Paris-based PSG opened their new Champions League season with a crushing home win over Bratislava's Slovan, while Portugal's Sporting also kicked off their tournament campaign with a victory over Galatasaray. Both matches were played on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, and set the tone for the first matchday of the tournament's league phase. Details of the results and key moments of the matches are in the XAB.info article, with reference to Sport RBC.UA.

A thrashing in Paris: Torres's hat-trick and Dembélé's brace

PSG – Slovan (Bratislava) – 6:1 (3:0, 3:1). Goals: Dembélé, 17, 23; Torres, 31, 47, 57; Ruiz, 88 – Camara, 59. The Parisians' attack got going from the opening minutes: Ousmane Dembélé scored a brace already in the first half, while Ferran Torres finished the match with a hat-trick. Fabián Ruiz completed the rout in the 88th minute. The visitors' only goal was scored by Camara, who found the net in the 59th minute.

Ukrainian accent and a "calm" defensive performance

Ilya Zabaarnyi featured in the Parisians' starting lineup. During the match, neither he nor Willian Pacho had too much to do – PSG's defense played confidently and conceded just one goal. The Ukrainian players of the Bratislava team did not appear on the pitch: Danylo Ignatenko spent the entire match on the substitutes' bench, while Mykola Kucharevych was not included in the matchday squad.

The Portuguese squeezed past the Turks after conceding

Sporting – Galatasaray – 3:1 (1:1, 2:0). Goals: Catamo, 27; Suárez (penalty), 57; Salasar, 63 – Ignácio (own goal), 5. The match started badly for the hosts: right at the start, Gonçalo Ignácio scored an own goal. Sporting equalized in the 27th minute thanks to a goal by Catamo. The Portuguese were only able to squeeze past their opponents at the start of the second half – first Suárez converted a penalty in the 57th minute, and six minutes later Salasar made it 3:1.

Closing the matchday and the context of the round

On Thursday, 10 September 2026, the final six matches of the first matchday of the Champions League league phase will take place. On the same day, Donetsk's Shakhtar will begin their European season in the Netherlands. Earlier in the matchday, Liverpool secured a comeback win over Atlético, which further enlivened the tournament's opening program.