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Como were absolutely brilliant tonight. Here's what the rest of their league phase fixtures look like:
Feyenoord (a), Man Utd (h), Lens (a), AEK Athens (h), Real Betis (a), PSG (h), Barcelona (a)
Summary
Cunha opens scoring from Dorgu cross; Fernandes doubles lead from smart Tielemans pass & Sesko quickly adds third; Martinez smashes in from close range
Bayern Munich 5-0 Bodo/Glimt, Como 4-1 RB Leipzig, Slavia Prague 2-3 Lens
England's Archie Brown scores in Fenerbahce's 1-1 draw against Roma
FT: PSV 1-1 Shakhtar
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Absolutely, Josh.
Have a watch of these highlights from Como. Superb scenes.
Media caption, Highlights: Champions League new boys Como win in dominant fashion
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Results for man utd and Bayern... But the night belongs to Como
Josh
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Harry Kane has scored in each of his last eight games in the Champions League (10 goals), his longest scoring streak in the competition.
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Manchester United left-back Patrick Dorgu, speaking after the match: “It was good. Really, thank you to God for giving me the opportunity to play Champions League and I’m really happy with my performance, and happy that the team got three points, and we’re up and running in the Champions League.”
On keeping a clean sheet: “The last couple of games we have conceded a lot of goals, so it’s good to get some confidence going into the derby on the weekend."
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It's very strange how Mainoo didn't get any minutes at the World Cup. He is very confident on the ball.
Tony
I still don’t get how Mainoo doesn’t make the England midfield. The man oozes class- eye test doesn’t lie. It’s insanity expecting a technical passing team and Tuchel insistence to keep playing two defensive mids Rice & Anderson. Mainoo and Palmer need to be the first players on the teamsheet.
Mike
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Kobbie Mainoo played the most line-breaking passes tonight (16) and is the only player to record more than one that has broken the defensive line (2).
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Bayern Munich have scored three goals in a Champions League game for the first time since 28 April 2026 against PSG in the 5-4 semi-final loss.
What a game that was.
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Job done for Manchester United.
Media caption, Man United put four past Sabah on Champions League return
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Manchester United striker Benjamin Sesko, speaking to TNT Sports: “I think it was perfect for everyone, especially our fans. It means a lot to them, especially when they see so many goals. I think it was great for us in general to give us more motivation for the upcoming games."
On his goal: “I saw him rushing out, and it was a great opportunity to take the ball away from him to make the goal a little bit easier. Of course, I’m happy with my goal.”
On multiple goal scorers tonight: “I think it’s important that everyone can score a goal. I hope for many games for that.”
On if tonight's result creates confidence for the weekend: “Definitely. I think the confidence boost is definitely big. It’s important to recover good and focus on the derby."
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Here are the highlights from tonight's early matches.
We'll have the late kick-off highlights with you ASAP.
Media caption, Brown scores fine equaliser as Fenerbahce draw with Roma
Media caption, PSV & Shakhtar Donetsk open Champions League campaign with draw
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A bit of a stroll for Manchester United in the end, that. Tougher tests await:
Atletico Madrid (a), Como (a), Roma (h), Sporting (a), RB Leipzig (h), Bayern Munich (h), Villarreal (a)
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A big confidence boost for Manchester United after that rocky start to the season.
A clean sheet, four goals and lots of players rested for Sunday's Manchester derby at Old Trafford.
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Glenn Hoddle
Former England and Tottenham manager on TNT SportsMichael Olise with lovely skill again.
Some quality goals have come in during this second half.
Julian Faye Lund didn't have a chance with any of them.
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Bayern Munich 5-0 Bodo/Glimt
It's all over in Bavaria too as Bayern score five second-half goals to take the points.
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Como 4-1 RB Leipzig
Como start life in the Champions League in stunning fashion.
What a win and what a performance.
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Michael Olise (90+2 mins)
Stop that, Michael.
Bodo/Glimt try to play out from the back but give it straight to Michael Olise. He takes a touch out of his feet and sweeps it into the top bins.
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Maximo Perrone adds a yellow card to his goal since coming on off the bench.
Pretty eventful stuff.
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Como 4-1 RB Leipzig
Como have been brilliant tonight. They absolutely belong in the Champions League.
