UEFA Champions League Matchday 1 – Prize Money, Goals, MVPs & Results
The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League kicked off in style with drama, goals, and standout performances across Europe. Matchday 1 delivered excitement on all fronts, from thrilling home wins to shocking defeats.
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💰 Prize Money & MVPs
Each winning team received €2.1M, while teams that settled for a draw earned €0.7M. Here are the MVPs who shone on Matchday 1:
✅ Winning Teams (€2.1M each)
🇦🇿 Qarabag Agbam – Pedro Bicalho
🇪🇸 FC Barcelona – Marcus Rashford
🇪🇸 Real Madrid – Kylian Mbappé
🇧🇪 Union St-Gilloise – Anouar Ait El Hadj
🏴 Arsenal – Gabriel Martinelli
🏴 Tottenham – Lucas Bergvall
🏴 Manchester City – Phil Foden
🇩🇪 Eintracht Frankfurt – Jonathan Burkardt
🇵🇹 Sporting Lisbon – Francisco Trincão
🇧🇪 Club Brugge – Hans Vanaken
🇩🇪 Bayern Munich – Harry Kane
🇮🇹 Inter Milan – Marcus Thuram
🇫🇷 PSG – Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
🏴 Liverpool – Virgil van Dijk
🤝 Drawn Teams (€0.7M each)
🇩🇪 Borussia Dortmund
🇮🇹 Juventus – Dušan Vlahović
🇳🇴 Bodø/Glimt
🇨🇿 Slavia Prague – Lukáš Provod
🇬🇷 Olympiacos
🇨🇾 Pafos FC – Derrick Luckassen
🇩🇰 FC Copenhagen – Jordan Larsson
🇩🇪 Bayer Leverkusen
❌ Defeated Teams
🇵🇹 SL Benfica
🇫🇷 Marseille
🇳🇱 PSV Eindhoven
🇪🇸 Athletic Club
🇪🇸 Villarreal
🇮🇹 Atalanta
🇮🇹 SSC Napoli
🇳🇱 Ajax
🇪🇸 Atletico Madrid
🏴 Chelsea
🏴 Newcastle United
🇫🇷 AS Monaco
🇰🇿 Kairat Almaty
🇹🇷 Galatasaray
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📊 Matchday 1 Statistics
🏟 18 Matches
⚽️ 67 Goals Scored
🏚 9 Home Wins
✈️ 5 Away Wins
🤝 4 Draws
🟥 3 Red Cards
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🔥 Matchday 1 set the tone for what promises to be another unforgettable Champions League season. From Mbappé’s brilliance to underdog shocks, the road to Wembley is already heating up!
