Follow live updates from around Europe on Champions League matchday one. The league phase of the 2026-27 Champions League gets underway across Europe today. Manchester City, Aston Villa and Borussia Dortmund are among the sides in action, while Real Madrid host Inter.

Last season's top scorer Kylian Mbappé was on target as record winners Real Madrid beat Inter Milan 2-1 in their Champions League opener on Tuesday. Mbappé netted in the 14th and captain Federico Valverde added the second nine minutes later as Real took full advantage of Inter mistakes.

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The league phase of the 2026-27 UEFA Champions League kicks off on Tuesday, with giants Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa all in action at 3 pm ET.

Elsewhere, Real Madrid pounced on two first-half mistakes to beat Inter Milan 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Kylian Mbappe and Federico Valverde got their names on the scoresheet to hand Jose Mourinho a winning start as Real head coach in Europe.

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