What a night! Matchday 1 concluded Thursday with Marcus Rashford in vintage form as Barcelona won at Newcastle, while Erling Haaland and Man City cruised past 10-man Napoli.
Kevin De Bruyne's return to Manchester City on Thursday was cut short after only 26 minutes when his Napoli teammate, Giovanni Di Lorenzo, received a red card, forcing the substitution.
Marcus Rashford scored his first two goals for Barcelona on Thursday to help his new team start its Champions League campaign with a 2-1 win at Newcastle.
NWSL commissioner Jessica Berman said she plans to continue in her role, but she did not offer a tangible update on the potential renewal of her contract, which ends in the coming months.
Harry Kane has said the Champions League offers more opportunities to score than the Bundesliga after bagging two goals in Bayern Munich's 3-1 win over Chelsea on Wednesday.
Atlético Madrid boss Diego Simeone has claimed he was "fighting back" against insults from supporters before he was shown a red card in his team's 3-2 defeat in its Champions League opener against Liverpool at Anfield.
Barcelona's Alexia Putellas has turned down a big money offer to join PSG ahead of the closing of the transfer window this week, sources have told ESPN.