Arsenal is a Champions League contender with a victory over Paris Saint-Germain, while Bayer Leverkusen beat American winger Christian Pulisic and AC Milan.
Arsenal flexed its muscle as a Champions League contender with a 2–0 victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday.
The Gunners did all of their damage in the first half on goals by Kai Havertz in the 20th minute and another by Bukayo Saka in the 35th minute. From there, Arsenal’s defense led by Spanish goalkeeper David Raya kept the French club from getting back into the game.
Arsenal (1–1–0) opened the Champions League competition with a 0–0 away draw against Atalanta.
Paris Saint-Germain (1–0–1) is still adjusting to the absence of star forward Kylian Mbappé, who signed with La Liga powerhouse Real Madrid this offseason. The French team won its Champions League opener when a shot by Nuno Mendes skidded through the legs of goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga in the 90th minute.
Victor Boniface scored in the 51st minute, and Bayer Leverkusen (2–0–0) beat American winger Christian Pulisic and AC Milan 1–0. The Germans did a solid job containing Pulisic, who has five goals and two assists in his first eight games across all competitions. AC Milan has dropped both of its Champions League games.
Other Games
Manchester City 4, Slovan Bratislava 0
Manchester City, the Champions League favorite, kept rolling against the Slovakian squad (0–0–2). The defending English Premier League champions took an early 2–0 lead on goals by Ilkay Gündogan in the 8th minute and another by Phil Foden seven minutes later. Manchester City (1–1–0) maintained the pressure in the second half and put the game out of reach of goals by the dominant Erling Haaland and James McAtee.Inter Milan 4, Red Star Belgrade 0
Italian power, Inter Milan (1–1–0), had an impressive game and was never threatened by Red Star Belgrade (0–0–2). Hakan Çalhanoglu provided the lead in the 11th minute, and Marko Arnautovic, Lautaro Martínez, and Mehdi Taremi added goals in the second half for Series A contenders.Borussia Dortmund 7, Celtic 1
Karim Adeyemi had a first-half hat trick, while Serhou Guirassy scored twice for Dortmund (2–0–0), which overwhelmed its Scottish opponent. Emre Can added a penalty kick and Felix Nmecha also scored for last season’s Champions League finalist. Daizen Maeda scored a close-range goal for Celtic (1–0–1) in the 9th minute.Barcelona 5, Young Boys 0
Spanish power Barcelona (1–0–1) was dominant against its Swiss opponent with three first-half goals by Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha, and Iñigo Martínez. Young Boys (0–0–2) could not keep pace and conceded a late own goal. Lewandowski scored again in the 51st minute.PSV Eindhoven 1 Sporting CP 1
Jerdy Schouten gave PSV Eindhoven (0–1–1) an early lead in the 15th minute. However, Sporting (1–1–0) recovered and put together several effective attacks. Daniel Bragança finally broke through with the tying goal in the 83rd minute.Stuttgart 1, Sparta Prague 1
Both teams capitalized on a couple of early scoring chances, but neither could find the winner. Enzo Millot opened the scoring on a header for Stuttgart (0–1–1) in the 7th minute. Kaan Kairinen answered for Prague (1–1–0) on a free kick in the 32nd minute. Stuttgart is playing in the Champions League for the first time since the 2009–2010 season.Brest 4, RB Salzburg 0
Abdallah Sima scored two goals and Brest put on a clinic against RB Salzburg (0–0–2) with a convincing victory. Mahdi Camara and Mathias Pereira Lage also scored for the French club, which made history two weeks ago by winning its inaugural Champions League match, knocking off Austria’s Sturm Graz 2–1.
