UEFA Champions League 2023-24: Matchday 1 Fixtures, All Results, Stats

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The UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 has started and we have already witnessed some enthralling action on Tuesday, while the matches for Wednesday also promise to be exciting encounters.

The action from the UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 is featuring Manchester City, Manchester United, Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, AC Milan and PSG in epic encounters. Another UEFA Champions League season has started as elite clubs across Europe are gearing up to take part in the much-anticipated 2023/24 edition of the marquee tournament.

The UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 is being played on September 19 and September 20.

UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 Fixtures and Results

September 19

AC Milan 0 Newcastle United 0

Newcastle United made a return to the UCL with a goalless draw at the San Siro. The English team played decently but AC Milan missed a chunk of chances to put the game to bed and ended up sharing the spoils.

Young Boys 1 RB Leipzig 3

Mohamed Simakan, Xaver Schlager and Benjamin Sesko scored as RB Leipzig started their campaign with a 3-1 away victory against BSC Young Boys of Switzerland.

Barcelona 5 Royal Antwerp 0

Barcelona decimated Royal Antwerp at the Camp Nou with a five-star performance. Joao Felix scored a brace, while Gavi and Robert Lewandowski scored one each. Another one was put into his own net by Antwerp's Jelle Bataille.

Feyenoord 2 Celtic 0

A hapless Celtic surrendered in Dutch territory as Feyenoord came out 2-0 winners. The Scottish side ended up with just 9 men on the pitch as Gustaf Lagerbielke and Odin Holm saw Red cards. Calvin Stengs and Alireza Jahanbakhsh scored the goals for Feyenoord.

Lazio 1 Atletico Madrid 1

Lazio secured a point at home courtesy of a 95th-minute equalizer scored by their goalkeeper Ivan Provedel. It was crazy scenes in Rome who managed to hold Atletico Madrid, as Pablo Barrios scored the goal for the visitors.

Manchester City 3 Crvena Zvezda 1

Man City survived a scare at home to win 3-1 against Serbian opposition Crvena Zvezda. The visitors took the lead at the flag end of first half through Osman Bukari, but Julian Alvarez scored a brace and Rodri netted a goal as the defending UCL winners scored three past their opponents in the second half to secure all three points.

PSG 2 Borussia Dortmund 0

Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi were on target as PSG saw out Borussia Dortmund at the Parc des Princes.

Shakhtar Donetsk 1 FC Porto 3

Porto's Brazilian winger Wenderson Galeno scored two goals and Mehdi Taremi netted one as the Portuguese giants won 3-1 against Shakhtar Donetsk. The match was played in Hamburg.

September 20

Galatasaray 2 FC Kobenhavn 2

Galatasaray scored two goals in the final five minutes of the match to salvage a point at home against FC Kobenhavn. The Danish side was in excellent position to secure all three points but crumbled in the final minutes.

Real Madrid 1 Union Berlin 0

A Jude Bellingham winner in the 94th minute earned Real Madrid a winning start to their Champions League campaign. The England international scored a streaky goal to win his team all three points.

Bayern Munich 4 Manchester United 3

Munich witnessed a thriller as Bayern prevailed over Man United in a seven-goal match by the odd strike. Leroy Sane, Serge Gnabry, Harry Kane and Mathys Tel scored the goals for the Bavarians, while Casemiro scored a brace and Rasmus Hojlund opened his account for the Red Devils.

Arsenal 4 PSV Eindhoven 0

Arsenal returned to Champions League football in emphatic manner as the blew away PSV Eindhoven at the Emirates. Bukayo Saka scored the first goal, followed by Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus in the first half. Martin Odegaard's sublime strike completed the scoring as the Gunners go top of Group B.

Benfica 0 Salzburg 2

Benfica made a sorry surrender at home against Salzburg as the Portuguese giants fell 2-0 at home. They had to play majority of the game with 10 men as Antonio Silva saw a Red in the 13th minute. Roko Simic and Oscar Gloukh scored the goals for the Austrian club.

Braga 1 Napoli 2

Sikou Niakate put the ball in his own net in the 88th minute as Braga succumbed to a defeat at home against Napoli.

Real Sociedad 1 Inter 1

Real Sociedad and Inter Milan shared the spoils in Spain. Brais Mendez gave the hosts a big lead within 4 minutes, but Lautaro Martinez netted the equalizer three minutes from time as the Nerazzuri salvaged a point on the road.

Sevilla 1 RC Lens 1

Sevilla were held at home by RC Lens. The French club played decently well to get their first point on the board. Lucas Ocampos scored for Sevilla, while Angelo Fulgini netted the goal for Lens.

UCL Matchday 1 Stats and Facts

• Joao Felix (Barcelona), Julian Alvarez (Man City), Casemiro (Man United) and Wenderson Galeno (Porto) have 2 goals after the first day of Matchweek 1.
  
  
• Three players have got Red Card on Matchday 1, and two are Celtic players.
  
  
• Lazio's Ivan Provedel became the first goalkeeper to score in the Champions League since 2010, when Vincent Enyeama scored for Hapoel Tel Aviv against Lyon.
  
  
• PSV equalled their heaviest defeat in the UEFA Champions League. Arsenal. on the other hand, made a king's return to the competition.