The beginning of each UEFA Champions League season restores the true rhythm of a European campaign, in which the continent's top teams mix in competition against each other and undergo new litmus tests as they aim to answer one question: Does their ambition match the ability to pull off their goals?

The 0-0 draw between Manchester City and Inter Milan in their rematch of the 2023 final, after Bologna and Shakhtar Donetsk also could not find a goal, capped an untypically goal-shy evening for the Champions League.

Hello and welcome back to our coverage of the UEFA Champions League! We were treated to a pulsating evening of action yesterday and Europe's elite are back to do it all over again today for day two of the opening game week of the 2024-25 Champions League campaign.