Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has lauded world-class David De Gea and match-winner Cristiano Ronaldo after Manchester United secured a thrilling last-gasp Champions League comeback win over Villarreal.
Thomas Tuchel has admitted Chelsea were “not free enough” as they slumped to a 1-0 Champions League defeat at Juventus.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner in stoppage time as Manchester United beat Villarreal 2-1 at Old Trafford. Elsewhere Juventus edged Chelsea 1-0 while Benfica thumped Barcelona 3-0.
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp praised midfielder Curtis Jones after the academy graduate put in a stellar performance in the 5-1 win over Porto.
Pep Guardiola admitted it would have been impossible to control Lionel Messi for the full game after the Argentinian helped sink Manchester City in the Champions League.
Thomas Tuchel has attempted to manage Stamford Bridge expectation by insisting title-holders Chelsea are not Champions League favourites.
Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain as the French giants beat Manchester City 2-0. Meanwhile Sherrif Tiraspol produced a historic result as they edged Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu and Liverpool thumped FC Porto 5-1 in Portugal.
Hans-Dieter Flick has praised his Bayern Munich players for pushing ‘through the pain barrier to win’ the Uefa Super Cup against Sevilla.
Javi Martinez was Bayern Munich’s unlikely hero as the Spaniard came off the bench to head in an extra-time winner in the 2-1 Super Cup victory over Sevilla.
Liverpool left back Andy Robertson joked that he was miffed at being forced to take a random drug test after his side’s defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.