Champions League

Bayern Munich and Manchester United secured resounding 5-0 and 4-0 victories, while debutants Como stunned RB Leipzig 4-1 in the opening matchday of the Champions League.

Fenerbahce coach Ismail Kartal resigned following a 1-1 home draw against Roma in the Champions League, ending his fourth stint at the Istanbul club.

Manchester United marked their Champions League return with a 4:0 win over Sabah. Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Sesko, and Lisandro Martinez scored at Old Trafford.

Bayern Munich crushed Bodø/Glimt 5:0 in the Champions League opener after a stellar second half, extending their incredible unbeaten run in the tournament's group and league stages to 39 matches.

Valdas Dambrauskas, Sabah's coach, went from cleaning pub floors in London to facing Manchester United in the Champions League after funding his early studies with game show winnings.

Manchester City opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-0 win over Porto as Erling Haaland scored a brace and 18-year-old Ayyoub Bouaddi impressed. City now turn their focus to Sunday's Manchester derby at Old Trafford.

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Aston Villa overcame a tough domestic start with a 3-2 win at Club Brugge in the Champions League, while AEK Athens defeated LASK Linz 1-0 on their tournament return.

Como president Mirwan Suwarso and board members gave up their Champions League debut tickets for veteran fans born in 1950 or earlier, as the club prepares to host RB Leipzig.

The UEFA Champions League returned with dramatic opening fixtures as Real Madrid defeated Inter Milan 2-1 and Manchester City secured a 2-0 away win against Porto.

Fans at the Santiago Bernabeu waved thousands of Ceuta and Spanish flags before Real Madrid faced Inter, protesting amid tensions over migration.

The Turkish giant secured an impressive 2:1 victory in Lyon, Norway's Viking celebrated a surprising 3:1 win over Dinamo Zagreb, AEK Athens advanced after a 4:0 victory against Levski Sofia, and Christian Martinez propelled Slovan Bratislava to the next stage.

The French midfielder gave the middle finger to Lyon fans after the Turkish team's victory, a brawl broke out in the tunnel and a French staff member was injured. Openda: "We must avoid such things."

The list of teams participating in this season's Champions League was finalized on Wednesday evening following the conclusion of all playoff matches. All 32 clubs now await tomorrow's draw, which will determine the matchups for the eight rounds of the league phase.

The Champions League is approaching the first big moment of the 2026/27 season: the league phase draw, which will be held on Thursday, August 27, in Monaco. According to UEFA, the upcoming season will be the 72nd in the history of the competition and the third in the new format, in which there is no classic group stage but a single table of 36 teams.

After the disappointment of Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the historic qualification of Sabah to the Champions League, two more tickets were distributed on Tuesday to the prestigious tournament via the playoffs: the Norwegian Bodo/Glimt secured the first, while Celtic lost the second in a magnificent collapse and saw LASK make history.

The gap between participating in the Europa League and the Champions League stands at about ten million euros, even before bonuses for results. Even in the secondary competition, tough rivals may await them.

Igor Zlatanovic took advantage of a defensive error and scored (10th minute), but the Azeris equalized (38th minute) after confusion in the Be'er Sheva defense, with Christian Nwachukwu scoring into an empty net. Currently, Be'er Sheva leads 3-2 on aggregate. About 30,000 fans are supporting the hosts, who are dreaming of a comeback.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva faces one of the most important matches in its history this evening. Ran Kozuch's team will play the decisive Champions League qualification playoff leg against Sabah in Baku.

The champion will depart tonight for Baku ahead of the return leg against Sabah on Tuesday: "Everyone is alert and focused." Joao Victor is fit and may be included in the squad for the match.

The Azerbaijanis lost 2:1 after having led in Romania, but in the previous round they already knew how to turn a loss in the first game into a 4:0 victory in Baku: "We will need to make them make mistakes."

The 2:1 victory over Sabah in the first leg strengthened the belief at Hapoel Be'er Sheva, which aims to complete the mission in Baku and record a historic qualification for the Champions League: "If we feel a sense of missed opportunity after trailing, it says it all." Compliments to Eliel Peretz and Pedro Amador.

Without Turner, without shining stars and without an unlimited squad, Ran Kozuch and his group continue to collect obstacles and turn them into another reason to believe. Against Sabah, they proved once again that this team does not know how to accept "the end" as an answer - and next Tuesday it will not be the end, it will only be the beginning.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva is just 90 minutes away from history. The Israeli champion won 2-1 this Wednesday against Sabah in their "home" match in Bucharest, gaining an advantage ahead of the return leg in Azerbaijan and moving closer to their first-ever qualification for the Champions League league phase.

Parallel to the meeting between Hapoel Be'er Sheva and Sabah, three more matches were held this Wednesday as part of the Champions League qualifying playoff round. Celtic and Bodo/Glimt took a significant step toward the goal, and an Israeli Premier League ex-player provided an assist.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva took a significant step toward history on Wednesday, coming back from a deficit to beat Sabah 2:1 in the first leg of the Champions League qualification playoffs. Igor Zlatanovic completed the turnaround in the 79th minute, sending the Israeli champions to the return leg in Azerbaijan with a valuable advantage.

The Sabah coach addressed the meeting in the Champions League playoffs and complimented the opponent: "Both teams like to press, want to control the game and play offensively."

