{"id":24884,"date":"2026-09-09T13:48:35","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=24884"},"modified":"2026-09-09T13:48:35","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T08:03:35","slug":"champions-league-opens-with-thrilling-wins-for-real-madrid-and-manchester-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=24884","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Champions League Opens with Thrilling Wins for Real Madrid and Manchester City<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dragon Media News Desk<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new UEFA Champions League season began with a series of exciting matches, as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Borussia Dortmund, Real Betis and AEK Athens all opened their league-phase campaigns with victories.<\/p>\n<p>In the most high-profile match, Real Madrid defeated Inter Milan 2-1 to secure an important three points. Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 and Fede Valverde scored for Madrid, while Carlos Augusto pulled one back for Inter. Real held on to claim victory at home.<\/p>\n<p>Manchester City made a strong start with a 2-0 win over Porto. Erling Haaland was the decisive figure, scoring both goals in the second half to lead City to a comfortable victory.<\/p>\n<p>Aston Villa beat Club Brugge 3-2, with John McGinn, Emi Buend\u00eda and Nicolas Jackson finding the net. Borussia Dortmund also earned a 3-2 victory, overcoming Villarreal in another closely contested match.<\/p>\n<p>Real Betis came from behind twice to defeat Lille 3-2, while AEK Athens secured a 1-0 win over LASK to collect all three points from their opening fixture.<\/p>\n<p>With the first night of matches completed, six more games are scheduled for tonight. Barcelona will face Feyenoord, while Stuttgart take on Viking.<\/p>\n<p>Liverpool will meet Atletico Madrid, defending champions Paris Saint-Germain will face Slovan Bratislava, Sporting CP will play Galatasaray, and Napoli will take on Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Particular attention will be on the Liverpool-Atletico Madrid and Napoli-Arsenal encounters, while Barcelona and PSG will also be aiming to begin their Champions League campaigns with victories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/eng.dragonmedia.com.np\/?p=24884\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"time\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dragon Media News Desk The new UEFA Champions League season began with a series of exciting matches, as Real Madrid, Manchester City, Aston Villa, Borussia Dortmund, Real Betis and AEK Athens all opened their league-phase campaigns with victories. 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