The UEFA Champions League is back with a bang after Tuesday's opening League Phase games which saw Real Madrid, Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Juventus, Sporting CP and Aston Villa all claim wins on Matchday One.

Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson criticised the new Champions League format and believes player welfare is being ignored. The number of games before the knockout stage has been increased from six to eight and the ‘league phase’ will run until the end of January,

A former Liverpool coach has been embarrassed 3-0 on his Champions League debut as a manager tonight.Jurgen Klopp’s assistant-coach Pep Lijnders left the club at the same time as the German manager

After a year-long absence, Liverpool return to the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday when they take on AC Milan in one of Matchday 1's most anticipated matches.

Liverpool celebrated their return to the Champions League after a year's absence with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, overcoming a shaky start with goals from Ibrahima Konate, Virgil van Dijk and Dominik Szoboszlai.

Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Champions League opening phase soccer match between Real Madrid and VfB Stuttgart at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium, in Madrid,

Follow all the action from around the grounds as the group stage of the Champions League begins with Liverpool, Aston Villa, and Real Madrid in action

Liverpool have plenty of respect for Italian side AC Milan but the Premier League club will not be intimidated when the two European giants face-off in their Champions League opener at San Siro, head coach Arne Slot said on Monday.

Liverpool make the trip to the San Siro to take on AC Milan tonight in what is a blockbuster start to the Champions League. It is a new format for the expanded 36-team competition this season, with each side playing eight matches in the league phase, and only those finishing outside of the top 24 knocked out after those games.

Bayern Munich became the first team to score nine goals in a game in the modern Champions League as the new format of Europe's elite club competition kicked off on Tuesday, with title holders Real Madrid and Liverpool also among the winners.

MILAN (Reuters) -Liverpool celebrated their return to the Champions League after a year's absence with a 3-1 victory over AC Milan at San Siro on Tuesday, overcoming a shaky start with goals from Ibrahima Konate,