# League Stage 1 · Champions League 2025-26 · Results, ratings and top performers | Sir Balone

> League Stage 1 of the 2025-26 Champions League was played on 16–18 September 2025: 18 matches and 67 goals. The highest rating went to Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), with 81, in Liverpool 3–2 Atlético de Madrid.

URL: https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/champions-league/2025-26/league-stage-1/
Datos al: 2026-10-15
Fuente de los datos: Sportmonks (https://www.sportmonks.com/). Métricas, notas y textos: La Lente, de Sir Balone, a cargo de Juan Carlos Vasquez (https://sirbalone.com/authors/juan-carlos-vasquez/).

§ Champions League · 2025-26

## League Stage 1

16–18 September 2025

League Stage 1 of the 2025-26 Champions League was played on 16–18 September 2025: 18 matches and 67 goals.

The highest rating went to Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool), with 81, in Liverpool 3–2 Atlético de Madrid.

The biggest margin: Eintracht Frankfurt 5–1 Galatasaray.

### Matches

- [16 Sep Athletic Club 0–2 Arsenal 66 Rice](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/athletic-club-arsenal-2025-09-16/)
- [16 Sep PSV 1–3 Union Saint-Gilloise 63 El Hadj](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/psv-union-saint-gilloise-2025-09-16/)
- [16 Sep Benfica 2–3 Qarabağ 63 Sudakov](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/benfica-qarabag-2025-09-16/)
- [16 Sep Juventus 4–4 Borussia Dortmund 66 Nmecha](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/juventus-borussia-dortmund-2025-09-16/)
- [16 Sep Real Madrid 2–1 Olympique Marseille 68 Rulli](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/real-madrid-olympique-marseille-2025-09-16/)
- [16 Sep Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Villarreal 62 van de Ven](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/tottenham-hotspur-villarreal-2025-09-16/)
- [17 Sep Olympiacos F.C. 0–0 Pafos FC 69 Pêpê](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/olympiacos-f-c-pafos-fc-2025-09-17/)
- [17 Sep Slavia Praha 2–2 Bodø / Glimt 71 Haikin](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/slavia-praha-bod-glimt-2025-09-17/)
- [17 Sep Ajax 0–2 Inter 69 Çalhanoğlu](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/ajax-inter-2025-09-17/)
- [17 Sep FC Bayern München 3–1 Chelsea 70 Kane](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/fc-bayern-munchen-chelsea-2025-09-17/)
- [17 Sep Liverpool 3–2 Atlético de Madrid 81 van Dijk](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/liverpool-atletico-de-madrid-2025-09-17/)
- [17 Sep Paris Saint Germain 4–0 Atalanta 73 Kvaratskhelia](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/paris-saint-germain-atalanta-2025-09-17/)
- [18 Sep Club Brugge 4–1 Monaco 72 Vanaken](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/club-brugge-monaco-2025-09-18/)
- [18 Sep FC København 2–2 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 70 Badé](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/fc-kbenhavn-bayer-04-leverkusen-2025-09-18/)
- [18 Sep Eintracht Frankfurt 5–1 Galatasaray 71 Singo](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/eintracht-frankfurt-galatasaray-2025-09-18/)
- [18 Sep Manchester City 2–0 Napoli 73 Rodri](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/manchester-city-napoli-2025-09-18/)
- [18 Sep Newcastle United 1–2 FC Barcelona 72 de Jong](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/newcastle-united-fc-barcelona-2025-09-18/)
- [18 Sep Sporting CP 4–1 Kairat 68 Hjulmand](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/sporting-cp-kairat-2025-09-18/)

### Top performers of the matchday

The highest ratings of the matchday among those who played 60+ minutes and produced at least the average for their position.

- 1 81 [Virgil van Dijk](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/virgil-van-dijk-1743/) Liverpool · [Liverpool 3–2 Atlético de Madrid](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/liverpool-atletico-de-madrid-2025-09-17/)
- 2 73 [Khvicha Kvaratskhelia](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/khvicha-kvaratskhelia-1479337/) Paris Saint Germain · [Paris Saint Germain 4–0 Atalanta](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/paris-saint-germain-atalanta-2025-09-17/)
- 3 73 [Rodri](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/rodri-186910/) Manchester City · [Manchester City 2–0 Napoli](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/manchester-city-napoli-2025-09-18/)
- 4 72 [Hans Vanaken](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/hans-vanaken-62318/) Club Brugge · [Club Brugge 4–1 Monaco](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/club-brugge-monaco-2025-09-18/)
- 5 72 [Frenkie de Jong](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/players/frenkie-de-jong-26536/) FC Barcelona · [Newcastle United 1–2 FC Barcelona](https://sirbalone.com/en/la-lente/matches/newcastle-united-fc-barcelona-2025-09-18/)