{"id":5895,"date":"2025-09-19T03:26:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T01:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weisetech.dev\/fc-barcelona-noticias\/en\/step-forward-for-barcelona-and-city-on-matchday-1-of-champions-league_314744_102\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:29:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T10:29:26","slug":"step-forward-for-barcelona-and-city-on-matchday-1-of-champions-league_314744_102","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/step-forward-for-barcelona-and-city-on-matchday-1-of-champions-league_314744_102.html","title":{"rendered":"Step forward for Barcelona and City at the close of Champions League matchday 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bar\u00e7a, City, Frankfurt, Sporting and Brugge closed matchday 1 of the Champions League with victories, in the case of Germans, Portuguese and Belgians with tremendous thrashings over Galatasaray, Kairat and Monaco<\/h2>  \r\n<div class=\"article-addons\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/calendar-fc-barcelona.html\"\r\n       target=\"_self\"\r\n       title=\"Calendar of FC Barcelona\"\r\n       class=\"blue-gredient-btn\">\r\n       \r\n        Calendar of FC Barcelona    <\/a>\r\n<\/div>   <p>Matchday 1 of the <strong>UEFA Champions League<\/strong> closed with six matches in a &#8216;Super Thursday&#8217; that left a balance of five victories and only one draw, with a balance of 24 goals scored and a first leader in the <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/champions-league-standings-barca-starts-in-12th-place_314740_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/clasificacion-champions-league-25-26-j1-barca-inicia-en-puesto-12_314740_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/champions-league-standings-barca-starts-in-12th-place_314740_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"Clasificaci\u00f3n Champions League 25\/26 J1: el Bar\u00e7a inicia en el puesto 12\">general classification of the league phase<\/a>.<\/p>  <p><strong>Eintracht Frankfurt crushed Galatasaray (5-1) <\/strong>in Germany despite starting losing with a goal from Akg\u00fcn in the 8th minute. However, an own goal by Davinson S\u00e1nchez in the 37th minute started the disaster for the Turks. Can Uzun made it 2-1 in the 45+2&#8242; and, before the break, another own goal by Singo left Galatasaray KO.<\/p>  <p>In the second half, Burkardt and Knauff closed the &#8216;manita&#8217;. <strong>FC Barcelona<\/strong> and <strong>Manchester City<\/strong> had much more work against Newcastle and Napoli in England, respectively.<\/p>  <h2>Bar\u00e7a and City win by the minimum in their European debut<\/h2>  <p>At St. James&#8217; Park, the Blaugrana team won thanks to <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/rashford-double-englishman-leads-barcelona-in-newcastle_314737_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/rashford-superstar-marcus-guia-barcelona-newcastle-con-doblete_314737_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/rashford-double-englishman-leads-barcelona-in-newcastle_314737_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\u00a1Rashford superstar! Marcus gu\u00eda al Bar\u00e7a en Newcastle con un doblete\">a double by Marcus Rashford (1-2)<\/a>. Anthony Gordon scored for the locals in stoppage time, but Bar\u00e7a deservedly took the three points. Hansi Flick&#8217;s team had 65% possession and 19 shots, 9 more than the &#8216;magpies&#8217;.<\/p>  <p>In Manchester, Pep Guardiola&#8217;s team took advantage of <strong>Giovanni Di Lorenzo&#8217;s early expulsion <\/strong>to take the victory (2-0). In Kevin De Bruyne&#8217;s return to the Etihad Stadium, the &#8216;sky blue&#8217; team had to wait until the second half to define the match. Erling Haaland and J\u00e9r\u00e9my Doku scored in the 56&#8242; and 65&#8242;.<\/p>  <ul> <li>\ud83d\udccc&nbsp;<strong>YOU MAY BE INTERESTED IN:<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong><a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/football\/champions-league.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"UEFA Champions League 25\/26 - \u00daltimas noticias\">All the information about the Champions 20\/26<\/a>&nbsp;<\/strong> <\/li> <\/ul> <h2>Eintracht, Sporting and Brugge thrashed in the &#8216;Super Thursday&#8217; of Champions League<\/h2>  <div class=\"media media-image\" data-ck-asset-wrapper=\"\"> <div class=\"media-item\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ritsu Doan celebrating a goal in the Frankfurt-Galatasaray (5-1)\" data-id=\"1522037\" data-resize=\"9\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/fcbn-e9c4054c4ca69cbb275734d6955dc2ae.webp\" title=\"Ritsu Doan celebrating a goal in the Frankfurt-Galatasaray (5-1)\" width=\"1000\"><div class=\"media-title\">Ritsu Doan celebrating a goal in the Frankfurt-Galatasaray (5-1)<\/div> <\/div> <\/div>  <p>In addition to Eintracht&#8217;s &#8216;manita&#8217;, Sporting CP and Brugge also recorded thrashings at home in their debut. The Portuguese crushed debutant Kairat (4-1), boosted by a double from former Bar\u00e7a player <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/breaking-news-barca-receives-fortune-for-trincao-how-much-is-it-exactly_314135_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/fichajes\/ultima-hora-barca-ingresa-millonada-por-trincao-cuanto-es-exactamente_314135_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/transfers\/breaking-news-barca-receives-fortune-for-trincao-how-much-is-it-exactly_314135_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"El Bar\u00e7a ingresa una millonada por Trinc\u00e3o, \u00bfcu\u00e1nto es exactamente?