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By News 24
Sep 18, 2024

Bayern Munich hit nine, Real Madrid and Liverpool win as new Champions League kicks off

Elsewhere, reigning champions Real Madrid beat VfB Stuttgart 3-1 and Liverpool came from behind to win 3-1 away to seven-time champions AC Milan.

Aston Villa enjoyed a 3-0 win away to Swiss champions Young Boys in their first-ever match in the modern Champions League, 41 years after they last appeared in the old European Cup.

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Bayern Munich became the first team to score nine goals in a game in the modern Champions League as the new format of Europe's elite club competition kicked off on Tuesday, with title holders Real Madrid and Liverpool also among the winners.