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23:04 BST - That about wraps things up for us. Thank you for checking in, until next time!
23:00 BST - Speaking after his side's 0-0 draw with Arsenal, Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini was left dumbfounded by David Raya's miraculous double save which ensured Arsenal escaped with clean sheet.
"He was a cat! The first save OK, but the one straight afterwards, that was fantastic," he said.
"For Mateo, it was probably more of a mistake for the rebound than for the penalty. Obviously it made a big difference to the result, but I'm sad for Mateo because he played his best game since he was here.
"Maybe the match would have finished 1-1 anyway, but he deserved the goal."
21:58 BST - Results elsewhere in the Champions League tonight:
21:51 BST - FULL-TIME: Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal. The Gunners have goalkeeper David Raya, who saved a penalty-kick and the follow-up shot, to thank for keeping their clean sheet in Bergamo. Read our report here.
21:30 BST - You'd somewhat expect it. Barcelona are now losing 2-1 to Monaco, who have a one-man advantage over the Catalan side.
21:25 BST - 20 minutes left to go in Bergamo and it's actually Atalanta, not Arsenal, who look the more likely to break the deadlock. Still 0-0.
21:11 BST - David Raya pulled off an incredible double-save (from the spot!) to keep Arsenal on level terms with Atalanta. Make sure you check it out below. Wow!
21:03 BST - We are once again back underway in Italy...
20:47 BST - HALF-TIME: Atalanta 0-0 Arsenal. The Gunners are struggling to break the deadlock in Italy, but have certainly looked the more threatening side. Catch up here.
Elsewhere, 10-man Barcelona are also locked in a stalemate with Monaco at 1-1. Atletico and Leipzig, too, are stuck at 1-1. Brest and Sturm Graz are also drawing. The score? 1-1, of course.
20:31 BST - Arsenal have certainly had the better opening 30 minutes in Bergamo, but Atalanta remain quite threatening. Still 0-0.
Elsewhere, it's all happening between Barcelona and Monaco as they are now tied at 1-1 and Atletico have equalised against Leipzig.
20:11 BST - A couple of updates to bring you from tonight's other Champions League matches; Leipzig have taken a surprise early lead against Atletico (1-0) and Barcelona are down to 10 men against Monaco (0-0)!
20:00 BST - KICK-OFF: Arsenal get things going in Bergamo...
19:57 BST - We are about to get underway at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo, where Arsenal face hosts Atalanta! Stick with us for all the key updates. Click here to follow along with our live commentary.
You can follow tonight's other matches by clicking the links below:
19:39 BST - FULL-TIME: Red Star Belgrade 1-2 Benfica. The Eagles avoid an upset after taking a 2-0 lead in the first half. Read our report.
19:36 BST - FULL-TIME: Feyenoord 0-4 Bayer Leverkusen. A fantastic result for Xab Alonso's side on the road against a very good Dutch outfit. Read our report.
19:05 BST - The team news for Arsenal's Champions League clash with Atalanta is in! Check it out below:
17:30 BST - As usual, we have a couple of early games that will get underway shortly at 17:45 BST.
Reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen travel to the Netherlands to play Feyenoord, while Red Star Belgrade welcome Benfica to Serbia.
16:00 BST - Good afternoon and welcome back to the Football Tracker!
The first round of Champions League 'league phase' fixtures is nearly over, with the final set of games spilling over onto Thursday.
In terms of Premier League interest, Arsenal get their campaign underway with a trip to Bergamo against Atalanta. Kick-off is at 20:00 BST.
Bayer Leverkusen are in action early on at 17:45 BST while the likes of Barcelona and Atletico Madrid play later this evening.
Wednesday, September 18th
22:39 BST - That's it for this evening, thanks for joining us for another exciting night of Champions League and EFL Cup action.
We'll be back for more Champions League tomorrow, as German champions Leverkusen take on Feyenoord in one of the early kick-offs, while Arsenal face Atalanta in one of four 8pm kick-offs that will also see Barcelona and Atletico Madrid getting their campaigns underway.
21:54 BST - FULL-TIME: Dortmund have eased past Club Brugge 3-0, while PSG have beaten Girona 1-0 thanks to a late Nuno Mendes goal.
21:53 BST - FULL-TIME: Spurs have turned things around and beat Coventry 2-1 in the EFL Cup. Ange Postecoglou's promise for a second-season trophy is alive and kicking.