\">Francisco Trincao<\/a>. Alisson Santos and Geovany Queda closed the score, while Edmilson scored for the Kazakhs.<\/p>  <p>In Belgium, Brugge did the same against Monaco (4-1). Tresoldi, Onyedika, Vanaken and Diakhon crushed the team from the Principality, which before the break was already losing 3-0. <a data-external=\"0\" data-intl-links-en=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/ansu-fati-debuts-with-monaco-scoring-in-champions-league_314735_102.html\" data-intl-links-es=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/champions-league\/debut-goleador-ansu-fati-se-estrena-con-monaco-anotando-en-champions_314735_102.html\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fcbarcelonanoticias.com\/en\/champions-league\/ansu-fati-debuts-with-monaco-scoring-in-champions-league_314735_102.html\" rel=\"follow\" target=\"_self\" title=\"\u00a1Debut goleador! Ansu Fati se estrena con el M\u00f3naco anotando en Champions\">Ansu Fati<\/a>, in his debut, scored the goal of honor for the French.<\/p>  <p>Finally, in the only draw of the day, <strong>Copenhagen and Bayer Leverkusen signed a draw in a great match in Denmark (2-2).<\/strong> The locals started winning with a goal from Larsson in the first half, but Grimaldo equalized for the Germans in the 82&#8242;. Robert Vinicius gave the Danes the advantage again in the 86&#8242;, but central defender Pantelis Hatzidiakos, in his own goal, decreed the draw in stoppage time.&nbsp;<\/p>  <table align=\"center\" border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"width:100%;\"> <caption>CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 25\/26 RESULTS &#8211; J1<\/caption> \t<thead><tr> <th scope=\"col\">MATCH<\/th> \t\t\t<th scope=\"col\">RESULT<\/th> \t\t<\/tr><\/thead> <tbody> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">Copenhagen-Leverkusen<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2-2<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">Brugge-Monaco<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4-1<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">Frankfurt-Galatasaray<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">5-1<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">Sporting-Kairat<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">4-1<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Newcastle-Bar\u00e7a<\/strong><\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>1-2<\/strong><\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <tr> <td style=\"text-align: center;\">City-Naples<\/td> \t\t\t<td style=\"text-align: center;\">2-0<\/td> \t\t<\/tr> <\/tbody> <\/table> <h3>All the matches of matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League<\/h3>  <p><strong>Tuesday, September 30:<\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li>Kairat vs Real Madrid (18:45 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Atalanta vs Brugge&nbsp;(18:45 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Marseille vs Ajax (21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Inter vs Slavia Prague&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Chelsea vs Benfica&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Galatasaray vs Liverpool&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Pafos vs Bayern Munich&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Bodo\/Glimt vs Tottenham&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Atl\u00e9tico de Madrid vs Eintracht Frankfurt&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> <\/ol> <p><strong>Wednesday, October 01:<\/strong><\/p>  <ol> <li>Qarabag vs Copenhagen&nbsp;(18:45 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Union Saint-Gilloise vs Newcastle&nbsp;(18:45 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>AS Monaco vs Manchester City&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Borussia Dortmund vs Athletic Club&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Naples vs Sporting CP&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Villarreal vs Juventus&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li>Arsenal vs Olympiacos&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> \t<li><strong>FC Barcelona vs Paris Saint-Germain&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/strong><\/li> \t<li>Bayer Leverkusen vs PSV Eindhoven&nbsp;(21:00 CEST)<\/li> <\/ol> ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bar\u00e7a, City, Frankfurt, Sporting and Brugge closed matchday 1 of the Champions League with victories, in the case of Germans, Portuguese and Belgians with tremendous thrashings over Galatasaray, Kairat and Monaco Matchday 1 of the UEFA Champions League closed with six matches in a &#8216;Super Thursday&#8217; that left a balance of five victories and only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":347,"featured_media":5896,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_nextfly_llmd_date_locked":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[447,112],"tags":[202,97,51,215],"class_list":["post-5895","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-champions-league-2","category-champions-league","tag-eintracht-frankfurt","tag-manchester-city","tag-napoli","tag-sporting-portugal"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Step forward for Bar\u00e7a and City on matchday 1 of the Champions League<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bar\u00e7a, City, Frankfurt, Sporting and Brugge closed matchday 1 of the Champions League with victories. 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