Matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League lit up stadiums across Europe on Tuesday, September 30, 2025, with a night full of high-scoring matches, dramatic comebacks, and unexpected results that kept fans on the edge of their seats.
Below are key highlights from the second matchday of the UEFA Champions League:
1. Atalanta 2‑1 Club Brugge (GD: +1 / –1)
Atalanta secured their first points of the campaign with a late comeback. Lazar Samardžić converted a penalty in the 74th minute, and Mario Pašalić headed home in the 87th to overcome Club Brugge’s earlier lead by Christos Tzolis (38’). Pašalić’s goal also made him Atalanta’s all‑time top scorer in the Champions League (8).
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2. Real Madrid 5‑0 Kairat Almaty (GD: +5 / –5)
Kylian Mbappé lit up the night with a hat-trick (one from the spot), supported by goals from Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Díaz. This dominant performance pushed Mbappé’s Champions League total to 60 goals.
3. Chelsea 1‑0 Benfica (GD: +1 / –1)
Chelsea edged out Benfica thanks to an own goal from Richard Ríos in the 18th minute. The match was notable for José Mourinho’s return to Stamford Bridge as Benfica’s coach and a late red card shown to João Pedro.
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4. Marseille 4‑0 Ajax (GD: +4 / –4)
Marseille impressed at home with goals from Igor Paishão (twice), Mason Greenwood, and Pierre‑Emerick Aubameyang to secure a commanding victory.
5. Atletico Madrid 5‑1 Eintracht Frankfurt (GD: +4 / –4)
Atletico dominated from the outset with early strikes from Giacomo Raspadori, Robin Le Normand, and Antoine Griezmann. Jonathan Burkardt’s reply for Frankfurt was canceled out by late goals from Giuliano Simeone and a penalty converted by Julián Álvarez.
6. Galatasaray 1‑0 Liverpool (GD: +1 / –1)
A tightly contested game was decided by a second-half penalty from Victor Osimhen — a surprise result in Istanbul as Liverpool were held to defeat.
7. Bodø/Glimt 2‑2 Tottenham Hotspur (GD: 0 / 0)
Tottenham rallied from two goals down to grab a draw. Jens Petter Hauge netted both for Bodø/Glimt, but Micky van de Ven and an own goal by J. Gundersen erased the deficit.
8. Inter Milan 3‑0 Slavia Praha (GD: +3 / –3)
Inter stayed perfect with a clinical display — Lautaro Martinez scored a brace and Denzel Dumfries added a third to maintain their unbeaten run in the group stage.
9. Bayern Munich 5‑1 Paphos (GD: +4 / –4)
Harry Kane scored twice, supported by goals from Raphael Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson, and Michael Olise as Bayern coasted to a comfortable victory over the Cypriot side.
Teams earn 3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, and 0 for a loss.
After two matchdays, a team with two wins would have 6 points; one win and one draw gives 4 points; one win and one loss gives 3 points; etc.
Among teams with the same points, the goal difference (GD) is often used as the first tie-breaker to rank them. So a team with +4 GD and 6 points would rank above another team with +2 GD and 6 points.