21:52 BST - FULL-TIME: Man City's opener against Inter Milan has ended 0-0. Here's our report from the game.
21:51 BST - FULL-TIME: Celtic have beaten Slovan Bratislava 5-1 in their opening game of the Champions League. A huge result for the Scottish champions! Read our full report by clicking here.
21:50 BST - GOAL! Serhou Guirassy has made it 3-0 for Dortmund, who have now put the result beyond doubt.
21:49 BST - GOAL! Spurs have done it! They've turned the result around thanks to Brennan Johnson who has scored what will surely be the winner in injury time. Coventry 1-2 Spurs.
21:48 BST - GOAL! The late goals in the Champions League continue, with Nuno Mendes giving PSG a 1-0 lead against Girona on the 90-minute mark.
21:45 BST - GOAL! Djed Spence may have saved Spurs at the 11th hour - he's levelled things at 1-1 against Coventry in the 88th minute.
21:44 BST - GOAL! James Forrest tees up Adam Idah to give Celtic a 5-1 lead against Bratislava.
21:43 BST - GOAL! Jamie Bynoe-Gittens has put Dortmund 2-0 ahead against Brugge.
21:40 BST - FULL-TIME: Brighton have beaten Wolves 3-2 in the EFL cup.
21:35 BST - GOAL! Thomas Doyle has pulled Wolves to within a goal against Brighton. Brighton 3-2 Wolves.
21:32 BST - GOAL! Jamie Bynoe-Gittens has put Dortmund 1-0 ahead against Brugge.
21:29 BST - GOAL! Ferdi Kadioglu has found the back of the net to make it 3-1 to Brighton against Wolves in the EFL cup.
21:27 BST - GOAL! Daizen Maeda has made it 4-1 to Celtic against the Slovakian champions.
21:20 BST - Still no goal for City against Inter, and even worse, Kevin de Bruyne may have picked up an injury.
21:19 BST - GOAL! Oh dear, Spurs. Norman Bassette teed up Brandon Thomas-Asante, and Thomas-Asant cooly slotted home to give Coventry a 1-0 lead against the Premier League side.
21:18 BST - GOAL! Kevin Wimmer has pulled one back for the visitors at Celtic Park. Celtic 3-1 Bratislava.
21:14 BST - GOAL! Celtic are 3-0 up against Slovan Bratislava after Arne Engels slotted home from the penalty spot.
21:04 BST - GOAL! Kyogo Furuhashi has doubled Celtic's lead against Slovan Bratislava.
20:56 BST - Here's where the City players have found themselves so far in their match, but none of them have managed to find the back of the net yet.
20:48 BST - Our four 8pm Champions League kick-offs have reached the halfway stage, and there's only been one goal: Liam Scales' effort to give Celtic the lead against Slovan Bratislava.
20:46 BST - Brighton lead Wolves 2-1 at half-time of their EFL cup clash, while Spurs' match against Coventry is yet to produce a goal.
20:31 BST - GOAL! Goncalo Guedes has pulled one back for Wolves. Brighton 2-1 Wolves just before half-time.
20:19 BST - GOAL! Simon Adingra has doubled Brighton's lead over Wolves - 2-0 to the home side at the Amex.
20:18 BST - GOAL! Celtic are off the mark, after Liam Scales met a perfectly executed corner kick by Arne Engels to head home for a 1-0 lead.
20:01 BST - Here we go, we've kicked off in the Champions League late games and the EFL match between Coventry and Spurs.
19:59 BST - GOAL! Brighton are ahead against Wolves thanks to Carlos Baleba.
19:50 BST - In the earlier Champions League kick-offs, Sparta Prague have beaten Salzburg 3-0, while Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk have drawn 0-0.
19:46 BST - KICK-OFF: We are underway at the Amex for the EFL game between Brighton and Wolves.
19:34 BST - It's the Champions League in every sense this evening, as the champions of England face the champions of Italy, while at Celtic Park, the Scottish champions are taking on the champions of Slovakia. Here's how Celtic and Slovan Bratislava line up:
19:29 BST - A little reminder of what happened the last time Man City faced Inter in the Champions League. Rodri will be a welcome sight for City fans.
