Despite the loss of Barcelona against AS Monaco in the opening round of the Champions League, there was one player who shone, like he always does. Lamine Yamal scored his first-ever goal in the

It is widely known as the “Thierry Henry fake-shot pass” — in honour of the French World Cup winner — but Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface may have to trademark it as his own after his pre-assist against Feyenoord.

Lamal boasts a number of scoring milestones for Barcelona and for Spain and became the youngest-ever scorer at the European Championship in the summer on the way to helping Spain win the tournament.

After match day one of the newly formatted Champions League, our writers answer the burning questions, provide analysis and break down performances.

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone says the new Champions League format “forces us to win”. The new-look 36-team league phase of Europe’s elite club competition commenced this week, replacing the previous group stage format.

Diego Simeone believes the new UEFA Champions League format will force teams to try and win more games.Atletico Madrid kicked off their European campaign with a 2-1 home win over Bundesliga side RB