Champions League Results: Mbappé, Haaland Shine As Real Madrid, Man City Secure Wins

Kylian Mbappé and Erling Haaland delivered standout performances as Real Madrid and Manchester City opened their Champions League campaigns with victories on Tuesday, September 8, 2026.

According to Ireporter Online, Real Madrid defeated Inter Milan 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu, while Manchester City secured a 2-0 victory over Porto in Portugal. Aston Villa also began their European campaign with a 3-2 win against Club Brugge in Belgium.

Mbappé opened the scoring for Real Madrid after Yann Bisseck’s attempted clearance fell to Brahim Díaz, who supplied the assist for the French forward to finish.

Federico Valverde then extended Real Madrid’s lead after Inter goalkeeper Josep Martínez was caught out, leaving the Spanish side in control.

Inter reduced the deficit in the second half through Carlos Augusto, but Real Madrid held firm as goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois made several crucial saves to preserve the victory.

The result also gave José Mourinho a winning start to his latest Champions League campaign with Real Madrid following his return to the club.

At the Estádio do Dragão, Haaland scored twice to guide Manchester City to a 2-0 victory over Porto.

The Norwegian striker broke the deadlock early in the second half after combining with Rayan Cherki and Enzo Fernández during the move.

Haaland completed his brace in stoppage time when he converted a cut-back from Rayan Aït-Nouri to seal the points for City.

The victory provided new Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca with a winning start in the Champions League, while Haaland continued his impressive scoring form after finding the net in each of City’s opening three Premier League matches.

City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma also played an important role, making key saves to deny Porto a route back into the contest.

Meanwhile, Aston Villa ended their recent goal drought with a 3-2 victory over Club Brugge at the Jan Breydel Stadium.

John McGinn gave Villa an early lead in the 11th minute, ending the club’s run of three consecutive goalless Premier League matches.

Club Brugge responded through Hugo Vetlesen, but Emiliano Buendia restored Villa’s advantage before Nicolas Jackson added a third goal shortly before half-time.

Nicolo Tresoldi converted a second-half penalty to reduce the deficit and give the Belgian side renewed hope, but Villa withstood late pressure to claim their first victory of the season.

Other Champions League results from Tuesday saw AEK Athens defeat LASK 1-0, Borussia Dortmund beat Villarreal 3-2 and Real Betis overcome Lille 3-2.

The results marked an eventful opening night of the Champions League league phase, with several of Europe’s leading clubs making strong starts to their campaigns.