The key talking points from Wednesday's Champions League action, and a reminder on how the new format works — and if losing now

The Champions League is back, looking rather different with a 36-team league phase that sets every team off on the path to Munich. The next eight games will decide who reaches the last 16, who gets into a playoff and whose European campaign ends in January.

Cristiano Ronaldo has been sidelined with a viral infection and did not travel with Al Nassr to Iraq for their AFC Champions League Elite debut match against Al Shorta,

Cristiano Ronaldo has won five UCL trophies, while Lionel Messi has four UCL titles. But who has the most goals in the competition?

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss Al Nassr's first game in the AFC Champions League Elite 2024-25 group stage on Monday (September 16) against Al Shorta. Ronaldo has not travelled with the squad to Iraq with his teammates.

Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be a part of the squad for Al-Nassr's 2024/25 AFC Champions League Elite opener against Al Shorta in Iraq this week. Cristiano Ronaldo won’t be traveling with Al-Nassr for their 2024/25 AFC Champions League Elite opener in Iraq this week,

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have won many Champions League titles throughout their playing career. But who has won the most trophies?

Cristiano Ronaldo will not travel to Iraq for Al Nassr’s first match in the AFC Champions League, which begins on Monday, September 16.

The striker enters his sixth year in Europe's elite competition in ferocious form, with yet more opportunities to bolster his numbers

Erling Haaland (left) has just one match remaining to break one of Cristiano Ronaldo's (inset) incredible goalscoring records that the Portuguese superstar previously set playing for Real Madrid.