"They're great players and when they have room they can hurt you," Gladbach defender Oscar Wendt told UEFA.com after Sevilla made an impressive start.   Sevilla all smiles after a confident matchday one success   Sevilla may currently be short of...

"From now you'll see a new Juventus," beamed Álvaro Morata, with a 2-1 win at Manchester City bringing an end to a barren spell for last season's finalists.   The first glimpse of "a new Juventus" is how matchwinner Álvaro Morata described it but last night's...

Antoine Griezmann sparkled, and Los Colchoneros showed plenty of willing; UEFA.com's Çetin Cem Yılmaz was impressed after watching Atlético overcome Galatasaray.     Opening a UEFA Champions League campaign with an away win is no small ask. Atlético Madrid...

Luke Shaw pledged to "come back stronger" following a broken leg suffered on Tuesday, United boss Louis van Gaal adding: "I hope he will play again this season".   United manager Louis van Gaal will be doubly keen to put his side's opening fixture in the group stage of the 2015/16 UEFA...

With Maccabi Tel Aviv returning to the group stage after an 11-year absence, UEFA.com revisits the players that Nir Klinger led through qualifying in 2004.   Maccabi Tel Aviv are in the UEFA Champions League group stage for only the second time and bidding to better their 2004/05...

  Manchester City face an anxious wait on the fitness of captain Vincent Kompany after he limped out of the Champions League home defeat by Juventus. Kompany was instrumental as City took the lead, pressuring Giorgio Chiellini into turning the ball into his own net. However, he sustained a...

Rafael Benítez said he knows Cristiano Ronaldo's "level and value" after yet another hat-trick saw off Shakhtar Donetsk, leaving Mircea Lucescu ruing one costly mistake Rafael Benítez, Real Madrid coach It was a difficult match because Shakhtar know how to control the ball. They didn't have many...

  Barcelona boss Luis Enrique says Lionel Messi is the best player ever as the Argentine prepares to make his 100th Champions League appearance. Messi, 28, is set for his century when Barcelona open the defence of their crown in the Group E game at Roma. "Messi isn't just the best player in...

Phillip Cocu believed a "team effort" was responsible as PSV came from behind to beat Manchester United, who Louis van Gaal acknowledged had let victory slip away.   Phillip Cocu, PSV coach I'm very proud of the team – we showed today that this was a team effort. We kept our heads up...