Champions League Highlights: Kane's Streak, United's Return, Como's Historic Win

Harry Kane is still scoring, Manchester United are back making noise in Europe and Como have turned their first taste of the Champions League into a night their oldest fans will talk about for the rest of their lives.

This week’s group-stage action belonged to the Ballon d’Or nominees – and to a few clubs who have been waiting a very long time to feel this stage again.

Kane’s streak rolls on as Bayern crush Bodø/Glimt

Bayern Munich did not just beat Bodø/Glimt. They dismantled last season’s surprise package 5-0, and it all unraveled for the Norwegian side after halftime.

At the break, it was 0-0. Bodø/Glimt had held their shape, ridden a few scares and gone toe to toe in Munich. Then starting goalkeeper Nikita Haikin failed to reappear for the second half because of injury. From there, the resistance collapsed.

Jamal Musiala broke the deadlock, marking his first start since on-field seizures linked to a neurological condition disrupted his preseason. When the ball hit the net, he tapped his head in a pointed celebration, a small, personal statement on a big stage.

The pressure kept coming. Kane rose to head in Bayern’s second, and with it extended a remarkable run: the England captain has now scored in eight consecutive Champions League games, a streak stretching back to January. He is treating this competition like his private scoring lane.

Canada’s Alphonso Davies joined the party with Bayern’s third, and the German champions never looked back. Michael Olise helped himself to two goals as the scoreline swelled, Bayern turning a tight contest into a rout once Bodø/Glimt’s foundations gave way.

Old Trafford lights up again

Manchester United have been away from the Champions League for almost three years. They returned as if they had never left.

Under the lights at Old Trafford, United tore into Sabah and ran out 4-0 winners, a performance that felt as much like a statement as a scoreline. It was their first game in the competition since December 2023. The impatience showed.

Matheus Cunha struck first in the 27th minute, firing United ahead and releasing the tension that had built around the stadium. Once the opener went in, the floodgates opened with it.

Bruno Fernandes and Benjamin Sesko both found the net before halftime, stretching the lead to 3-0 and turning the second half into a procession. After the break, Lisandro Martínez scrambled home a fourth to complete the rout and underline United’s authority on their return.

For a club that measures itself by Champions League nights, this felt like a reset. Not perfect, not polished, but emphatic.

Como’s elders watch history from the best seats

In Como, the Champions League debut was always going to be emotional. The club made sure of it.

For their first-ever game in the competition, a 4-1 win over Leipzig, Como’s president Mirwan Surwaso and the directors handed over some of the best seats in the stadium to fans born in 1950 or earlier. Supporters who had seen the lean years, the lower leagues, the grind. Now they were front and center for history.

They did not just get a token appearance. They got a night to cherish.

Croatian midfielder Martin Baturina etched his name into club folklore with the first-ever Champions League goal for Como, setting them on their way. From there, the Italian side surged to a commanding 4-1 victory over Leipzig, turning a landmark occasion into a statement performance.

For a club new to this level, it looked remarkably like home.

Roma, Fenerbahce and PSV feel the wait – and the weight

Roma and Fenerbahce also came back to the Champions League after long absences. Neither could turn the occasion into a win.

Their meeting ended 1-1, a tight, tense draw that reflected two clubs still adjusting to the speed and sharpness of this stage.

Roma, away from the Champions League since reaching the last 16 in 2018-19, took the lead in the 39th minute. Bryan Cristante drove a low shot from outside the box into the corner, a clean strike that briefly suggested a dream return.

Fenerbahce, whose last appearance in Europe’s top competition came back in 2008-09, refused to let the night slip away. Left back Archie Brown stepped into a center forward’s position and finished like he had played there all his life, deftly flicking the ball over the goalkeeper in the 48th minute to level the game.

Nathan Aké almost stole it late on for Fenerbahce, his header crashing against the bar. The chance went begging, and so did the victory.

Elsewhere, United States full back Sergiño Dest left his mark for PSV Eindhoven, arriving in the box to finish a low cross in a 1-1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk. The Ukrainian side had gone ahead through Gleiker Mendoza, but PSV clawed their way back.

Late drama in Prague

The night’s chaos belonged to Slavia Prague and Lens.

Slavia, reduced to 10 men early in the second half, twice took the lead and seemed ready to pull off a defiant win. Lens refused to accept the script.

Deep into stoppage time, with Slavia clinging on, Lens struck not once but twice to turn 2-1 defeat into a 3-2 victory. A match that looked settled became another Champions League twist in the space of a few frantic minutes.

On a night of returns, revivals and first steps, the theme was clear: this competition does not wait for anyone. Kane keeps scoring, United have their anthem back, Como have their story, and the rest of Europe has been warned that the margins are already razor-thin.