19:24 BST - Man City begin their Champions League campaign against Inter Milan this evening, and for the occasion, Rodri has been named in the starting XI for the first time this season.
Erling Haaland only needs one more goal to get to 100 goals for Manchester City, after Harry Kane surpassed the 50-goal mark for Bayern Munich last night.
19:17 BST - Spurs have made nine changes to the one that lost the North London derby on Sunday, as Dominic Solanke and Rodrigo Bentancur retain their places for the EFL trip to Coventry.
Coventry XI: Wilson; Van Ewijk, Thomas, Binks, Bidwell, Eccles, Allen, Rudoni, Wright, Bassette, Thomas-Asante.
Subs: Collins, Kitching, Broad, Torp, Andrews, Mason-Clark, Sheaf, Sakamoto, Simms.
Tottenham XI: Forster; Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie, Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall, Odobert, Solanke, Werner.
Subs: Vicario, Spence, Pedro Porro, Reguillon, Moore, Maddison, Kulusevski, Johnson, Son.
19:09 BST - The team news ahead of the EFL tie between Brighton and Wolves is that there are 18 changes between the two teams. Ten of them come from Wolves, with Joao Gomes the only player to retain his place from the team that lost to Newcastle over the weekend.
Brighton XI: Steele; Igor Julio, Webster, Enciso, Adingra, Moder, Minteh, Baleba, Ferguson, Estupinan, Hinshelwood.
Subs: Verbruggen, Lamptey, Dunk, Welbeck, Mitoma, Kadioglu, Ayari, Wieffer, Veltman.
Wolves XI: Sa; Lima, Bueno, Pond, Doherty, J. Gomes, Doyle, R. Gomes, Sarabia, Hwang, Guedes.
Subs: King, Lemina, Andre, Strand Larsen, Cunha, Dawson, Semedo, Forbs, Cundle.
18:39 BST - It's half-time in the two early games and Sparta Prague have put up an impressive first half to hold a 2-0 lead.
In Italy, Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk are goalless, although the away side did see a penalty saved.
17:20 BST - The two early matches of the evening come from Italy and the Czech Republic, with both kicking off at 17:45 BST. Bologna take on Shakhtar Donetsk while Sparta Prague face RB Salzburg.
16:00 BST - Good afternoon and welcome back to the Football Tracker for the continuation of the first set of Champions League 'league phase' matches!
Manchester City get their campaign underway at 20:00 BST with a decent-looking home clash against Inter Milan while Celtic host Slovakian outfit Slovan Bratislava.
Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund are also in action tonight - the French side taking on debutants Girona.
Tuesday, September 17th
22:56 BST - That’s all for this evening, thanks for joining us for a goal frenzy in the Champions League and a few shocks in the EFL Cup.
We’ll be back tomorrow as Man City get their European season off to a start against Inter Milan, while Celtic are up against Slovan Bratislava. Dortmund also face Club Brugge, and PSG host Girona.
In the EFL, Wolves travel to Brighton, while Coventry welcome Premier League side Tottenham.
22:45 BST - Meanwhile, Kylian Mbappe scored his first Champions League goal for Real Madrid as the defending champions beat Stuttgart 3-1 in their first game of the new campaign.
"I know I can do more, each game I feel better and now I'm scoring goals, and I'm happy here," Mbappe told Movistar.
"(The game was) hard, but it's the Champions League - it's always difficult, but we won at home, we won the first game.
"What we know is that the Champions League has changed and it's important to win quickly to see if we can qualify quickly or not."
22:38 BST - A bit of reaction from Harry Kane, who scored four goals - three of them from the spot - to surpass the 50-goal mark for Bayern Munich as well as Wayne Rooney's record as the Champions League's top English goalscorer of all time.
"An amazing game - a bit of a crazy game," Kane told DAZN.
"It's the first time I've scored three (penalties) in a game. That doesn't happen at all really.
"I practice my penalties, I have a good routine but to be honest I didn't really know what to do for the third one, but thankfully I was able to put it away."
22:07 BST - Right, that's Europe covered, but what happened in the EFL Cup? Manchester United beat Barnsley 7-0, while Everton have once again lost after going ahead. This time they were 1-0 up against Southampton before Saints forced penalties, which they duly won.
Preston North End beat Fulham on penalties, and Crystal Palance survived a minor scare from QPR to win 2-1. Stoke, Brentford and Sheffield Wednesday all came away with wins.
