UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid start title defence on winning note; All Groups Standings
The quest by Real Madrid to win three consecutive UEFA Champions League titles got off to a blistering start on Wednesday as the La Liga champions romped to a 3-0 win APOEL.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice as Real Madrid opened their 2017-18 Champions League Group H campaign with the big win.
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Ronaldo netted once in either half at the Bernabeu, while Sergio Ramos was also on the scoresheet during a comfortable night for the reigning European champions.
In other games, Tottenham Hotspur appears to have overcome their Wembley hoodoo as they registered a well-earned 3-1 win over Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League opener.
Son Heung-min and Harry Kane scored either side of a Andriy Yarmolenko strike in a lively opening 15 minutes to the Group H clash, before Kane bagged a second after the interval to seal things.
There was also much to celebrate for Manchester City as two goals from John Stones helped them to an impressive 4-0 victory over Feyenoord in the Champions League.
Liverpool on their part have themselves to blame as they could only manage a 2-2 draw against Sevilla with the British team missing a penalty.
It was also all squared in Germany where debutants RB Leipzig and Monaco settled for a 1-1 draw.
BELOW IS THE CURRENT UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE TABLE
| GROUP A | GP | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1  Manchester United | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
2  CSKA Moscow | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
3  Benfica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
4  FC Basel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| GROUP B | GP | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY |
1  Paris SG | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
2  Bayern Munich | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
3  Anderlecht | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
4  Celtic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
| GROUP C | GP | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY |
1  Chelsea | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
2  Atlético Madrid | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
3  Roma | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
4  FK Qarabag | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| GROUP D | GP | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY |
1  Barcelona | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
2  Sporting CP | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
3  Olympiacos | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
4  Juventus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
| GROUP E | GP | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY |
1  Sevilla | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
2  Liverpool | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
3  Spartak Moscow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
4  NK Maribor | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
| GROUP F | GP | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY |
1  Manchester City | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
2  Shakhtar Donetsk | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
3  Napoli | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
4  Feyenoord | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
| GROUP G | GP | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY |
1  Besiktas | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0-0-0 | 1-0-0 |
2  Monaco | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 |
3  RB Leipzig | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1-0 | 0-0-0 |
4  FC Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-0 |
| GROUP H | GP | PTS | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | HOME | AWAY |
1  Real Madrid | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
2  Tottenham Hotspur | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1-0-0 | 0-0-0 |
3  Borussia Dortmund | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 |
4  APOEL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0-0-0 | 0-0- |
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