CL Matchday 2 round-up: Big wins and late drama steal the show

Paris Saint-Germain struck late in Barcelona to claim a dramatic win, joining Arsenal and Qarabag on six points from two matches. Erling Haaland celebrated his 50th Champions League appearance with a brace for Manchester City, while Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Atletico de Madrid all delivered statement victories on a thrilling Matchday 2.
Wednesday's action
Qarabag FK 2-0 FC Copenhagen
Abdellah Zoubir opened the scoring after a rebound before substitute Emmanuel Addai sealed the win with a long-range strike, keeping the Azerbaijani champions perfect.
Player of the Match: Elvin Jafarguliyev (Qarabag)
Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 0-4 Newcastle United FC
Nick Woltemade's opener was followed by two composed penalties from Anthony Gordon, before Harvey Barnes wrapped up Newcastle's biggest-ever Champions League victory.
Player of the Match: Anthony Elanga (Newcastle United)
Arsenal FC 2-0 Olympiacos FC
Gabriel Martinelli scored for the second consecutive game before Bukayo Saka added a late clincher. Goalkeeper David Raya produced a vital stop to deny Daniel Podence.
Player of the Match: Martin Odegaard (Arsenal)
AS Monaco 2-2 Manchester City FC
Erling Haaland scored twice, but Manchester City were denied victory when Eric Dier converted a 90th-minute penalty for Monaco.
Player of the Match: Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-1 PSV Eindhoven
Christian Kofane became Leverkusen's youngest scorer in the competition, only for Ismael Saibari to curl in a superb equaliser.
Player of the Match: Ismael Saibari (PSV Eindhoven)
Borussia Dortmund 4-1 Athletic Club
Daniel Svensson, Carney Chukwuemeka, Serhou Guirassy and Julian Brandt struck as Borussia Dortmund ran riot, with Gorka Guruzeta netting for Athletic.
Player of the Match: Marcel Sabitzer (Borussia Dortmund)
FC Barcelona 1-2 Paris Saint-Germain FC
Ferran Torres put Barcelona ahead before Senny Mayulu equalised. In stoppage time, Achraf Hakimi set up Gonçalo Ramos for a dramatic Paris winner.
Player of the Match: Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint-Germain)
SSC Napoli 2-1 Sporting Clube de Portugal
Rasmus Hojlund scored twice, both assisted by Kevin De Bruyne, either side of a Luis Suárez penalty. Napoli held on thanks to Vanja Milinkovic-Savić's late save.
Player of the Match: Rasmus Hojlund (Napoli)
Villarreal CF 2-2 Juventus FC
Georges Mikautadze gave Villarreal the lead, before Federico Gatti and Francisco Conceiçao turned the game. Former Juventus defender Renato Veiga equalised in the 90th minute.
Player of the Match: Nicolas Pepe (Villarreal)
Tuesday's action
Atalanta BC 2-1 Club Brugge KV
Mario Pašalić's late header sealed victory after Lazar Samardzic's penalty had cancelled out Christos Tzolis's opener. Pasalic became Atalanta's all-time top Champions League scorer.
Player of the Match: Mario Pasalic (Atalanta)
FC Kairat Almaty 0-5 Real Madrid CF
Kylian Mbappé hit a hat-trick, with Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Diaz also scoring as Real Madrid eased past the Kazakh champions.
Player of the Match: Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid)
Club Atletico de Madrid 5-1 Eintracht Frankfurt
Giacomo Raspadori, Robin Le Normand, Antoine Griezmann, Giuliano Simeone and Julián Álvarez were all on target in a commanding win for Atlético.
Player of the Match: Julian Alvarez (Atlético de Madrid)
Chelsea FC 1-0 SL Benfica
A Richard Ríos own goal was the difference as Chelsea edged past Benfica at Stamford Bridge.
Player of the Match: Marc Cucurella (Chelsea)
FC Internazionale Milano 3-0 SK Slavia Praha
Lautaro Martínez struck twice and Denzel Dumfries added another as Inter stayed perfect.
Player of the Match: Marcus Thuram (Inter)
FK Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur FC
Jens Petter Hauge scored twice for Bodo/Glimt, but Micky van de Ven and Jostein Gundersen secured Tottenham a comeback draw.
Player of the Match: Jens Petter Hauge (Bodo/Glimt)
Galatasaray SK 1-0 Liverpool FC
Victor Osimhen's early penalty gave Galatasaray their first home win in the Champions League since 2016.
Player of the Match: Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray)
Olympique de Marseille 4-0 AFC Ajax
Igor Paixao scored twice, Mason Greenwood added another, and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang both scored and provided two assists in a dominant Marseille display.
Player of the Match: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Marseille)
Pafos FC 1-5 FC Bayern München
Harry Kane netted twice, with Raphaël Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson and Michael Olise also on target as Bayern cruised.
Player of the Match: Harry Kane (Bayern München)
Standings :
P W D L F A Pts
1 Bayern München 2 2 0 0 8 2 6
2 Real Madrid 2 2 0 0 7 1 6
3 PSG 2 2 0 0 6 1 6
4 Inter 2 2 0 0 5 0 6
5 Arsenal 2 2 0 0 4 0 6
6 Qarabağ 2 2 0 0 5 2 6
7 Dortmund 2 1 1 0 8 5 4
8 Man City 2 1 1 0 4 2 4
9 Tottenham 2 1 1 0 3 2 4
10 Atlético 2 1 0 1 7 4 3
11 Newcastle 2 1 0 1 5 2 3
12 Marseille 2 1 0 1 5 2 3
13 Club Brugge 2 1 0 1 5 3 3
14 Sporting 2 1 0 1 5 3 3
15 Frankfurt 2 1 0 1 6 6 3
16 Barcelona 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
17 Liverpool 2 1 0 1 3 3 3
18 Chelsea 2 1 0 1 2 3 3
19 Napoli 2 1 0 1 2 3 3
20 R. Union SG 2 1 0 1 3 5 3
21 Galatasaray 2 1 0 1 2 5 3
22 Atalanta 2 1 0 1 2 5 3
23 Juventus 2 0 2 0 6 6 2
24 Bodo/Glimt 2 0 2 0 4 4 2
25 Leverkusen 2 0 2 0 3 3 2
26 Villarreal 2 0 1 1 2 3 1
27 PSV 2 0 1 1 2 4 1
28 København 2 0 1 1 2 4 1
29 Olympiakos 2 0 1 1 0 2 1
30 Monaco 2 0 1 1 3 6 1
31 Slavia 2 0 1 1 2 5 1
32 Pafos 2 0 1 1 1 5 1
33 Benfica 2 0 0 2 2 4 0
34 Athletic 2 0 0 2 1 6 0
35 Ajax 2 0 0 2 0 6 0
36 Kairat 2 0 0 2 1 9 0
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