UEFA Champion League Night

Galeno double gives FC Porto UCL Win over Shakhtar Donestk Ukrainian champions Shakhtar Donetsk has a losing start at their new, temporary home in Germany as Galeno scored two goals and set up a third to Help FC Porto ease to a 3-1 win over Shakhtar in the Champions league on Tuesday. Shakhtar were welcomed by a near capacity crowd of more than 46,700 at the Volksparkstadion in its first "home'' game in Germany. UEFA has ruled they cant play home European games in Ukraine because of Russian invasion. Despite the support for shakhtar, it took Porto less than eight minutes to open the scoring as Shakhtar goalkeeper Dmytro Riznyk, back from injury, palmed a speculative shot away into the path of Galeno, who pounced to score.   

 Last year's Champions League finalists snatched a late point in Spain through Lautaro Martinez Lautaro Martinez struck late to snatch last season's Champions League runners-up Inter Milan a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad on Wednesday, denying the Spanish side a triumphant return to the competition after a decade away.  Brais Mendez's early goal split the sides in San Sabastian for most of the night but the host spurned several opportunities to build on their lead in an intense showing that left Simone Inzaghi's team bruised but not beaten. The Basque side's performance was all the more notable given inter 5-1 derby thrashing of rivals AC Milan on Saturday which kept team top of Italy's Serie A. Imanol Alguacil's team came out strongly, with Mendez drawing a save from Yann Sommer before Ander Barrenetxea hit the post in a frantic opening. Real Sociedad may have waited 10 years to get back into Champions League, but it only took them four minutes to go ahead.

 Sikou Niakate Own Goal Gifts Serie a Opening game  There was late heartbreak for SC Braga as Sikou Niakate's 88th minute's own goal consigned them to a 2-1 defeat in their first Champions League game in a decade. Serie A Champions Napoli led through Giovanni Di Lorenzo's strike in the first-half stoppage time but Braga looked like they had earned a point when Bruma's brilliant header drew them level in the 84th minute only to be denied in cruel fashion.

 Late Drama as the Turkish Champions Stun Visitors to Earn Point on Champions League Return  Galatasaray made a mark on their Champions League return, scoring two late goals in 2-2 draw against 10-man Copenhagen. The Turkish champions fell behind to Mohamed Elyounoussi's stunning striker before Diego Goncalves Doubled their deficit in the second half. A red card for Copenhagen's Elias Jelert Changed the game and goals from Sancha Boey and Tete earned Galatasaray an unlikely point. 

 Sevilla's Old Guard Unable to See through Lens Sevilla went with opposite approach to Salzberg. With Sergio Ramos and Jesus Navas both featuring for Sevilla tonight against Lens, it was the first time a team have field two outfield players age 37+ in a Champions League game since Manchester United did so in December 2012 (Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs vs CFR Cluj). However, despite all that experience and all the medals they have between them, Jose Luis Mendilibar's  team were unable to beat their French opponents at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium. It started so well enough for the UEFA Europa League holder's, with Lucas Ocampos giving them the lead in the ninth minutes with a flicked header past Brice Samba. Since Mendilibar took charge if Sevilla in march, only Youssef En-Nesyri ( nine) has been directly involved in more goals than Ocampos in all competitions (six-four goals and two assist).  Lens were level soon after though as Angelo Fulgini smashed in a superb free...

Arsenal Blow PSV Away with Fast Start  Arsenal's most recent Champions League game is finally not a 5-1 humbling defeat at home to Bayern Munich. Instead, it's now a very comfortable 4-0 home victory against PSV Eindhoven. It's safe to say the first big European night for this new Arsenal era could not have gone better. Key behind their dominant win was their splendid first-half performance, as they raced out of the blocks and caught their visitors cold. Bukayo Saka's eighth-minute goal was the earliest Arsenal have ever scored in their opening match of a UEFA Champions League campaign, and it was one of seven shots on target they had in the first half, as their 10 shots overall brought them a total of 1.85 expected goals.