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  "id": 6379170,
  "title": "UEFA Champions League 2026/27: Real Madrid, Manchester City, Dortmund, Aston Villa & Real Betis Open With Thrilling Wins | Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/uefa-champions-league-2026-27-real-madrid-manchester-city-dortmund",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-09T03:27:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/sports/uefa-champions-league-202627-real-madrid-manchester-city-dortmund-aston-villa-real-betis-open-with-thrilling-wins-watch"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Real Madrid, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Aston Villa, and Real Betis all began their 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league-phase campaigns with thrilling victories on the opening night. Real Madrid claimed a 2-1 win against Inter, with Kylian Mbappe scoring the opener in the 14th minute, followed by Federico Valverde's second goal. Manchester City secured a 2-0 victory over Porto, with Erling Haaland netting twice, including a late winner. Borussia Dortmund triumphed 3-2 against Villarreal, scoring all their goals after the break, including two goals from Serhou Guirassy. Aston Villa secured a 3-2 winning against Club Brugge, with John McGinn putting Villa ahead early on, followed by goals from Hugo Vetlesen and Nicolas Jackson, before Nicolo Tresoldi scored a late penalty. Real Betis made a remarkable comeback, defeating Lille 3-2 after 21 years absence from the Champions League, with goals from Marc Bartra and Troy Parrott.",
  "summary": "Madrid: Real Madrid, Manchester City and Borussia Dortmund began their 2026/27 UEFA Champions League league-phase campaigns with victories, while Aston Villa and Real Betis also secured wins on the opening night. Some incredible goalkeeping on Champions League opening night Best save here? @QatarAirways | #LetsFly pic.twitter.com/Rd1udAQprk — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) September 8,…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "Aston Villa Beat Club Brugge 3-2 in Champions League Opener",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/aston-villa-beat-club-brugge-3-2-in-champions-league-opener",
        "published": "2026-09-09T01:37:46.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE RESULTS: Mourinho’s Real Madrid and Man City win opening night thrillers",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/uefa-champions-league-results-mourinhos-real-madrid-and-man-city-win",
        "published": "2026-09-09T06:14:00.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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