Tottenham 4-0 Copenhagen, PSG 1-2 Bayern Munich, and more: Champions League – as it happened
Micky van den Ven scored an amazing solo goal for Spurs, while Luis Diaz hit two and was sent off for Bayern in Paris
Shall we call it a night? Let’s call it a night. I’ll leave you with a reminder of the results. Thanks for your company as always – goodnight!
Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt
Atletico Madrid 3-1 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco
Juventus 1-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 1-1 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Bayern Munich
Thomas Frank's reaction
Very happy with a lot of things. In life and football, after let’s say a bad performance or a bad situation, it’s all about how you react. We showed a fantastic bounce-back mentality and put in a good performance.
The players found another level after the red card, which was super impressive. The fans were amazing, they were behind us throughout the game.
[On Brennan Johnson’s red card] He didn’t have any intention to do anything that could even potentially be a red card. I still think it’s quite harsh – VAR see the still footage of the studs on the leg and it makes it look more brutal. I don’t think he did anything reckless in any way.
[On Mickay Van de Ven’s goal] Yeah, it could be the goal of the season. It was like Lionel Messi was transformed into a centre-back! Fantastic goal.
Match report: Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid
Ultimately it was not about who was back at Anfield but what was back. The Liverpool of Arne Slot’s title-winning debut season was the answer and, for the second November in succession, Real Madrid did not have one of their own.
Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring in last season’s 2-0 defeat of the Spanish giants – though giant is not an accurate description of their latest performance on Merseyside – and settled the reunion of the European heavyweights as Liverpool, all controlled aggression and clear intent, ignited their Champions League campaign and quite possibly their season.
Another clean sheet and set-piece goal added to Slot’s satisfaction on a raucous, reaffirming night at Anfield. Xabi Alonso’s team were a distant second all night. Trent Alexander-Arnold, his mural near Anfield vandalised earlier in the day, entered in the 81st minute to a chorus of boos.
Xavi Simons gives the Spurs reaction
We’re very happy with the three points and the performance. The most important thing was to bounce back from last weekend.
Everyone wants to play well. I’ve come into a new situation, it’s never happened to me before, and I have to keep working. My teammates have my back so I’m not worried about that. I know what I can bring to the team and I will never let my head drop.
Match report: Tottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen
It was the moment when the Tottenham home crowd could forget about their recent frustrations and lose themselves in the joy of it all; the glorious release. Their team had been too good for Copenhagen, who showed virtually nothing – certainly not in a positive sense.
Spurs were 2-0 up after Wilson Odobert’s goal but there was a glitch when Brennan Johnson, who had opened the scoring, was sent off in the 56th minute. The foul was more clumsy than sinister yet when the referee, Erik Lambrechts, was advised to go to the pitchside monitor, Johnson’s night was over.
Enter Micky Van de Ven. The centre-half has become synonymous with the swashbuckling and he was at it again when he seized possession on the edge of his own penalty box and started to motor. It was a blur as he left four Copenhagen players in his wake before entering the other area and blasting home. Game over.
The Champions League table
| Pos | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bayern Munich | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 4 | 11 | 12 |
| 3 | PSG | 4 | 9 | 9 |
| 4 | Inter Milan | 3 | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 4 | 6 | 9 |
| 6 | Liverpool | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Tottenham Hotspur | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| 8 | Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | Man City | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 10 | Sporting | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Newcastle | 3 | 6 | 6 |
| 12 | Barcelona | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 13 | Chelsea | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Atletico Madrid | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Qarabag FK | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 16 | Galatasaray | 3 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | PSV | 4 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | Monaco | 4 | -2 | 5 |
| 19 | Atalanta | 3 | -3 | 4 |
| 20 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 4 | -4 | 4 |
| 21 | Napoli | 4 | -5 | 4 |
| 22 | Marseille | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 23 | Juventus | 4 | -1 | 3 |
| 24 | Club Brugge | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 25 | Athletic Bilbao | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 26 | Union Saint Gilloise | 4 | -8 | 3 |
| 27 | Bodo/Glimt | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 28 | AE Pafos | 3 | -4 | 2 |
| 29 | Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | -5 | 2 |
| 30 | Slavia Prague | 4 | -6 | 2 |
| 31 | Olympiacos | 4 | -7 | 2 |
| 32 | Villarreal | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 33 | Copenhagen | 4 | -8 | 1 |
| 34 | FC Kairat | 3 | -8 | 1 |
| 35 | Benfica | 3 | -5 | 0 |
| 36 | Ajax | 3 | -10 | 0 |
Tonight's results
Atletico Madrid 3-1 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco
Juventus 1-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 1-1 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Bayern Munich
Tottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen
Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt
Full time: Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Bayern Munich
Bayern make a statement of Champions League-winning intent by beating the reigning champions on their own patch. They were sensational in the first half, when Luis Diaz scored twice, but the game changed just before the break when Diaz was sent off for a horrible challenge on Achraf Hakimi. We don’t know for sure but it looked like Hakimi, who turned 27 today, suffered a serious ankle injury.