UEFA Champions League Scores & Fixtures
Thursday 10th September
UEFA Champions League Table
On Thursday 10th September
Skip to table keyMatch Participants:
- Manchester United, Position 4, Points 3
- Sabah, Position 34, Points 0
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 |
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5 Como | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
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6 Sporting CP | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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7 Stuttgart | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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10 Lens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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16 AEK Athens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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18 Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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19 Fenerbahçe | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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20 PSV | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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22 Club Brugge | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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24 Slavia Prague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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27 LASK | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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29 Galatasaray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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30 Viking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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31 Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 |
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33 Feyenoord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
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34 Sabah | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
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35 Slovan Bratislava | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
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36 Bodø / Glimt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: 8th Finals
- Position 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24: Play-off
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Team Lineups
home team,Manchester United
Manager:Michael Carrick
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Manchester United
away team,Sabah
Manager:Valdas Dambrauskas
Formation:4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Sabah
home team,Manchester United
Manager:Michael Carrick
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Sabah
Manager:Valdas Dambrauskas
Formation:4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Willy Delajod
- Video Assistant Referee:
- Jerome Brisard
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Erwan Finjean
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Valentin Evrard
- Fourth Official:
- Mathieu Vernice
- Assistant VAR Official:
- Momcilo Markovic
Match momentum
Manchester United
Sabah
High chance of scoring
Medium chance of scoring
Low chance of scoring
Dominant period
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
Match momentum measures the swing of the match by comparing each team’s threat to see who is more likely to score within that minute. The momentum value is the difference between each team’s most dangerous moment, or team threat, in that minute.
| Minute | Team with most threat |
|---|---|
Kick off 1' | Sabah |
2' | Manchester United |
3' | Sabah |
4' | Manchester United |
5' | Manchester United |
6' | Manchester United |
7' | Manchester United |
8' | Manchester United |
9' | Manchester United |
10' | Manchester United |
11' | Manchester United |
12' | Manchester United |
13' | Manchester United |
14' | Manchester United |
15' | Manchester United |
16' | Manchester United |
17' | Manchester United |
18' | Sabah |
19' | Manchester United |
20' | Manchester United |
21' | Manchester United |
22' | Manchester United |
23' | Manchester United |
24' | Manchester United |
25' | Manchester United |
26' | Manchester United |
27' | Manchester UnitedGoal |
28' | Manchester United |
29' | Manchester United |
30' | Sabah |
31' | Manchester United |
32' | Sabah |
33' | Manchester United |
34' | Manchester United |
35' | Manchester United |
36' | Sabah |
37' | Sabah |
38' | Sabah |
39' | Sabah |
40' | Manchester United |
41' | Manchester United |
42' | Manchester UnitedGoal |
43' | Manchester United |
44' | Manchester United |
45' | Manchester UnitedGoal |
45'+1 | Manchester United |
Half time 45'+2 | Manchester United |
46' | Manchester United |
47' | Manchester United |
48' | Manchester United |
49' | Manchester United |
50' | Manchester United |
51' | Manchester United |
52' | Sabah |
53' | Sabah |
54' | Sabah |
55' | Sabah |
56' | Sabah |
57' | Sabah |
58' | Sabah |
59' | Sabah |
60' | Manchester United |
61' | Manchester United |
62' | Sabah |
63' | Sabah |
64' | Sabah |
65' | Sabah |
66' | Sabah |
67' | Manchester United |
68' | Manchester UnitedGoal |
69' | Manchester United |
