Champions League: the 1st form table! FC Bayern top, Ronaldo flop – football

What a great start to the Champions League: 16 games, 44 goals – and the first sensation!

After the 1st matchday in the Champions League, BILD makes the big table of form.

Result: BAYERN TOP, RONALDO FLOP!

► After the quarter-finals against Paris last season, Bayern easily win 3-0 at FC Barcelona. Ex-Bayern boss Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (65) on BILD TV: “That was a milestone! Bavaria doesn’t have to get used to it. The gears are running. “

Behind the scenes too! After Joshua Kimmich (26 / contract until 2025), Leon Goretzka (26) has now also extended muscle pack early until 2026. After last estimated 10 million on average, he now collects an estimated 18 million per year.

In addition, coach Julian Nagelsmann (34) currently has hardly any injuries to complain about. With the Sabitzer transfer, the squad is now better positioned in terms of breadth. Even problem child Sané seems to have caught himself. Nagelsmann after the Barça victory: “If we always play like this, we are one of the favorites.”

Ronaldo-Flop in Bern

Ironically, the returnee Cristiano Ronaldo (36) is the laughing stock of the first matchday with Manchester United. 1: 2 bankruptcy at the blatant outsider Young Boys Bern. “Shot down in Switzerland”, headlines the “Daily Mirror”. The Daily Mail wrote of a “shocking defeat” and added: “sloppy United.” The Guardian stated: “Even the celebrated Cristiano Ronaldo offered almost nothing beyond his goal.” United is in the BILD form table Last.

Ex-Frankfurt overrun Sporting

First Champions League game for Sébastien Haller (27) – and a pack of four: The Ajax-Knipser (won the DFB Cup with Eintracht 2018) after beating Sporting (5: 1): “That was a kind of dream . It was actually the best game of my career. ”But is Ajax really that good? The squad: significantly weaker than in the 2018/2019 super season, when the Dutch reached the Champions League semi-finals.

Guardiola spectaculars Leipzig away

After the 6: 3 spectacle against Leipzig, Manchester City are in second place in the form table. “The Guardian” writes of a “strange performance in the Leipzig thriller”, with the Citizens playing without a real striker. The defensive against it: flop! This was also felt by mega newcomers Grealish and winger Mahrez, whose lack of defensive work coach Pep Guardiola (50) openly criticized: “We talked about the way we had to do it at halftime – and they didn’t do it . “

After the defeat, Leipzig is in the middle of a crisis. Twelfth place in the league and now the hearty city bankruptcy. RB defender Lukas Klostermann (25): “That feels extremely shitty.”

Klopp madness

Jürgen Klopp (54) sees a strong game of his team against Milan (3: 2) on Anfield Road. His Reds are totally superior, turn a 1: 2 – and still have to tremble until the end. Klopp: “It’s very good that we won this game because you obviously need every point to get through.”

BVB youth shines

Jude Bellingham (18) and Erling Haaland (21) let the Besiktas defenders despair, scoring the 2-1 goals. The Spanish sports newspaper “AS” enthuses: “You cannot be stopped.” First the 4: 3 in Leverkusen after being behind three times, now the victory in Istanbul. BVB Superknipser Haaland (21st Champions League goal in 17th use) admits: “It was a tough game, I’m really tired.”

Giants twilight at Messi?

The Parisian star ensemble around Lionel Messi (34), Neymar and Mbappé is not enough to beat Belgium dwarf Bruges (1: 1). The Argentine remains pale in his first starting XI. PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino (49): “We need time so that they develop an understanding for each other.” The newspaper “L’Équipe”: “Spooky appearance.”