Liverpoo Ol win Anfield thriller

Real Madrid score late winner at San Siro • Man City and Ajax on scoring spree

Liverpool and AC Milan delivered on the return of proper Champions League nights at Anfield, with the hosts emerging deserved victors after coming back to win 3-2.

Milan could not get the ball out of their own half as Liverpool made a brilliant start, and Trent Alexander-Arnold had soon made it 1-0 after a one-two with Mohamed Salah, firing home via a deflection to spark choruses of ‘the Scouser in our team’.

From one full-back to another. A fired-up Robertson then won a penalty, with his volley handled by Ismael Bennacer, but unfortunately, Salah’s spot-kick was saved well by Mike Maignan.

The Reds remained on top throughout, with Maignan busy as he thwarted Joel Matip with a header and Salah with a strike that was heading for the top corner, but there was a sinking feeling of wasted opportunities as the momentum shifted.

Milan somehow went 2-1 up before half-time, with both of their goals coming from Liverpool‘s right as Alexander-Arnold fell asleep – the first through Ante Rebic and the second courtesy of ex-Man City midfielder Brahim Diaz.

Liverpool did not need to change much at the break, aside from finding a clinical edge, and within three minutes of the restart, Salah had levelled after a brilliant dinked pass from Origi.

The noise levels inside Anfield rocketed, and the Reds responded in kind, recapturing the verve that makes them such an enthralling side to watch on European nights.

After a promising display that brought an assist for Origi, the Belgian was forced off through injury, which prompted the introduction of Sadio Mane and the reformation of the first-choice front three.

The third goal came from an unlikely source, though, as an interchange between Matip and Diogo Jota won a corner, with Jordan Henderson thundering home a stunning half-volley from 25 yards out to make it 3-2.

Grealish nets on CL debut in City's wild 6-3 win vs. Leipzig

Jack Grealish marked his Champions League debut with the pick of the goals in Manchester City's wild 6-3 win over Leipzig, whose forward Christopher Nkunku scored a hat trick in vain in the teams' opening group-stage match on Wednesday.

Getting the chance to play on the biggest stage in European club soccer was one of the main reasons given by Grealish for making the move to City from boyhood club Aston Villa in the offseason for a British-record free of $139 million, and the England international looked at home at that level.

Grealish's goal in the 56th minute was the highlight of an entertaining and open game at Etihad Stadium, the midfielder picking up a loose ball on the left and cutting into the area before curling a shot high into the corner.

That made it 4-2 and after Nkunku slotted home from a tight

angle to complete his hat trick and give Leipzig hope of a point, goals by Joao Cancelo — a long-range effort — and Gabriel Jesus secured victory.

Leipzig finished with 10 men after the sending off of Angelino, the left back signed from City, for two yellow cards.

Aside from some uncharacteristically sloppy defending, City was irresistible at times in the first match of its latest bid to win an elusive Champions League title, having got closer than ever last season with a loss to Chelsea in the final in Porto in May.

Nathan Ake's header from Grealish's corner put City ahead in the 16th before Leipzig defender Nordi Mukiele tried to cushion a header back to the keeper from Kevin De Bruyne's right-wing cross, only to put it into his own net in the 28th.

Nkunku headed in from close range to make it 2-1 in the 42nd but Riyad Mahrez regained a twogoal lead for City by converting a penalty in first-half stoppage time after Lukas Klostermann blocked a header by Ferran Torres with his hand.

Nkunku brought the German team back into the game again by heading home Dani Olmo's deft chip into the area past Ederson.

Completing the first Champions League hat trick by a Leipzig player couldn't stop the visitors falling to another heavy loss in Manchester, after a 5-0 thrashing by Manchester United in last season's competition.

PSG superstars held by Club Brugge

PSG's formidable attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé was left frustrated by a spirited Club Brugge on Wednesday in a 1-1 draw in the Champions League.

Messi hit the crossbar during his 150th appearance in the competition but could not score for his new club after PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino sent out his three superstars all together for the first time.

Messi had previously made only one substitute appearance for PSG — in a 2-0 win against Reims last month — since he ended his career-long association with Barcelona last month.

Brugge captain Hans Vanaken drew the hosts level in the 27th minute after Mbappé set up Ander Herrera's opener in the Group A game in the 15th. In the group's other match, Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 6-3.

Mbappe played in a center forward role with Neymar and Messi deployed on the wings but the trio often switched positions. They played 50 minutes together before Mbappe, who suffered an apparent ankle injury, was replaced by Mauro Icardi.

PSG imposed a fast tempo and monopolized possession from the start as the visitors struggled to string passes together in the early stages. But the Belgian champions gradually got into the match and enjoyed several good spells of pressure while PSG lacked cohesion and gave the ball away too often in midfield.

Brugge came back with the same attacking spirit after the interval. Forwards Noa Lang and Charles

De Ketelaere were a constant threat and the hosts found space at ease but lacked a cutting edge.

Griezmann jeered as Atlético Madrid held 0-0 by Porto

With Antoine Griezmann loudly jeered by the home fans, Atlético Madrid couldn't manage more than a 0-0 draw against Porto in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Griezmann, back with Madrid after two seasons with rival Barcelona, came off the bench in the second half but couldn't spark the hosts to victory. He was booed before the match and when he came onto the field, with most in the crowd at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium expressing their discontentment with how the France forward left the club.

Only pockets of fans applauded Griezmann, who played five seasons with Atlético before leaving when Barcelona paid 120 million euros ($141 million) for him.

Atlético was near the Porto area most of the match but couldn't capitalize on its chances. Luis Suárez, João Félix and Ángel Correa also weren't able to break the deadlock for the hosts.

Porto had its chances in the second half, hitting the post and having an 80th-minute goal disallowed for a foul inside the area. Porto defender Chancel Mbemba was sent off for a foul in stoppage time.

The result kept Porto unbeaten in its last six group stage matches in the Champions League, with six clean sheets.