Joao Neves’s improvised volley gave PSG hope and they pressed incessantly for the last quarter of the game. By hook or by crook, Bayern’s 10 men held on – and their coach Vincent Kompany ran onto the pitch to celebrate with his team at the final whistle. As league-stage wins go, that’s a biggie.
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Full time: Atletico Madrid 3-1 Union SG Llorente’s goal was the latest meaningful touch in Madrid.
90 min: Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Bayern There’s a minimum of five added minutes in Paris.
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GOAL! Atletico Madrid 3-1 Union SG (Llorente 90+6) Champions League favourite Marcos Llorente seals victory for Atleti.
89 min: PSG 1-2 Bayern This game is a few minutes behind the others because of the extended delay when Achraf Hakimi was injured and Luis Diaz sent off. PSG are attacking constantly against what is now a Bayern back nine.
Full time: Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid
Liverpool’s revival continues with another defiant victory under the Anfield lights. Next up: Man City away on Sunday.
Full time: Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco A violent first-half finish from Folarin Balogun gets the job done for Monaco.
87 min: PSG 1-2 Bayern Kvaratskhelia’s speculative shot is held superbly by Neuer – not because of the shot itself so much as Upamecano lunging in front of him.
Full times: Juventus 1-1 Sporting, Olympiacos 1-1 PSV
Full time: Tottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen
A better night for Spurs, despite the sending-off of Brennan Johnson. Micky van de Ven’s preposterous solo goal will sit alongside Glenn Hoddle v Oxford in Spurs folklore.
GOAL! Olympiacos 1-1 PSV (Pepi 90+3)
A precious injury-time equaliser for PSV! Ricardo Pepi is the scorer.
Missed penalty! Tottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen
Dane Scarlett is fouled in the area, giving Spurs a penalty. The substitute Richarlison steps forward… and belabours it against the underside of the crossbar!
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81 min: PSG 1-2 Bayern Lee’s cross from the right is headed this far wide by Joao Neves, straining every neck muscle to try to guide the ball inside the post. Neuer didn’t move.
The latest scores
Atletico Madrid 2-1 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco
Juventus 1-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 1-0 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Bayern Munich
Tottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen
Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt (FT)
78 min: PSG 1-2 Bayern It’s all PSG now. Lee plays a beautiful through pass to Zaire-Emery, who clips a first-time shot on the run that is excellently saved by Neuer.
81 min: Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid Trent Alexander-Arnold has just come on for Real Madrid. Sounds like he didn’t receive the friendliest welcome, but Scott Murray will have all the details.
83 min: Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco Jostein Maurstad Gundersen has been sent off for the home side.
76 min: PSG 1-2 Bayern A long-range shot from Vitinha is held well to his right by the falling Neuer.
GOAL! Atletico Madrid 2-1 Union SG (Sykes 80) Well, well: a towering header from Ross Sykes, once of Accrington, gives Union SG hope in Madrid.
GOAL! Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Bayern (Neves 74)
We’re in for some finish in Paris. Joao Neves, a second-half substitute, snaps an excellent volley into the ground and past Manuel Neuer to make it 2-1.
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75 min: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Union SG Atletico needed a win tonight after losing two of their first three Champions League games. It’s looking good at the moment.
The latest scores
Atletico Madrid 2-0 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco
Juventus 1-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 1-0 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern Munich
Diaz scores twice and is sent offTottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen
Johnson scores and is sent offNapoli 0-0 Frankfurt (FT)
68 min: Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern A curling shot from Vitinha is punched away by the flying Neuer. Bayern’s 10 men are holding on to their two-goal lead.
GOAL! Atletico Madrid 2-0 Union SG (Gallagher 73) Conor Gallagher collects a loose ball on the edge of the area, shifts the ball to the right and smashes it into the roof of the net. Excellent finish.
69 min: Tottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen That Micky van de Ven goal was a comic-book rampage, one that will be replayed for years. It wasn’t just about speed and power; he swerved away from a group of defenders just past the halfway line and then, when he reached the edge of the area, finished like an old don.
