Champions League LIVE: Madrid hold off late Inter push, Haaland nets brace in City win

- Aston Villa beat Club Brugge 3-2 thanks to goals from John McGinn, Emi Buendia and Nicolas Jackson

- Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho overcame former side Inter 2-1 at the Bernabeu with goals from Kylian Mbappe and Fede Valverde

- Erling Haaland scores twice as Manchester City put in professional showing to beat Porto 2-0

Club Brugge 2-3 Aston Villa - FT

Borussia Dortmund 3-2 Villarreal - FT

Porto 0-2 Manchester City - FT

Real Madrid 2-1 Inter - FT

22:55 CET - All over across Europe, where Real Madrid have held off a late Inter charge to win their Champions League opener 2-1, thanks to goals from Kylian Mbappe and Fede Valverde.

Another LaLiga side picking up three points is Real Betis. Two from Marc Bartra and a third from Troy Parrott saw them overcome Lille 3-2 after finding themselves a goal down at the break.

Villarreal could not make it three from three for the Spanish clubs, as they fell to a 3-2 defeat at Borussia Dortmund, with the biggest news of the game being the injury to young Greek star Konstantinos Karetsas in the first half as he was stretchered off.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland netted a brace to kick-start their campaign for a second Champions League crown, with the Citizens beating Porto 2-0.

22:37 CET - Life for Inter at the Bernabeu! A nice move down the left sees Lautaro Martinez put the ball on a plate for Carlos Augusto to sweep it home. Can the Italian side level this game up with 13 minutes to play?

22:14 CET - A stunning four minutes from Betis sees them 3-2 up against Lille. A second on the night from Marc Bartra and a first Champions League goal in green and white for Troy Parrott has seen them overturn the deficit.

22:08 CET - No prizes for guessing who has given Manchester City a 1-0 lead over Porto... that's right, it's Erling Haaland. After being named on the Ballon d'Or shortlist earlier in the day, the Norwegian heads back across goal to break the deadlock.

Opta: Erling Haaland is now just two goals away from reaching 60 Champions League goals.

21:50 CET - Half-time in our four 21:00 CET kick-offs, where Real Madrid lead 2-0 against Inter, despite the Italian side spurning a few decent chances in a wide-open game.

Elsewhere, the most entertainment has come in northern France, as Lille are 2-1 up against Betis. Marc Bartra levelled for the LaLiga side, only for Alexsandro to put the French team in front once more.

The other two games are both goalless.

21:32 CET - Some awful luck for Borussia Dortmund's new signing, Konstantinos Karetsas, who has had to be stretchered off in their match against Villarreal. The Greek star was kicking the ball before falling down, in what is hopefully not as bad as it looks.

21:27 CET - Look away now, Josep Martinez. The Inter goalkeeper dithers on the ball in his six-yard box, allowing Fede Valverde to steal in and poke the ball into an empty net. The Spanish stopper is furious with himself, and rightly so.

Madrid lead Inter 2-0 midway through the first half.

21:18 CET - Before the game at the Bernabeu, Luis Figo presented Kylian Mbappe with the Champions League golden boot, and the Frenchman shows no sign of slowing down as he puts Real Madrid 1-0 up against Inter with a sliding finish after good work from Brahim Diaz.

21:13 CET - If you want to get a new set of fans on side quickly, there is a simple way - score goals.

That is exactly what Ayase Ueda is doing with Lille, with his second goal in as many games for the former Feyenoord charge as the Ligue 1 side lead Real Betis 1-0 in the early going.

21:00 CET - Four more games left tonight and eight teams looking for a fast start to their campaign.

Real Madrid are raising some eyebrows with their starting XI - Trent Alexander-Arnold starts in midfield, alongside Jude Bellingham. It should be a fascinating watch.

20:35 CET - A big night for AEK Athens, who have held off LASK to win their League Phase opener 1-0, thanks to that first-half goal from Razvan Marin.

In Belgium, despite a valiant effort from Club Brugge, Aston Villa have won a thriller 3-2, with all of their goals coming in the first half.

