 2, Parrott; Ueda, Alexsandro) | | AEK Athens v LASK | 1-0 (Marin, free-kick) |
The number worth pausing on
Fifty-nine goals in fifty-nine appearances is a ratio no forward has sustained over that many Champions League matches. Raul took 142 games to reach 71; Mbappe has reached the same figure in 99.
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