22:01 BST - FULL-TIME: Real Madrid have beaten Stuttgart 3-1 thanks to two late goals, after Kylian Mbappe had earlier opened his European account for the defending champions. Here's our report.
21:59 BST - FULL-TIME: Liverpool have their victory over AC Milan. They were 1-0 down early on, but fought back to win 3-1. Click here for the full report.
21:58 BST - FULL-TIME: Sporting have beaten Lille 2-0 in Lisbon.
21:56 BST - GOAL! Endrick makes it 3-1 to Real Madrid against Stuttgart and that should be the game.
21:54 BST - FULL-TIME: Mercifully for Dinamo Zagreb, that's where it ends. Four goals for Kane, and that quite literally wasn't even the half of it. Monster 9-2 win for Bayern Munich. Here's our report from tonight's one-sided game.
21:52 BST - GOAL! Leon Goretzka is the latest on the scoresheet for Bayern, who are now 9-2 ahead.
21:46 BST - GOAL! Leroy Sane produces a moment of magic with a brilliant shot into the left side of the goal to put Bayern 8-2 up against Dinamo Zagreb.
21:44 BST - GOAL! Antonio Rudiger has restored Real Madrid's lead against Stuttgart. 2-1 to the Spanish giants.
21:37 BST - GOAL! No prizes for guessing who it was; Bayern Munich penalty, Harry Kane goal. He now has four goals and Bayern are 7-2 in front.
21:33 BST - GOAL! Harry Kane has a hattrick after slotting another penalty home. What a night for the England striker. Bayern Munich 6-2 Dinamo Zagreb.
21:31 BST - GOAL! In and amongst all that madness, Zeno Debast has put Sporting 2-0 up against Lille.
21:29 BST - GOAL! Liverpool are 3-1 ahead against AC Milan thanks to Dominik Szoboszlai.
21:27 BST - GOAL! Deniz Undav has brought Stuttgart level with Real Madrid!
21:25 BST - GOAL! Michael Olise has scored Bayern Munich's fifth goal - it's turning into a procession despite Dinamo Zagreb's resistance early in the second half.
21:18 BST - GOAL! Harry Kane has his second goal, which puts Bayern Munich 4-2 up against Dinamo Zagreb in a goal-heavy game, but more importantly means he now has 31 Champions League goals. The former Spurs man has now passed Wayne Rooney's previous record of 30 to become the most prolific English goalscorer in Champions League history.
21:10 BST - GOAL! Two in three minutes for Dinamo Zagreb who are now 3-2 down against Bayern Munich! Takuya Ogiwara the man to bring his side within one goal of the Bundesliga side.
21:08 BST - GOAL! Bruno Petkovic pulls one back for Dinamo Zagreb after controlling a strong pass from Marko Pjaca before rifling the ball into the bottom right corner.
21:07 BST - GOAL! Kylian Mbappe has his first Champions League goal for Real Madrid! A historic moment, but the first of many, you'd assume.
20:56 BST - Meanwhile, in the Carabao Cup, Manchester United are currently 3-0 up against Barnsley, while Fulham trail Preston North End 1-0. Sam Field has just pulled a goal back for QPR, who are now 1-1 in their game against Crystal Palace.
20:51 BST - HALF-TIME: We have reached the break with Liverpool 2-1 ahead against AC Milan and Bayern Munich 3-0 up against Dinamo Zagreb. Real Madrid and Stuttgart is still 0-0, while Viktor Gyokeres has given Sporting a 1-0 lead against Lille.
20:42 BST - GOAL! Liverpool have the lead! Virgil van Dijk head Konstantinos Tsimikas' cross into the net to give Arne Slot's side the lead for the first time in the game.
20:40 BST - GOAL! Michael Olise puts Bayern Munich 3-0 ahead against Dinamo Zagreb.
20:34 BST - GOAL! Raphael Guerreiro has doubled Bayern Munich's lead!
20:24 BST - GOAL! Liverpool are level! Trent Alexander-Arnold sends a free-kick in and Ibrahima Konate leaps high to connect with the ball and make it 1-1 against AC Milan.
20:20 BST - GOAL! And it's Harry Kane! Bayern Munich have a penalty and there's no surprise as the former Spurs man steps up to slot it home.
