PSG cruise but Liverpool leave it late yet again, Bayern and Inter also win

In their opening match of the Champions League defense, Paris Saint-Germain roared to victory, and Liverpool added another late winner to its impressive season-opening run.

In stoppage time, Liverpool’s captain Virgil van Dijk soared to the score with a header to put his side into a 3-2 lead at Atletico Madrid, which had appeared to be going to be wasted after just six minutes.

To kick off their eight-game league-phase programs, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan both won rematches of previous finals against Chelsea and Ajax, respectively, while newcomers Bodo/Glimt and Pafos impressed with hard-earned draws on the road.

PSG won 4-0 at home against Atalanta, and Bradley Barcola’s penalty miss didn’t really matter much in the end.

With early goals from Andy Robertson and a typically excellent strike from Mohamed Salah, Liverpool appeared to be moving forward, but Marcos Llorente’s goals in stoppage time and the 81st seemed to have slowed things down.

Llorente also scored twice at Anfield in the round of 16 defeat of Atletico, who had subsequently lost the defending champion.

After the game, Liverpool’s Robertson stated to TNT Sports, “We need to maybe get back to winning a little simpler and easier.”

“It’s great to be able to go all the way to the end,” he said, “but when you’re 2-0 up, it should have been a more peaceful night.”

Harry Kane scored two goals to give Bayern a 3-1 win over Chelsea, whose England teammate Cole Palmer had an impressive goal.

In a fitting comeback, Bayern lost to Chelsea in the 2012 final at home.

Marcus Thuram scored two powerful goals for Inter in its 2-0 victory over Ajax, which won the 1972 European Cup final against the Italians.

At Slavia Prague, Norway’s champion Bodo/Glimt was saved for a second-half penalty kick, leading to a 2-2 tie at the 90th minute when the team came out on top.

After playing with 10 men from the 26th minute, Pafos drew level with Olympiakos and finished with a goalless draw. Brazilian international midfielder Bruno Felipe was shown a second yellow card for a violation.