Champions League results: Ferran Torres' hat trick leads PSG; Barcelona, Liverpool, Arsenal victorious in League Phase openers

Ferran Torres netted a hat trick and Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half brace as Paris Saint-Germain began their Champions League title defense with a 6-1 win over Slovan Bratislava. The reigning back-to-back title holders had an easy evening at the Parc des Princes getting their League Phase campaign off on the right foot by securing the three points. With his three goals, Torres is the first PSG player to record a hat trick in their debut in the competition for the club.FERRAN TORRES WITH A HATTY ON HIS #UCL DEBUT FOR PSG 🎩💥Don't miss the #UCL on @paramountplus 🍿 pic.twitter.com/uvIZfcSoUx— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 9, 2026 Dominik Szoboszlai and Alexis Mac Allister helped Liverpool to a 2-1 win over Atlético Madrid. The victory marked the Reds' fourth straight victory over Diego Simeone's side.The match was level early in the second half when Mac Allister pounced on a loose ball outside of the Atleti box and fired home the winner.ALEXIS MAC ALLISTER GOLAZOOOO 🚀😮‍💨Liverpool have turned it around to lead at Anfield 🔥 pic.twitter.com/AqHsInpvfl— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 9, 2026 Atleti's Marcos Llorente scored for the fifth time in five games at Anfield in a losing effort. He has more Champions League goals scored in Liverpool (5) than in Madrid (3).Barcelona's prolific start to the season continued with a 5-1 win over Feyenoord. Raphinha netted a brace and now has five goals in his first five matches and eight total on the season. Pure genius from Raphinha 🤯The Brazilian attacker sends not one but two Feyenoord players sliding as he puts Barcelona in front 👏Don't miss the #UCL on @paramountplus 🍿 pic.twitter.com/eKvMiSlfwL— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 9, 2026 Lamine Yamal recorded his 101st career goal contribution with a second-half free kick goal. Gabriel Jesus scored opened his goal-scoring account with his new club two minutes after coming off the bench. The La Liga side has now scored at least four goals in a game five times this season and have totaled 22 goals already.Ermedin Demirović recorded the first Champions League hat trick by a Stuttgart player in a 12-minute span as the German side beat Viking 3-1. Demirovićs' three goals are the fifth-earliest to start a game in the competition's history.20': ⚽️26': ⚽️32': ⚽️Ermedin Demirović is putting on a show for Stuttgart 🎩Don't miss the #UCL on @paramountplus 🍿 pic.twitter.com/xuFWiDAACw— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) September 9, 2026 Elsewhere, Arsenal nipped Napoli 1-0 after Martin Ødegaard blasted one past Vanja Milinković-Savić in the 75th minute and Sporting dispatched with Galatasaray 3-1 thanks to goals from Geny Catamo, Luis Suárez and Rodrigo Zalazar.Wednesday's Champions League resultsFT: Barcelona 5-1 Feyenoord FT: Stuttgart 3-1 Viking FT: Liverpool 2-1 Atlético Madrid FT: Napoli 0-1 Arsenal FT: PSG 6-1 Slovan Bratislava FT: Sporting 3-1 GalatasarayHere’s how Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League fixtures played out:2026-27 Champions League scheduleMatchday 1: Sept. 8-10Matchday 2: Oct. 13-14Matchday 3: Oct. 20-21Matchday 4: Nov. 3-4Matchday 5: Nov. 24-25Matchday 6: Dec. 8-9Matchday 7: Jan. 19-20Matchday 8: Jan. 27Knockout phase playoffs: Feb. 16-17 and 23-24Round of 16: March 9-10 and 16-17Quarterfinals: April 6-7 and 13-14Semifinals: April 27-28 and May 4-5Final: June 5 (Madrid)