Champions League 2017-18 – Match Day 1
UEFA Champions League 2017-18 match day 1 – summary, highlights, standings, press conferences, statistics, reports and many more.
Tuesday 12th September
Group A
| Benfica | 1 | 2 | CSKA Moscow |
| Seferovic (50′) | FT | Vitinho (63′ pen), Zhamaletdinov (71′) | |
CSKA Moscow stunningly ended their run of 10 matches without a Champions League victory by coming from behind to beat Benfica.
| Manchester United | 3 | 0 | FC Basel |
| Fellaini (35′), R Lukaku (53′), Rashford (84′) | FT | ||
Manchester United made a winning return to the Champions League with a deserved home victory over Swiss side Basel.
Group B
| Celtic | 0 | 5 | Paris Saint Germain |
| FT | Neymar (19′), Mbappe (34′), Cavani (40′ pen, 85′), Lustig (83′ og) | ||
Celtic sustained their heaviest ever home European defeat as Neymar led the way for Paris St-Germain in the Champions League group-stage opener.
| Bayern Munich | 3 | 0 | RSC Anderlecht |
| Lewandowski (12′ pen), Thiago Alcántara (65′), Kimmich (90′) | FT | Kums (█ 11′) | |
Bayern Munich beat 10-man Anderlecht in their Champions League opener, although the German champions were unconvincing.
Group C
| Chelsea | 6 | 0 | FK Qarabag |
| Pedro (5′), Zappacosta (30′), Azpilicueta (55′), Bakayoko (71′), Batshuayi (76′), Medvedev (82′ og) | FT | ||
Davide Zappacosta scored a spectacular goal and Michy Batshuayi netted twice as Chelsea equalled their biggest Champions League win with a thrashing of competition debutants Qarabag.
| AS Roma | 0 | 0 | Atletico Madrid |
| FT | |||
Diego Simeone’s men hit the post twice as they fail to breakdown their hosts in their Champions League opener.
Group D
| Barcelona | 3 | 0 | Juventus |
| Messi (45′ minutes, 69′), Rakitic (56′) | FT | ||
Two fine goals from Lionel Messi helped Barcelona to a comfortable 3-0 win over last season’s Champions League finalists Juventus at the Nou Camp.
| Olympiakos | 2 | 3 | Sporting Lisbon |
| Pardo (89′, 90’+3) | FT | Doumbia (2′), Batalha Martins (13′), Borges Fernandes (43′) | |
Sporting Lisbon produced a first-half attacking masterclass to beat Olympiacos 3-2 in their Champions League Group D opener
