Champions League: Ronaldo returns to Madrid, PSG welcomes Real

By James Masters and Matias Grez, CNN

Updated 12:12 PM ET, Wed September 18, 2019

What we're covering here

Welcome back! If Tuesday's action failed to quench your thirst for Champions League action then we have some very good news for you as the likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Juventus and Manchester City all enter the fray.

What are we looking out for? If Tuesday was fun, Wednesday promises to be even better with two huge clashes taking place. Paris Saint-Germain, so desperate to win the Champions League for the first time, takes on Real Madrid in the French capital. Meanwhile, in the Spanish capital, Atletico hosts Juventus. There's also the small matter of Bayern Munich facing Red Star Belgrade, while English champion Manchester City is in Ukraine to face Shakhtar Donetsk. Oh, and last season's finalist, Tottenham, is one of the early kick offs with Olympiacos the opposition in Greece.

Full list of fixtures below. (Games kick off at 3 p.m. ET unless otherwise stated)

Group A: Club Brugge vs Galatasaray (12.55 p.m. ET), Paris Saint-Germain vs Real Madrid

Group B: Olympiacos vs Tottenham (12.55 p.m. ET), Bayern Munich vs Red Star Belgrade

Group C: Dinamo Zagreb vs Atalanta, Shakhtar Donetsk vs Manchester City

Group D: Atletico Madrid vs Juventus, Bayer Leverkusen vs Lokomotiv Moscow

6:03 p.m. ET, September 18, 2019

That's all, folks

Another thrilling night of Champions League football comes to a conclusion.

It feels like a lifetime ago that Olympiacos battled back from 2-0 down to earn a draw against Spurs, last season's beaten finalist.

In the later kick-offs, Bayern Munich put three past Red Star -- although two late goals added a fair bit of gloss to that scoreline -- and Manchester City ran out 3-0 winners against Shakhtar Donetsk.

Real Madrid was on the wrong end of a chastening 3-0 scoreline, as Zinedine Zidane's side was comfortably beaten by a PSG team without Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani.

Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid suffered a humbling defeat against PSG. THOMAS SAMSON/AFP/Getty Images

You can read more about another bad night at the office for Real and what Zidane had to say here.

Spoiler: He wasn't very happy.

Goodnight! We hope your evening was better than Zidane's.

5:25 p.m. ET, September 18, 2019

Hat-trick heroes

This Champions League has already seen not one, but two debutant hat-tricks.

Last night it was teen sensation Erling Haland and tonight, step forward Mislav Orsic of Dinamo Zagreb.

The Croat helped his side to a 4-0 victory over Atalanta.

5:15 p.m. ET, September 18, 2019

Stat's incredible!

Here's one for you ...

In its clash against PSG, Real Madrid failed to register a single shot on target in a Champions League match for the first time in 167 (!) games.

They may have had two goals disallowed, but Zinedine Zidane has his work cut out to turn this around.

5:06 p.m. ET, September 18, 2019

Watch out, Zinedine

Real Madrid president Florentino Perez isn't renowned for his patience.

Despite all he achieved in his time as a player and first spell as manager, could Zinedine Zidane already be on borrowed time?

Zinedine Zidane suffers defeat against PSG. LUCAS BARIOULET/AFP/Getty Images

It wasn't necessarily the defeat against PSG that will concern Real Madrid the most, but the manner of it.

Los Blancos were totally outplayed and outclassed by a PSG side without any of its deadly attacking front three: Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Edinson Cavani.

This is only the second time in the last 14 seasons that Real has lost its opening Champions League match.

4:59 p.m. ET, September 18, 2019

Ronaldo is human after all

It's not often you can say Cristiano Ronaldo misses when it matters most.

In the dying seconds against Atletico Madrid, the forward weaved his way mesmerizingly through the opposition defense but fired his shot millimeters past the far post.

Jan Oblak was completely beaten and I think most people inside the stadium thought that one was in.

Cristiano Ronaldo missed a last-minute chance to give Juventus the winner. OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP/Getty Images

4:55 p.m. ET, September 18, 2019

Full-time around the grounds

Atletico Madrid 2-2 Juventus

PSG 3-0 Real Madrid

Bayer Leverkusen 1-2 Lokomotiv Moscow

Shakhtar Donetsk 0-3 Manchester City

Dinamo Zagreb 4-0 Atalanta

Bayern Munich 3-0 Red Star Belgrade

Olympiacos 2-2 Tottenham

Club Brugge 0-0 Galatasaray

4:52 p.m. ET, September 18, 2019

Man down!

Danny Makkelie, the referee for Atletico vs. Juve, had to be given medical treatment after receiving a ball to the face from Sami Khedira.

Referee Danny Makkelie is given medical treatment. Angel Martinez/Getty Images

4:51 p.m. ET, September 18, 2019

GOAAALL!!

And Atletico Madrid has found a late, late equalizer against Juventus!

A set piece is once against the visiting side's undoing, as Hector Herrera rises highest to head home from Vitolo's corner.

What. A. Game.

Meanwhile, things aren't going too well for Atletico's cross-city rival Real, which now finds itself 3-0 down against a rampant PSG side. Thomas Meunier got the third for PSG.

4:42 p.m. ET, September 18, 2019

After a dull opening 45 minutes, what a second half we have had in Madrid!

With little more than five minutes remaining, can Atletico find an equalizer?

Diego Simeone's side are throwing everything forward and have just had a penalty appeal turned down by the referee and VAR.

Atletico players celebrate Stefan Savic's goal. PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP/Getty Images

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