Everything is open between Fenerbahçe and Lyon (1:1), Dinamo Zagreb and Viking (2:2), and Levski Sofia and AEK Athens (0:0). Everything will be decided next week.

Two disappointments in the playoffs in the past, being benched as the fourth center-back, and a magnificent comeback in the money time: exactly ten years since he arrived at Hapoel Be'er Sheva with the goal of taking it to the Champions League, the 37-year-old captain gets one final chance to close the circle and complete the mission.

The Spanish national team captain arrived in the Catalan capital to finalize his move from Manchester City to Barcelona, with a contract expected until 2030. The midfielder stated: "Playing for Barcelona is a dream for me."

Ran Kozuch will rest the heroes of the victory over Red Star Belgrade during tonight's Toto Cup match against Hapoel Haifa. Amit Ohana, Itay Hazut, and others are expected to start as they look to prove themselves ahead of the clash with Sabah.

The club doubts it can add new foreign players before the Champions League playoffs begin. The squad that defeated Red Star Belgrade is expected to remain unchanged for the match against Sabah. Matan Baltaxa returns from suspension, but Pedro Amador is likely to keep his starting spot.

A score of 9 for Ventura in Hapoel Be'er Sheva's great victory in Belgrade, on the way to the Champions League playoffs. Danny Dvorin's column

Coach Ran Kozuch is searching for two foreign signings, with owner Alona Barkat demanding proven talent to significantly upgrade the squad. The club is accelerating contract talks with Eliel Peretz, while Lucas Ventura has confirmed his commitment to the team, citing the allure of the Champions League.

The local media attacked: "Red Star embarrassed itself, the Champions League is not for Red Star". Coach Dejan Stankovic announced his resignation after the loss.

Ofir Marciano kept another clean sheet, Miguel Vitor helped Itay Rotman shine, Eliel Peretz proved his worth, and Javon East emerged as a "football genius." All the stories behind Hapoel Be'er Sheva's triumphant victory in Belgrade.

Serbian media did not spare the Red Star Belgrade players following the 2-0 home loss to Hapoel Be'er Sheva and the early exit from the Champions League. The players ignored the mixed zone, failing to provide comments after the match, which sparked widespread outrage in the press.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva players testified to a change in the coach's approach after a difficult start to the summer: "He made us understand that we are capable of great things, and we will not give up on the dream."

Parallel to Hapoel Be'er Sheva's convincing victory in Belgrade, several other interesting results were recorded this Tuesday in the Champions League qualifiers. The surprise came from the Netherlands, where NEC Nijmegen beat Olympiacos 2:1 after extra time (0:0 in the first leg) to advance to the playoff round in their debut season. Captain Tjaronn Chery played the full 120 minutes of the...

Hapoel Be'er Sheva is 180 minutes away from a historic qualification for the Champions League group stage. The Israeli champions won 0:2 in Belgrade against Red Star, securing a 0:3 aggregate victory. They will face Azerbaijan's Sabah in the playoff round.

Hapoel Be'er Sheva achieved a major feat on Tuesday with a 0:2 victory over Red Star Belgrade in Serbia, qualifying for the Champions League playoff round. The team's doctor, Dr. Hanna Karmiko, drew attention by proudly waving the Israeli flag in front of the opposing fans' stand.

Eyal Berkovic does not spare the Israeli club and warns of a collapse on the European stage, following what he defines as a serious management failure, lack of professional planning, and even stinginess.

Red Star Belgrade will try to make a comeback tonight (Tuesday, 21:00, Sport1) against Hapoel Be'er Sheva. After a 1:0 loss in Hungary, in a match the club defined as "our worst since the start of the season," the Serbs expect massive support from the fans at the Marakana, with the goal of reaching the Champions League qualification playoff round. The winner will face the winner of the match...

He is not the flashiest star and not a man of numbers, but when the money is on the table, Zahi Ahmed is always there. Nothing came easily to the kid from Abu Snan, and in Be'er Sheva they were not in a hurry to give him the keys, until the connection with Ran Kozuch arrived, who identified something in him that others missed. Since then, he has repaid with a goal in the State Cup final and in the...

The Israeli champion landed in Belgrade ahead of the big second leg against Red Star (Tuesday, 21:00, Sport1) at the legendary stadium: "Everyone here is talking and breathing the game." The club is optimistic but expects a completely different game, and also: Amador's integration and the focus on Zlatanovic.

After the victory over Novi Pazar, the Red Star coach admitted that his and his players' minds are on the return leg against the Israeli champion: "We want to show that last Tuesday was a bad day"

The Israeli champion will fly this afternoon to Belgrade ahead of the return leg against Red Star: "We will have to defend more, I hope we can play our football there too." Efforts continue to sign a foreign defender and midfielder.

Stankovic rotated the squad, Katai and Enam scored against Novi Pazar, and Abu Fani came off the bench in the 73rd minute. On Tuesday, the Israeli champion will try to maintain the 1:0 lead at the Marakana (21:00, Sport1).

Hapoel Be'er Sheva began preparations on Friday for one of the biggest weeks in its history, as it will play on Tuesday (21:00, Sport1) in Serbia at the Marakana stadium of Red Star Belgrade for the return leg of the Champions League third qualifying round. After a surprising 1:0 win in the home game held in Hungary, the players believe in their chances despite the fragile lead.

Dejan Stankovic will rotate the squad in the league to give his stars a rest before Tuesday: "A loss we didn't expect and apparently weren't ready for."