The latest scores
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco
Juventus 1-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 1-0 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern Munich
Diaz scores twice and is sent offTottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen
Johnson scores and is sent offNapoli 0-0 Frankfurt (FT)
GOAL! Tottenham 4-0 FC Copenhagen (Palhinha 67)
Joao Palhinha, who has only just come on the pitch, makes it 4-0 to 10-man Spurs!
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AMAZING GOAL! Tottenham 3-0 FC Copenhagen (Van de Ven 64)
If Micky van de Ven owed the Spurs fans an apology, he’s just delivered it with an amazing goal. He intercepted the ball on the edge of the Spurs area, ran the length of the field and whipped a superb finish into the net. It’s an astonishing goal, but there’s no time to dwell on it because…
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GOAL! Liverpool 1-0 Real Madrid (Mac Allister 61)
Alexis Mac Allister has headed Liverpool ahead against Real Madrid. Scott Murray has the details of that goal. Meanwhile…
The latest scores
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco
Juventus 1-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 1-0 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern Munich
Diaz scores twice and is sent offTottenham 2-0 FC Copenhagen
Johnson scores and is sent offNapoli 0-0 Frankfurt (FT)
Red card! Johnson sent off
57 min: Spurs 2-0 Copenhagen Brennan Johnson gets a straight red card after a VAR review. He lunged in to win the ball, mistimed the challenge and planted his studs into the back of the ankle.
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53 min: Spurs 2-0 Copenhagen That was such good play from Kolo Muani, whose block tackle on the keeper sent the ball flying in the air. He did brilliantly to control the dropping ball, then turned to tee up Odobert. But hang on…
GOAL! Spurs 2-0 Copenhagen (Odobert 51)
Wilson Odobert makes it 2-0 after more desperate goalkeeping from Dominik Kotarski. He spent too long and the ball and was robbed by Kolo Muani, who did well to control the dropping ball and tee up Odobert.
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They’re back underway in the all the 8pm games except PSG v Bayern, which had around 10 minutes of first-half injury-time.
Half-time reading
Half-time scores
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco
Juventus 1-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 1-0 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern Munich
Luis Diaz scores twice and is then sent offTottenham 1-0 FC Copenhagen
Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt (FT)
Half time: Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern
We don’t know the exact nature of Hakimi’s injury but it looked nasty, ligament damage at best, and he is replaced by Senny Mayulu.
Luis Diaz scores both goals for Bayern, who played magnificently against the European champions, before he was sent off for a scissor tackle on Achraf Hakimi. Could be a lively second half.
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Red card! Diaz sent off
45+5 min: Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern Munich Luis Diaz, who scored both Bayern Munich goals, has been sent off after a VAR review. He was trying to get the ball but both feet were off the ground and he trapped Hakimi’s ankle in a horrible position.
Bayern’s players are furious and think it’s a reaction to the injury rather than the challenge.
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45+3 min: Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern Diaz is booked for a scissor tackle on Hakimi, who is in absolute agony. This looks really bad. He’s in so much pain, with his hand over his face.
Diaz may be sent off for this.
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Disallowed goal! Atletico Madrid 1-0 Union SG Antoine Griezmann helps himself to an open goal after Koke’s howitzer is turned onto the post. No he doesn’t; there was a pedantic VAR offside about four hours earlier.
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45+1 min: PSG 0-2 Bayern Bayern are rampant in Paris. Pavlovic has a goal disallowed for offside, then Kimmich draws a subtly brilliant save from Chevalier after yet another knife-through-butter move.
Half time: Tottenham 1-0 FC Copenhagen
Brennan Johnson’s first Champions League goal is enough for Spurs to lead against Copenhagen. They should be 2-0 up: Randal Kolo Muani missed a sitter just before the break.
GOAL! Bodo/Glimt 0-1 Monaco (Balogun 43) Folarin Balogun collects a return pass from Akliouche and smashes the ball past the keeper from an absurd angle. And why not?
GOAL! Atletico Madrid 1-0 Union SG (Alvarez 39) Gio Simeone charges into the area and screws the ball across to Julian Alvarez, who flicks the ball up and slams a volley through the legs of the goalkeeper. One-nothing!
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37 min: Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern This would be Bayern’ 16th straight win since the start of the season. And that still isn’t a record.
The latest scores
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Monaco
Juventus 1-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 1-0 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 0-2 Bayern Munich
Tottenham 1-0 FC Copenhagen
Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt (FT)
GOAL! Juventus 1-1 Sporting (Vlahovic 34)
Dusan Vlahovic equalises for Juventus, sliding in at the near post to meet a low pass from Khephren Thuram. A textbook striker’s finish.
