Manchester City made a winning start to their Champions League campaign under new manager Enzo Maresca, beating Porto 2-0 away thanks to a double from Erling Haaland. The result matters as an early marker for Maresca's tenure succeeding Pep Guardiola, given City had lost six of their previous nine away games in the competition and were beaten by Chelsea at this same venue in the 2021 final. With Paris Saint-Germain to come next and a derby against Manchester United at the weekend, the victory extends City's unbeaten start to four wins from four under the new boss.

Maresca handed Ayyoub Bouaddi a full debut alongside Enzo Fernández in midfield, and after a cagey first half in which Porto largely contained City's build-up play, the visitors took control after the break. Rayan Cherki created the opener by beating Diogo Costa and squaring for Fernández, whose cross was headed in by Haaland; the striker later added a second to seal the points. Porto, unbeaten in five league games this season, pushed for an equaliser through André Silva but could not find a way back, leaving City with a perfect record from four matches, including Saturday's 1-0 win over Coventry.