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20:05 CET - Nicolo Tresoldi is off the mark for Club Brugge as he makes it 3-2 against Aston Villa from the spot.

It was a harsh call on Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who was adjudged by VAR to have handled the ball from a cross, but it has brought the Belgians back into the contest.

20:02 CET - No goals in the second halves, as both early games head towards the hour mark.

Joey Veerman is in the starting XI for Borussia Dortmund this evening despite not starting a Bundesliga game so far, whilst Villarreal have three Canadians in their lineup.

19:49 CET - The lineups for our quartet of games kicking off at 21:00 CET are filtering in, and it is a first start for Manchester City for Ayyoub Bouaddi. The Moroccan teenager starts alongside Enzo Fernandez in midfield against Porto.

In Madrid, it looks like Trent Alexander-Arnold is to start in midfield for Real, as Brahim Diaz gets the nod on the wing.

19:33 CET - You won't want to watch that back, Yann Sommer. The Club Brugge goalkeeper races 40 yards out of his goal to clear the ball, only for Nicolas Jackson to steal in and slot the ball into an empty net for his first goal in claret and blue. Aston Villa lead 3-1 at the break, in what has been an entertaining affair.

Elsewhere, a goal from Razvan Marin sees AEK Athens hold a valuable one-goal advantage over LASK at the break.

19:08 CET - A neat cutback and a tidy finish, Club Brugge are level against Aston Villa.

Norwegian striker Hugo Vetlesen has the goal for the Belgian side, but it only lasts a minute as Emi Buendia sweeps Aston Villa back into the lead. A really good tempo to this one. Two of Villa's three goalscorers from their Europa League triumph in May are back on the scoresheet once again, showing just how influential they are.

18:59 CET - The first goal of the Champions League League Phase has come for Aston Villa after a lovely, curling effort from John McGinn on the edge of the box for his fourth goal in the competition. The Villans nearly make it 2-0 soon after as George Hemmings finds space in the box, but Club Brugge goalkeeper Yann Sommer makes a fine save.

Interestingly, it is 17C in Brugge this evening, and Aaron Wan-Bissaka is wearing gloves. Make of that what you will.

18:47 CET - Here we go then, the road to Madrid starts tonight. Eight games per team across the League Phase; the top eight qualify for the round of 16, and ninth to 24th go into the play-off round - let's get it started.

18:05 CET - Over to our other early game, where LASK make their League Phase debut against AEK Athens, a side who have not featured in the Champions League since 2018.

The Austrians will rely on Christoph Lang to provide a goal threat, he netted twice against Altach in a recent Bundesliga victory, whilst Luka Jovic looks to make waves on his return to the Champions League. He is best remembered for a tough stint with Real Madrid after shining with Eintracht Frankfurt, and will hope he can continue his great scoring record for the Greeks.

17:44 CET - The lineups are in for our first two games of the League Phase.

Teenager Ibrahim Mbaye is named on the bench for the first time as an Ason Villa player against Club Brugge, whilst Aaron Wan-Bissaka gets his maiden start for the away side.

Nicolo Tresoldi will be the Belgian side's biggest threat, after netting four times in the Champions League last time out, and he will be their main threat once again.

17:00 CET - Hello and welcome back to Flashscore's live coverage of the Champions League.

It's been a few months since the final in Budapest, where PSG retained their crown after beating Arsenal on penalties.

And we are back with a new season of football's premier club competition, with the Gunners Opta's favourite for it all in June.

Tonight, though, attention turns to other contenders. Real Madrid and Inter headline the late action as Jose Mourinho manages Los Blancos against the side he won the Champions League with back in 2010. Despite all his success since, that was his last Champions League win, and he will be hungry to bring it back to Madrid for the first time since 2024.

Elsewhere, LASK make their debut in the Champions League proper with a winnable tie against AEK Athens. The Austrian Bundesliga champions knocked out Celtic in the play-off round with a masterful comeback - can they take that form into the League Phase.

Aston Villa return to the competition after winning last season's UEFA Europa League and take on Club Brugge, with a new-look team under Unai Emery. New signings Joao Gomes and Nicolas Jackson are likely to start as is George Hemmings, one of their new starlets.