The Full Time Report — Episode 125: Six Games, Six Different Questions (2026)

Thursday’s Champions League supplied six very different opening-night stories: Manchester United and Bayern Munich made a statement with four- and five-goal wins, Como announced themselves, Lens stole a late victory, and two draws left more to solve. Tom also looks at Mikel Arteta’s expected Arsenal renewal, the Premier League’s early Christmas fixture release, and why a Chelsea transfer rumour should stay in the rumour column.

What happened

Champions League: Fenerbahçe 1–1 Roma; PSV Eindhoven 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk; Como 4–1 Leipzig; Bayern München 5–0 Bodø/Glimt; Manchester United 4–0 Sabah; Slavia Praha 2–3 Lens. 1
Manchester United: Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Šeško and Lisandro Martínez scored in a confident return to the competition. 2
Bayern Munich: Michael Olise scored twice in a 5–0 win that also featured goals from Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane and Alphonso Davies. 2
Como: Martin Baturina, Tasos Douvikas, Assane Diao and Máximo Perrone scored against Leipzig in Cesc Fàbregas’ side’s first Champions League match. 2
Lens: Ruben Aguilar scored in the 93rd minute after Slavia had twice led and later played with ten men. 2
Arsenal: BBC Sport reported that talks over a new long-term deal for Mikel Arteta had moved forward, with confidence that he will renew; the agreement was not yet officially confirmed. 3
Premier League scheduling: Seven matches are set for Boxing Day, and the league said the festive fixture release was brought forward to give supporters more than three months to plan travel. 4
Transfer talk: BBC Sport’s gossip column reported a possible January Chelsea move for Roma midfielder Manu Koné involving Jamie Gittens, citing an external report. It is not a completed transfer. 5

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What happened

Champions League: Fenerbahçe 1–1 Roma; PSV Eindhoven 1–1 Shakhtar Donetsk; Como 4–1 Leipzig; Bayern München 5–0 Bodø/Glimt; Manchester United 4–0 Sabah; Slavia Praha 2–3 Lens. 1

Manchester United: Matheus Cunha, Bruno Fernandes, Benjamin Šeško and Lisandro Martínez scored in a confident return to the competition. 2

Bayern Munich: Michael Olise scored twice in a 5–0 win that also featured goals from Jamal Musiala, Harry Kane and Alphonso Davies. 2

Como: Martin Baturina, Tasos Douvikas, Assane Diao and Máximo Perrone scored against Leipzig in Cesc Fàbregas’ side’s first Champions League match. 2

Lens: Ruben Aguilar scored in the 93rd minute after Slavia had twice led and later played with ten men. 2

Arsenal: BBC Sport reported that talks over a new long-term deal for Mikel Arteta had moved forward, with confidence that he will renew; the agreement was not yet officially confirmed. 3

Premier League scheduling: Seven matches are set for Boxing Day, and the league said the festive fixture release was brought forward to give supporters more than three months to plan travel. 4

Transfer talk: BBC Sport’s gossip column reported a possible January Chelsea move for Roma midfielder Manu Koné involving Jamie Gittens, citing an external report. It is not a completed transfer. 5

The Full Time Report — Episode 125: Six Games, Six Different Questions

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