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Real Madrid Edge Inter as City, Villa and Dortmund Claim Champions League Wins
Jose Mourinho marked his return to Champions League action with a 2-1 victory for Real Madrid over Inter Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu, despite Real's earlier league defeat to Real Betis over the weekend. Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring for Madrid in the 14th minute, and Federico Valverde added a second in the 77th minute after capitalizing on an error by Inter goalkeeper Josep Martinez. Carlos Augusto's late strike proved only a consolation for the Italian side.
Manchester City opened their European campaign with a 2-0 away win over Porto, with Erling Haaland scoring twice. After tensions flared between the two sides just before halftime, Haaland headed City into the lead two minutes into the second half before adding a second in stoppage time, following sustained pressure from Porto in wet conditions.
Aston Villa shook off a scoreless start to their Premier League season by netting three first-half goals in a 3-2 win over Club Brugge, securing their first victory of the season across all competitions. Goals from John McGinn, Emi Buendia, and Nicolas Jackson—his first for the club—gave Unai Emery's side control, though Hugo Vetlesen equalized McGinn's opener and Nicolo Tresoldi's late penalty set up a tense finish.
Borussia Dortmund defeated Villarreal 3-2, with Serhou Guirassy scoring twice in the final ten minutes to secure the win. However, Guirassy also contributed an own goal in stoppage time, adding late drama to the contest.
Elsewhere, Troy Parrott scored on his Champions League debut as Real Betis came back to beat Lille 3-2. Ethan Mbappe, younger brother of Kylian, was sent off during the match for Lille. In another fixture, AEK Athens secured a 1-0 win over LASK.