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Champions League opens with Barcelona, PSG, Stuttgart and Sporting victories
September 10, 2026 at 12:06 AM · Updated 36d ago
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Barcelona thrashed Feyenoord 5-1 at Camp Nou on Wednesday, a Raphinha double leading the rout as the European campaign opened.
- Barcelona beat Feyenoord 5-1, with Raphinha scoring twice and Karim Adeyemi, Lamine Yamal and substitute Gabriel Jesus also on target.
- Raphinha, omitted from this week's Ballon d'Or shortlist, has now scored eight goals in five matches this season in his new central-striker role.
- Paris Saint-Germain began their third successive-title bid with a 6-1 win over Slovan Bratislava, Ferran Torres netting a hat-trick and Ousmane Dembélé a brace.
- Ermedin Demirovic's first-half hat-trick gave Stuttgart a 3-1 win over Viking Stavanger, while Sporting beat Galatasaray 3-1 in Lisbon.
Latest developments
- Sep 10 — Yamal set a new Champions League record for the most goal contributions by a teenager, reaching 23 (12 goals and 11 assists) against Feyenoord to surpass Kylian Mbappé's 20.
- Sep 10 — Yamal became Barcelona's youngest-ever captain, aged 19 years and 58 days, after Raphinha handed him the armband in the 71st minute, breaking Bojan Krkić's previous record.












