Tuesday's 1-0 win against Villarreal in Spurs' Champions League opener was the fourth clean sheet they had kept in five games so far this season under Thomas Frank. In contrast, they had kept just one at the same stage of last season, when the more attack-minded Ange Postecoglou was in charge. "We talked a lot about 'clean sheet mentality' this year because we conceded a lot last year," Tottenham midfielder Lucas Bergvall told Amazon Prime. "They [Villarreal] did not have a shot on target, so we did a really good job." Defender Micky van de Ven added: "I think we are a difficult team to play against, for sure. Structure-wise we are standing really good and we all know what to do, so we're a difficult team to beat." The style of Frank's Tottenham side against Villarreal was in stark contrast to the swashbuckling football played under Postecoglou. They were much more cautious, even after being gifted a fourth-minute opener thanks to a calamitous mistake by Villarreal goalkeeper Luiz Junior. But their defence was excellent, with Van de Ven in particularly halting most of Villarreal's attacks. Even though the visitors had 10 shots, Guglielmo Vicario didn't have a save to make throughout.

Having qualified for Europe's premier competition for the first time in eight years, Gurban Gurbanov's side found themselves facing a 2-0 deficit after just 16 minutes following goals from Enzo Barrenechea and Vangelis Pavlidis. The Azerbaijan champions halved the deficit on the half-hour mark through a fine Leandro Andrade finish before team-mate Kady Borges struck the foot of the post. Three minutes after the break, Gurbanov's side silenced the Estadio da Luz with the leveller. Marko Jankovic's defence-splitting pass found Camilo Duran and he expertly found the far post on his Champions League debut. Substitute Oleksii Kashchuk got the historic winning goal five minutes from time, picking the ball up with his back to goal before finishing brilliantly on the turn. Qarabag players and staff dropped to their knees in celebration at the final whistle after a victory that will go down in Champions League history, with their previous campaign ending with two draws and four losses. Up next for Gurbanov and his team is a home tie with Copenhagen, while Benfica travel to Chelsea.

Centre-back Kelly - who joined from Newcastle in the summer - had given away a penalty to allow Dortmund to make it 4-2, but he followed up Dusan Vlahovic's 94th-minute goal by heading home a cross from the Serbia striker two minutes later. It provided a fitting finale to what was a remarkable second half, with all eight goals in the game coming after the 51st minute - and Juventus recovering from going behind on three occasions. It is just the second Champions League game where eight goals have been scored in one half, after the second half of Bayern Munich's 9-2 win against Dinamo Zagreb last season. There had been little sign of what was to come at half-time, after a goalless first half during which both sides produced little and largely cancelled one another out in the middle of the park. "How do you comment on a match with eight goals scored in the second half? You tell me," said Juventus boss Igor Tudor. "Joking aside, it's difficult to explain. In football, it's never over, and we did well to believe in ourselves until the end." Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl added: "Two teams played outstandingly well in the second half. It went back and forth, it was open, and fantastic for the spectators. "Overall, I'm actually satisfied with the team's performance, even if it sounds a bit skewed after the final minutes."

Los Blancos were handed an early blow when Trent Alexander-Arnold pulled up with what appeared to be a hamstring injury after only three minutes. And they suffered another setback when the England full-back's replacement, Dani Carvajal, was sent off with 18 minutes left after he faced off with Geronimo Rulli and moved his head towards the Marseille goalkeeper. But the 15-time European champions emerged victorious thanks to Mbappe, who twice stepped up to slam spot-kicks past Rulli, taking his club tally to six in five games this season. Timothy Weah had opened the scoring for Marseille in the 22nd minute, beating Thibaut Courtois with a powerful strike after former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood stole possession from Arda Guler in the middle of the pitch. But their lead lasted just six minutes as Mbappe, who had come close to scoring in the early stages with an acrobatic bicycle kick, converted his first penalty after Geoffrey Kondogbia had brought down Rodrygo in the box. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang twice came close to restoring the French side's lead, but dragged the first effort wide, before Courtois punched away the ex-Arsenal captain's second strike. Even after Carvajal's red card, Real continued to create chances and were rewarded for their efforts when visiting defender Facundo Medina handled following a strong challenge to stop Vinicius Jr in the box. Once again, Mbappe kept his cool and his penalty had enough pace to beat Rulli, who had guessed the right way. Real are looking to reclaim their crown, having failed to defend their title last season after falling to Arsenal in the quarter-finals. Xabi Alonso, in his first season in charge, will also be keen for the club to better last term's league phase, where Real finished 11th and needed to go through the play-offs to reach the knockout stages. The La Liga leaders travel to Kazakhstan to face Kairat on 30 September in their next Champions League game, while Marseille host Ajax on the same night.

Mikel Arteta says the "finishers" in his Arsenal squad could be "more important" than those in the starting line-up this season - a concept he says he has taken from rugby union. Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard both scored - and assisted one another - after coming off the bench to guide the Gunners to a 2-0 win at Spanish side Athletic Club in their opening Champions League game. Martinelli has had a tough time in recent months - struggling for form and being dropped to the bench, with new arrival Eberechi Eze preferred on the left wing. Belgium forward Trossard, meanwhile, has been limited to just three substitute appearances so far in 2025-26 after playing 56 times last season. Does that mean they are now any less important? Not according to Arteta, who said he "loves" the way players are often referred to as "finishers" in rugby union. Asked about the mentality of the players left on the bench, he said: "They are at least equally important, or more important. We have discussed that. "The finishers are going to be more important this season sometimes than the starters.