20:17 BST - NO GOAL! Serge Gnabry thought he had given Bayern Munich the lead but the goal was ruled out for offside.
20:04 BST - GOAL! Oh dear, Liverpool fans look away. An amazing individual effort from Christian Pulisic has been fired past a helpless Alisson to give AC Milan an early 1-0 lead.
20:01 BST - KICK-OFF! We are underway across the 20:00 BST kick-offs - last season Mbappe and Kane went toe to toe for top-scorer bragging rights, can one of them draw first blood here tonight?
19:55 BST - There's also the familiar sight of Harry Kane up front for Bayern Munich, who are aiming to make it to the final for a chance to play in front of their home fans this season.
19:52 BST - Liverpool are in action against AC Milan - here's how they will line up:
19:51 BST - Our attention quickly turns to the 20:00 BST kick-offs, including Real Madrid's match against Stuttgart, where Kylian Mbappe will make his first Champions League appearance for the Spanish giants.
19:43 BST - FULL-TIME: It's all over in the Aston Villa game as well and the Villians have made a triumphant return to Europe's showcase competition! They've beaten Young Boys 3-0 in their Champions League opener.
19:38 BST - FULL-TIME: There's the full-time whistle which means Juventus have beaten PSV.
19:36 BST - GOAL! PSV have one back and it's Ismael Saibari who provides it. Juventus 3-1 PSV.
19:33 BST - GOAL! Aston Villa have three! Amadou Onana collects a pass from Youri Tielemans and smashes a long-range strike into the bottom left corner.
19:25 BST - Meanwhile, Real Madrid fans are about to see Kylian Mbappe make his European for the club in their match against Stuttgart.
18:55 BST - GOAL! Nicolas Gonzalez receives a pass inside the box and smashes home for a 3-0 lead for Juventus!
18:55 BST - We are back underway for the second half - can Villa hold on to their early lead?
18:36 BST - Half-time in both the early Champions League fixtures, with Juventus and Aston Villa leading their respective games 2-0!
18:32 BST - NO GOAL. Watkins' strike is ruled out for handball and it remains 2-0 to Villa.
18:30 BST - GOAL! Villa are enjoying themselves on their return to the Champions League as Ollie Watkins gets in on the act. They lead Young Boys 3-0!
18:25 BST - GOAL! Academy graduate Jacob Ramsey doubles Villa's lead! The 23-year-old wheels off in celebration and shushes the home supporters after finishing from close range following a mix-up in Young Boys' defence.
18:14 BST - GOAL! Aston Villa lead Young Boys - Youri Tielemans opens the scoring over in Switzerland. The midfielder controls calmly in the area before firing through a crowd of players and into the bottom corner.
18:13 BST - GOAL! It's another for Juventus; former Leeds loanee Weston McKennie doubles their advantage with a cool finish from close range.
18:08 BST - GOAL! Juventus have the first goal of the 2024/25 Champions League 'league phase'! Youngster Kenan Yildiz nets over in Italy to give Juve the lead against PSV.
17:44 BST - The teams are out in Switzerland, with Villa set for their first Champions League match - since the competition was renamed, that is!
The Villains have competed in and won the European Cup in the past and are now part of the curtain-raiser for this year's revamped tournament. Juventus face PSV in the other early fixture this evening.
17:27 BST - Kick-off is just over 15 minutes away in the two early Champions League fixtures - stick with us for all the key updates.
16:42 BST - The line-ups are in for Aston Villa's Champions League clash against Young Boys! Follow the match live here.
Team news is also out for Juventus' match against PSV, the other early fixture for the evening. Follow that one live here!
16:22 BST - It's a new era for the Champions League, so catch up on all the key information using the links below:
Everything you need to know about the 2024/25 Champions League
The main heavyweight clashes in this week's fixtures
The new 2024/25 Champions League format explained
16:16 BST - Good afternoon and welcome to our Football Tracker! The Champions League is back this evening for the 2024/25 season, with Aston Villa and Liverpool in action out of the five British clubs involved in the competition.
Villa are first to kick off their European campaign, taking on BSC Young Boys at 17:45 before the Reds travel to Italian giants AC Milan at 20:00.
European powerhouses Bayern Munich and Juventus also feature in this evening's fixtures, as well as reigning champions Real Madrid.
