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Champions League Round Up

Wednesday, 21 October 2020 11:42

Man United secure opening win; Liverpool and Man City take the field tonight.

Liverpool begin their Group D campaign without the injured Virgil Van Dijk away to Ajax.

Their first choice centre-back needs a knee operation after last Saturday's Merseyside derby.

It's been suggested Van Dijk's absence will derail the team and midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum says they'll certainly miss his qualities:

Manchester City, still looking for their first-ever European Cup, begin their Group C campaign with the visit of Porto to the Etihad.

Boss Pep Guardiola admits he still feels responsible for their Champions League quarter-final exit last season, after suffering a shock defeat to Lyon in August.

Guardiola says it felt like they were close but just fell short:

Manchester United got their Champions League campaign off to a winning start last night.

They beat Paris Saint Germain,  2-1 in the French capital thanks to a Bruno Fernandes re-taken penalty and Marcus Rashford winner.

Manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was delighted with his players' performances - particularly young defender Axel Tuanzebe:

Chelsea boss Frank Lampard says it feels good not to have conceded a goal in their opening Champions League group game.

They drew nil-nil with Sevilla at Stamford Bridge.

After throwing away the lead twice against Southampton in the Premier League at the weekend, Lampard was pleased with the response:

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