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Paris Saint Germain Starts Champions League Defence with 6‑1 Victory

Paris Saint Germain opened their Champions League title defence by beating Slovan Bratislava 6‑1, with Ferran Torres netting a hat‑trick.

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Key Points

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Paris Saint Germain 6-1 Slovan Bratislava – Ferran Torres scored three goals.

Arsenal 1-0 Napoli – Martin Odegaard scored the winning goal.

Liverpool 2-1 Atletico Madrid – Goals by Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

Sporting 3-1 Galatasaray – Luis Suarez scored a penalty and Rodrigo Zalazar added a free‑kick.

Barcelona 5-1 Feyenoord – Raphinha scored twice.

VfB Stuttgart 3-1 Viking Stavanger – Ermedin Demirovic scored a hat‑trick.

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Arsenal secured a 1‑0 win over Napoli thanks to a late strike from captain Martin Odegaard.

Liverpool recovered from an early goal to defeat Atletico Madrid 2‑1, with goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister.

Sporting overcame Galatasaray 3‑1, and Barcelona defeated Feyenoord 5‑1.

Other notable performances included Raphinha’s two goals for Barcelona and Ermedin Demirovic’s hat‑trick for VfB Stuttgart.

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6 words

hat-trick

When a single player scores three goals in one match.

Champions League

An annual competition where the best soccer clubs from Europe play against each other.

defence

The players whose main job is to stop the opponent from scoring.

counter-attack

A fast offensive move after winning the ball from the other team.

coach

The leader who trains the team and decides tactics.

midfielder

A player who works both in attack and defence, often linking the two.

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