Luka Modric, the Croatian star and Real Madrid's playmaker, has made his 100th Champions League appearance for Real Madrid in Glasgow against Celtic. The midfielder, who was on target against the Scottish side to make it 2-0 with an effort with the outside of his right foot, reaches this landmark in this, his 11th season at our club, where he has etched his name into football folklore after winning five European Cups. Modric scored Real Madrid's second goal against Celtic, during the centenary match of the Croatian star in the Meringue shirt in the Champions League, and he is the only player in the history of the competition who scored in his centenary match with Real Madrid. The Croatian star contributed 22 goals with the royal team in the European Champions League in 100 matches, scored 7 goals and provided 15 assists, and won the Champions League title with Real Madrid 5 times. Luka Modric has signed a five-year contract with Real Madrid after leaving Tottenham in a deal worth an estimated £35 million.

Kylian Mbappe produced two lethal first-half finishes as Paris Saint-Germain got their latest bid for Champions League success off to a winning start on Tuesday by beating Juventus 2-1 at the Parc des Princes, the stronghold of the Parisian team, in the first round of the Champions’ League group stage for the current season 2022-2023.  Mbappe's two goals were stunning, the first coming after an outrageous scooped assist by Neymar inside five minutes and the second at the end of a superb move midway through the first half. Mbappe, at 23 years and 260 days, became the youngest player to score 35 goals in the Champions League, breaking the record held by Lionel Messi at the age of 23 years and 307 days. Weston McKinney scored Juventus' goal against PSG in the 53rd minute of the match.

Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez revealed his squad that will play against guest against Czech side Viktoria Plzen at Camp Nou, scheduled for Wednesday in the first round of the Champions League group stage. Barca's line-up included the presence of all the team's stars led by the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski, while the new duo Marcos Alonso and Hector Bellerin were absent due to lack of physical readiness, in addition to the absence of the Bosnian Miralem Pjanic, who was close to moving to the ranks of Sharjah SC in UAE. Barcelona is in the group of death in the Champions League, along with Bayern Munich, Inter Milan, and Viktoria Plzen, the Czech Republic. Barcelona is in the Champions League group of death. Barcelona, Bayern, Inter Milan, Viktoria Plzen slotted into an intriguing Group C. Barcelona's line-up is as follows:

Portuguese star and Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo sits at the top of the list for all-time UEFA Champions League appearances with the most goals in the Champions League, before the start of the new season 2022-2023 on Tuesday evening. Ronaldo has 42 assists during his participation in the Champions League, to become the most goal-maker, surpassing Lionel Messi, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, who came in the runner-up with 36 assists, according to the statistic published by the official website of the European Football Association "UEFA".      Top 10 players with most assists in UEFA Champions League history:

  UK sports reports said that the injury suffered by Jordan Henderson, the captain of the Liverpool team, was not as strong as expected, and he will return to the stadium after 3 weeks. Jordan Henderson is expected to miss the remainder of September after suffering a hamstring injury in the 2-1 win over Newcastle, following scans last week. It was a setback that prompted Liverpool into late action in the transfer window, with Henderson joining a ridiculous list of injuries so early into the season. Jordan Henderson will reportedly miss three weeks of action after suffering a hamstring injury in Liverpool's victory against Newcastle last week. The 32-year-old was forced off in the 71st minute of their 2-1 victory over the Magpies on Wednesday last week and Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp described the injury as 'serious' after the match. The newspaper added that the Reds captain will only miss the matches of Wolverhampton and Chelsea in the English Premier League and Napoli, Italy, and Ajax in the Champions League.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti is optimistic about the Spanish Real Madrid's chances of defending the Champions League title and the players' readiness to face Celtic, to be held on Tuesday evening, in the first round of the group stage of the Champions League, saying that all bookmakers have not picked them among the top-four favorites. Ancelotti said in his comments about the match, "We will play a difficult match against a good opponent. They have a good dynamic. They play with great intensity, press and attack. We are ready for this match and we are looking forward to it." He added: “Now we are only thinking about the group stage. We don’t know what will happen after the World Cup. Real Madrid is a respectable team and will remain so. The history of the club takes care of that. We are ready to defend our title in the best possible way.” He continued, “I think we will not have problems until the World Cup. The uncertainty is how the players will

Paul Pogba underwent successful knee surgery on Monday night, Juventus announced as the France midfielder's hopes of appearing at the World Cup hang in the balance. Paul Pogba underwent successful knee surgery on Monday night, Juventus said as the France midfielder's hopes of appearing at the World Cup hang in the balance. "This evening, Paul Pogba underwent selective external arthroscopic meniscectomy," Juve said in a statement. "The surgery, performed by Prof. Roberto Rossi in the presence of the Juventus Team Doctor, Luca Stefanini was a complete success." Juventus did not reveal the duration of Pogba's absence to participate in the pitches, but Italian media reports predicted that his absence is expected to range from 7 to 8 weeks at the latest.

Juventus's Based in Turin, Juventus is the most successful club domestically in the history of Italian soccer and is armed with a perfect reward for winning of the Champion League encounter with French side Paris Saint-Germain in the various European competitions during the past years. Juventus will be a heavy guest against Paris Saint-Germain in their clash on Tuesday onto the Champions League stage on Tuesday night at the Parc des Princes, home to Paris Saint Germain in the Champions League stage in the first round of the Champions League for the 2022-2023 season. Juventus has preserved their unbeaten record in 8 matches they played in the European Championships against Paris Saint-Germain, according to the statistics published by the global network "Opta". During their confrontations, the Italian Football Club achieved two draws and 6 victories, including winning the last meeting between them in February 1997 (European Super 3-1). Juventus players scored 17 goals against PSG during the series of confrontations, while the Old Lady's received 6 goals scored by PSG players.

Real Madrid going forward is to continue the strong start to the season after Los Blancos recorded the full mark of winning in the first four rounds, becoming the only club with this achievement in the five major European leagues this season 2022-2023. Diario AS, the Spanish daily sports newspaper that concentrates particularly on football reported that the Royal is on the right track after winning all five of its matches this season. Real Madrid made it back-to-back wins from their opening all La Liga fixtures as Los Blancos sealed comfortable victories over competitors. The Royal made it five wins in the La Liga. The newspaper pointed out that in six of the 12 total times during this series, Real Madrid won the League title, while ranked second in the Spanish League standings five times. The whistle sounds at the Bernabeu and Madrid maintains their excellent opening phase to the 2022-23 season with a 2-1 win over Betis at the "Santiago", in the fourth round of the Spanish League. Real Madrid is atop the La Liga 2022-23 table with 12 points from four games while Real Betis are third with nine points from the same number of games. Real Madrid scored 9 points this season from their first 3 matches, in which they won against Almeria, Celta Vigo, and Espanyol, and their players scored 9 goals and conceded one goal