GOAL! PSG 0-2 Bayern (Diaz 32)
Two goals for Luis Diaz! Marquinhos farts arounds inexplicably and is robbed by Diaz 25 yards from goal. He zips into the area and finishes emphatically. Bayern are on fire.
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31 min: Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Bayern Serge Gnabry hits both posts with a shot from the edge of the area. Bayern look so dangerous in transition.
30 min: Liverpool 0-0 Real Madrid Still goalless at Anfield. I’ll level with you, I haven’t a clue what has happened as I’ve been trying to follow the other six games. But Scott Murray can give you chapter and verse.
The latest scores
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Monaco
Juventus 0-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 1-0 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Bayern Munich
Tottenham 1-0 FC Copenhagen
Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt (FT)
25 min: PSG 0-1 Bayern Gnabry misses an excellent chance for Bayern – he was flagged offside after the event but I’m not sure he was. Then Ousmane Dembele jogs off to be replaced by Kang-in Lee; that must be a recurrence of his hamstring problem.
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Disallowed goal! Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Bayern Munich
Ousmane Dembele reacts very smartly to chest a mishit shot into the net from close range. The goal is given on the field but then ruled out for offside by VAR.
20 min: Spurs 1-0 FC Copenhagen That wasn’t great goalkeeping from Dominik Kotarski, who charged out of his area and made Johnson’s mind up for him. Even so, Johnson took the chance clinically.
GOAL! Spurs 1-0 FC Copenhagen (Johnson 19)
Relief for Spurs – and for Xavi Simons. He clips an imaginative pass around the Copenhagen for Brennan Johnson, who strolls past the outrushing keeper and rolls the ball in from a tight angle. It’s his first Champions League goal.
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GOAL! Olympiacos 1-0 PSV (Martins 17) Gelson Martins gives Olympiacos the lead with a thumping finish. He controlled an up-and-under on the thigh, ran into the area and blootered it past the keeper.
The latest scores
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Monaco
Juventus 0-1 Sporting
Olympiacos 0-0 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Bayern Munich
Tottenham 0-0 FC Copenhagen
Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt (FT)
16 min: Spurs 0-0 FC Copenhagen Pedro Porro, 35 yards from goal, wobbles a fine free-kick just over the bar. The keeper probably had it covered, though I wouldn’t put the farm on it.
14 min: Juventus 0-1 Sporting Almost a second goal for Sporting in Turin. Trincao, who made the goal for Araujo, has just whacked a deflected shot against the underside of the crossbar!
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GOAL! Juventus 0-1 Sporting (Araujo 12) Sporting lead thanks to a terrific goal from Maxi Araujo. They worked the ball rhythmically from right to left, where Goncalves controlled a pass from Trincao and blasted a shot back across Michele Di Gregorio. Cracking finish.
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11 min: Spurs 0-0 Copenhagen Spurs have had 83 per cent possession, it says here, though Copenhagen have had the only shot on target so far.
The latest scores
Atletico Madrid 0-0 Union SG
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Monaco
Juventus 0-0 Sporting
Olympiacos 0-0 PSV
Paris Saint-Germain 0-1 Bayern Munich
Tottenham 0-0 FC Copenhagen
Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt (FT)
GOAL! PSG 0-1 Bayern (Diaz 4)
An early goal in Paris! It came from a well-timed press near the halfway line, after which Gnabry’s clever flick released Olise. His shot was saved by Chevalier but Diaz forced the rebound through a defender on the line.
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Peep peep! The 8pm games, all seven of them, are under way.
Don’t forget, don’t you dare forget, that you can follow Liverpool v Real Madrid with Scott Murray.
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On the ball – guess the footballer
The Guardian has kicked off a new chapter in puzzles with the launch of its first daily football game, On the ball. It is now live in the app for both iOS and Android … so what are you waiting for?
Another game, another slew of records for Arsenal’s defensive machine. This time it was one that had stretched back more than 55 years, when Leeds became the last English team not to concede a goal in their opening four matches, in the 1969/70 European Cup campaign under Don Revie.
Slavia Prague gave it their best shot and thought they had been awarded a late penalty, only for the video assistant referee to deny them. The Czech champions finally recorded a shot on target against David Raya in stoppage time, but Arsenal made it eight successive clean sheets in all competitions for the first time since they were in what was the Second Division, in 1903.
Full time: Slavia Prague 0-3 Arsenal
That’s ten wins in a row for Arsenal, the last eight without conceding a goal. Pretty good.
