PSG cruises, Liverpool wins late yet again, Bayern and Inter also start well in Champions League

Title holder Paris Saint-Germain roared to accomplishment in the Champions League on Wednesday and Liverpool determined yet another late winning goal in its stunning start to the season Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk soared to figure with a header in the second minute of stoppage time to seal a - win over Atletico Madrid when it seemed his squad was going to waste a two-goal lead seized after just six minutes Bayern Munich and Inter Milan both won rematches of past finals against Chelsea and Ajax respectively to start their eight-game league-phase programs and newcomers Bodo Glimt and Pafos impressed with hard-earned draws on the road PSG cruised to a - win at home over Atalanta and had the luxury of a penalty miss by Bradley Barcola not mattering much in the end Liverpool seemed to be sailing with early goals from Andy Robertson and a typically fine strike by Mohamed Salah but was pegged back by Marcos Llorente s goals in first-half stoppage time and the st Llorente also scored twice at Anfield in when Atletico eliminated the then-defending champion in the round of Bayern held off Chelsea - with two goals from Harry Kane whose England teammate Cole Palmer scored an impressive goal for the visitors It was a very belated revenge for Bayern losing the final to Chelsea in its home stadium Inter got two powerful headed goals from Marcus Thuram in its - win at Ajax which beat the Italians in the European Cup final Norway s champion Bodo Glimt had a second-half penalty kick saved and trailed by two goals late at Slavia Prague before rallying to level at - in the th Pafos grinded out a - draw at Olympiakos after playing with men from the th minute Journeyman Brazilian midfielder Bruno Felipe was sent off for a second yellow-card foul Russian-owned Pafos is the first Cypriot group in the Champions League main phase since and Bodo Glimt ended Norway s -year absence Ballon d Or in Paris The Ballon d Or trophy is surely staying in Paris after the annual awards ceremony in the city on Monday PSG has campaigned for its at the moment injured striker Ousmane Demb l to get the prize for his standout season though full-backs Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi also would be worthy winners Both were attacking threats against Atalanta which is adapting to life without inspirational coach Gian Piero Gasperini now at Roma and Mendes scored in the st to make the result - The standout goal was Khvicha Kvaratskhelia s rising shot after a dancing run minutes before halftime Late late Liverpool Liverpool has won all four of its Premier League games this season with winning goals after the th minute and twice in the last minute of stoppage time So when Atletico Madrid leveled late at Anfield there was ample time for coach Arne Slot s squad to find the goal it needed Dominik Szoboszlai swung in a corner from the right and Virgil van Dijk wrestled away from his marker and steered a strong header back inside the near post Unbeaten newcomers The new kids on the Champions League block are fast learners Three of the four debutants an unusually high number this season have played so far all on the road and all are unbeaten Belgian champion Union Saint-Gilloise started it Tuesday winning - at PSV Eindhoven Bodo Glimt and Pafos did not panic when events went against them Wednesday The champion of Norway trailed by two goals at Slavia Prague having had Kasper H gh s th-minute penalty kick saved before cutting the deficit in the th A stunning volley in the th by substitute Sondre Brunstad Fet rattled the crossbar and bounced down over the goalline to earn a point preserved by goalkeeper Nikita Haikin s smart save deep in stoppage time Pafos lost both of its Brazilian veterans before halftime with -year-old David Luiz lasting just minutes before going off injured in his first start for the club The fourth debutant Kairat Almaty plays Thursday at Sporting Lisbon That meant a -kilometer -mile trip for players and fans from eastern Kazakhstan across four time zones to Portugal s capital one of the longest practicable in European soccer Three-day Champions League week The Champions League stretches into a third day just for the opening round which is completed Thursday with six more games including winner Manchester City welcoming back Kevin De Bruyne with Napoli Barcelona goes to Newcastle without the injured Lamine Yamal A stoppage-time comeback by Juventus to draw - with Borussia Dortmund was the standout challenge of the first six played Tuesday while Kylian Mbapp converted two penalties and -man Real Madrid came back to beat visiting Marseille - AP soccer https apnews com hub soccer Source