70' | Manchester United |
71' | Manchester United |
72' | Manchester United |
73' | Sabah |
74' | Sabah |
75' | Manchester United |
76' | Manchester United |
77' | Manchester United |
78' | Manchester United |
79' | Sabah |
80' | Sabah |
81' | Sabah |
82' | Sabah |
83' | Sabah |
84' | Manchester United |
85' | Manchester United |
86' | Sabah |
87' | Sabah |
88' | Sabah |
89' | Sabah |
90' | Sabah |
90'+1 | Sabah |
90'+2 | Sabah |
90'+3 | Sabah |
Full time 90'+4 | Sabah |
Match Stats
Key, Man Utd v SabahBasic Stats
Overall possession
Manchester United 57.8%Sabah 42.2%
xG
Manchester United 3.6721Sabah 0.919Shots
Manchester United 21Sabah 11Shots on target
Manchester United 10Sabah 0Total touches inside the opposition box
Manchester United 41Sabah 12Goalkeeper saves
Manchester United 0Sabah 5Aerial duels won
Manchester United 13Sabah 7Fouls committed
Manchester United 12Sabah 13Corners
Manchester United 7Sabah 2In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Manchester United 21Sabah 11Shots on target
Manchester United 10Sabah 0Shots off target
Manchester United 5Sabah 5Attempts out of box
Manchester United 6Sabah 5Hit woodwork
Manchester United 0Sabah 1One-on-one attempts
Manchester United 1Sabah 0Expected
xG
Manchester United 3.6721Sabah 0.919xG from open play
Manchester United 2.7369Sabah 0.8424xG from set play
Manchester United 0.9352Sabah 0.0766xA
Manchester United 2.05829Sabah 0.774479Distribution
Total passes
Manchester United 627Sabah 455Pass accuracy %
Manchester United 91.2Sabah 85.7Backward passes
Manchester United 113Sabah 77Forward passes
Manchester United 170Sabah 142Total long balls
Manchester United 37Sabah 49Successful final third passes
Manchester United 142Sabah 63Total crosses
Manchester United 16Sabah 12Defence
Total tackles
Manchester United 17Sabah 19Won tackle %
Manchester United 58.8Sabah 57.9Fouls committed
Manchester United 12Sabah 13Total yellow cards
Manchester United 1Sabah 1Total clearances
Manchester United 15Sabah 19Clearances off the line
Manchester United 0Sabah 1Season so far
UEFA Champions League
Key, Man Utd v Sabah
League position, Manchester United 4th, Sabah 34thTotal points, Manchester United 3, Sabah 0
Form guide
All competitions
Manchester United draw
v Everton
2
2
Premier League
Sabah won
v Zira
5
0
Premyer Liqa
Manchester United won
v Ipswich Town
5
2
Premier League
Sabah won
v Araz Naxçıvan
0
1
Premyer Liqa
Manchester United lose
v Hull City
2
0
Premier League
Sabah won
v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
5
2
UEFA Champions League
Manchester United lose
v AC Milan
2
4
Club Friendlies
Sabah lose
v Hapoel Be'er Sheva
2
1
UEFA Champions League
Manchester United draw
v Leeds United
1
1
Club Friendlies
Sabah won
v Kapaz
2
0
Premyer Liqa
Match Facts
Manchester United are set to face an Azerbaijani side for the first time ever in European competition.
In major European competition, English teams have never lost against sides from Azerbaijan in 11 previous meetings (W10 D1), with all 11 coming against Qarabag between 2015-16 and 2025-26.
Manchester United haven’t won their first game in any of their last four major European seasons (D1 L3) since winning 2-1 away at Paris SG in their first game of the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League.
Manchester United last featured in the UEFA Champions League in the 2023-24 campaign, when they were eliminated in the group stage. The Red Devils have won just one of their last nine games in the competition (D3 L5).
Sabah will feature in a major European competition for the first time in their history and become just the second team from Azerbaijan to play in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League, following Qarabag (eliminated in group stage in 2017-18, reached play-offs in 2025-26).
This game will be 4 years and 291 days since Michael Carrick's first UEFA Champions League game as manager, in his caretaker spell with Man Utd in November 2021 (2-0 win over Villarreal). Only Gian Piero Gasperini (8y 4d, 2011-19), Vincenzo Montella (6y 350d, 2011-18) and Sergei Semak (5y 182d, 2014-19) have had a bigger gap between their first two games.
Sabah boss Valdas Dambrauskas will be the first ever Lithuanian to manage in the UEFA Champions League – he has lost five of his seven major European games (W1 D1) during spells with Ludogorets and Omonia Nicosia. The last Lithuanian player to feature in the Champions League was Deividas Semberas in December 2011 for CSKA Moscow.
Marcus Rashford has been involved in 25 goals in 48 UEFA Champions League appearances (17 goals, 8 assists). However, Rashford averages a goal or assist more regularly not playing for Man Utd (one every 89 minutes for Aston Villa and Barcelona) than he does while playing for the Red Devils (one every 135 minutes).
Bruno Fernandes has been involved in 15 goals in 19 UEFA Champions League appearances for Manchester United (6 goals, 9 assists), scoring or assisting every 100 minutes. Among players to play 500+ minutes, only Ruud van Nistelrooy (one every 79 minutes) has scored or assisted more regularly.
Veljko Simic is the only current Sabah player to feature more than once in the UEFA Champions League, playing five games for Crvena Zvezda in the 2018-19 campaign without scoring or assisting or ending on the winning side (D1 L4).
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