Full time: Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt
A very good point for Frankfurt, not so much for Napoli. Both teams now have four points from four games.
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83 min: Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt The usually reliable Scott McTominay has just missed a terrific chance for Napoli, blootering over the bar after brilliant play from Frank Anguissa.
Thomas Frank has called for better support from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium crowd after revealing that Micky van de Ven and Djed Spence had apologised to him for their reaction to the 1-0 home defeat against Chelsea on Saturday.
Van de Ven and Spence were incensed when the full-time whistle sounded and the Spurs fans booed, as they had done at half-time with their team trailing to João Pedro’s 34th‑minute goal. The defenders stormed past Frank towards the tunnel, ignoring their manager’s attempts to get them to acknowledge the supporters in the South Stand – a bad look at the end of another bad Premier League day at the stadium.
Dowman makes Champions League history.
Arsenal are apparently cruising to another victory/clean sheet combo. Mikel Merino has scored twice in the second half to give them a 3-0 lead against Slavia Prague – and Max Dowman has just come off the bench to become the youngest player in Champions League history. He’s 15.
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Youssoufa Moukoko, still only 20 but tipped for big things since the age of 14, starts in attack for Copenhagen tonight. Michael Butler traces his career so far.
Tottenham v FC Copenhagen team news
Thomas Frank makes five changes from Saturday’s miserable defeat to Chelsea. Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero, Brennan Johnson, Xavi Simons (who played most of that game but didn’t actually start it) and Wilson Odobert replace Djed Spence, Kevin Danso, Mohammed Kudus, Lucas Bergvall and Joao Palhinha.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-2-3-1) Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Sarr; Johnson, Simons, Odobert; Kolo Muani.
Subs: Rowswell, Kinsky, Austin, Danso, Joao Palhinha, Richarlison,
Spence, Scarlett, Kyerematen, Akhamrich.
Copenhagen (4-4-2) Kotarski; Suzuki, Gabriel Pereira, Hatzidiakos, Lopez; Larsson, Lerager, Clem, Achouri; Moukoko, Elyounoussi.
Subs: Dadason, Zague, Madsen, Robert, Cornelius, Claesson, Garananga, Gadeberg-Burr, Runarsson.
Philipp Lahm on Harry Kane
In his third season in Munich, Kane is able to transfer his style of play to the club. He now interprets his role as he did at Tottenham: as a striker who gets the ball in midfield, distributes it and hits crossfield passes. I can’t remember a centre-forward whose passing was better. He also has a keen sense of when to move into the penalty area.
Liverpool v Real Madrid team news
Florian Wirtz starts for Liverpool; Trent Alexander-Arnold is on the bench for Real Madrid. Scott Murray has the full team news.
There’s been a second goal in Prague. You will believe the score!
Paris Saint-Germain v Bayern Munich team news
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3) Chevalier; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha, Zaire Emery; Kvaratskhelia, Dembele, Barcola.
Subs: Neves, Mbaye, Ndjantou, Mayulu, Hernandez, Lee, Goncalo Ramos, Lucas Beraldo, Marin, Safonov.
Bayern Munich (4-2-3-1) Neuer; Stanisic, Tah, Upamecano, Laimer; Kimmich, Pavlovic; Olise, Gnabry, Diaz; Kane.
Subs: Ulreich, Urbig, Kim, Goretzka, Jackson, Bischof, Guerreiro, Boey, Karl.
Referee Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
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Half time: Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal
Bukayo Saka’s penalty has given Arsenal the lead in one of two early games. Niall McVeigh has dedicated his entire life (okay, the next hour or so) to a separate liveblog for that; you can follow the second half with him.
The other early game is goalless at half-time: Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt.
Preamble
Hello, konbanwa and welcome to another busy Champions League clockwatch. It’s matchday four already, and the table is taking shape. Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich, the top two at the start of play, meet in arguably the match of the night. There’s also a clash of European Cup royalty at Anfield, which you can follow separately with Scott Murray, and a chance for Spurs to extend their perfect home record in this year’s competition.
Here’s the fixture list, all 8pm kick-offs unless stated.
Napoli 0-0 Frankfurt (5.45pm)
Slavia Prague 0-1 Arsenal (5.45pm)
Atletico Madrid v Union SG
Bodo/Glimt v Monaco
Juventus v Sporting
Olympiacos v PSV
PSG v Bayern
Tottenham v FC Copenhagen
If you’re reading this you probably have nothing better to do this evening, so why not follow along? What do you mean one of your DJs has pulled out and you need to find an urgent replacement?
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