Barca thrash Villa 3-0 to halt perfect Champions League start

In the Champions League, Barcelona defeated Aston Villa 3-0, with Raphinha scoring twice to end the English side's perfect start to the competition, according to Punch. Elsewhere, Bayern Munich secured a 2-0 away victory against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Despite a significant list of absences, including coach Vincent Kompany due to a meningitis-related condition, teenage forward Lennart Karl and Konrad Laimer provided the goals. The win moves Bayern to eighth in the standings, while Atletico remains in 22nd.

Galatasaray earned a 2-0 win against Stuttgart, led by two goals from 21-year-old Aleksey Batrakov. Meduza (English) reports that Batrakov scored in the 12th and 15th minutes, making him the first Russian player to score twice in a Champions League match since 2015. In other football news, Ollie Watkins scored twice for Al-Hilal in a 2-0 victory over Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai to reclaim second place in the AFC Champions League Elite West group, as reported by Ajel English.

In preparation for a Champions League match against Slavia Prague, Arsenal's William Saliba returned to training at the London Colney centre on Tuesday. Free Malaysia Today notes that the French centre-back has not played since an injury during the World Cup in July. While he participated in training, he is unlikely to play in the upcoming match in Prague or be called up for France's Nations League fixtures.

Brief written by urgent.news from Punch, Yahoo Sports, Meduza (English), Ajel English, Free Malaysia Today — 5 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.