Champions League live blog: Real Madrid vs AC Milan. 

Welcome to the fourth matchday of the 2024-25 Champions League season! Europe's premier club competition returns on Tuesday in its new format with nine matches across the continent, featuring exciting encounters, top talent and drama.

Enjoy the play-by-play of all the games as Real Madrid take on AC Milan, Liverpool host Bayer Leverkusen, Manchester City host Sporting CP and much more.

Current scores in Europe

Stoppage time: Real Madrid - AC Milan 1:3

Stoppage time: Liverpool 4-0 Bayer Leverkusen

Stoppage time: Sporting 4-1 Manchester City

Stoppage time: Lille 1-1 Juventus

Stoppage time: Celtic 3-1 RB Leipzig

Stoppage time: Borussia Dortmund 1-0 Sturm Graz

Stoppage time: Bologna 0-1 Monaco

Stoppage time: PSV Eindhoven 4-0 Girona

Final time: Slovan Bratislava 1-4 Dinamo Zagreb

Madrid will reach the knockout stages, right?

What a terrible night for Madrid. There was no comeback this time and it's now two defeats in four Champions League games.

Yes, they created plenty of chances against Milan -- 21 shots, 10 on goal, which equates to an xG of 2.40 -- but it wasn't a good performance. Carlo Ancelotti is struggling to get the best out of his players and his management of the game, which saw five substitutes in the second half, looked a little desperate.

Will Madrid still progress to the knockout phase? 

Probably, yes. But next up is Anfield ...