Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain as the French giants beat Manchester City 2-0. Meanwhile Sherrif Tiraspol produced a historic result as they edged Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu and Liverpool thumped FC Porto 5-1 in Portugal.
Hans-Dieter Flick has praised his Bayern Munich players for pushing ‘through the pain barrier to win’ the Uefa Super Cup against Sevilla.
Javi Martinez was Bayern Munich’s unlikely hero as the Spaniard came off the bench to head in an extra-time winner in the 2-1 Super Cup victory over Sevilla.
Liverpool left back Andy Robertson joked that he was miffed at being forced to take a random drug test after his side’s defeat by Atletico Madrid in the Champions League.
Kylian Mbappe says Paris Saint-Germain must make smart decisions in the transfer market if they are to achieve their dream of winning the Champions League.
Jurgen Klopp says Bayern Munich boss Hansi Flick could hardly have achieved more in his short time at the club – but suggested the Bundesliga side were lucky to win the Champions League.
Thomas Tuchel singled Manuel Neuer out for praise after Paris Saint-Germain’s defeat in the Champions League final, insisting the Bayern Munich shot stopper “took the goalkeeping game to a new level”.
Kingsley Coman offered some sympathy to his hometown club after scoring the goal that gave Bayern Munich a 1-0 win over Paris St Germain and a sixth European title.
Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has guaranteed that the club will win a Champions League title after falling just short in Sunday’s finale.
Bayern coach Hansi Flick has joked that Liverpool target Thiago Alcantara committed to the club after their Champions League triumph against Paris Saint-Germain.