Liga Šampiona je počela i iznenađenja od samog starta. Roma je poražena u Rimu od debitanta Kluža iz Rumunije, Verder igrao nerešeno sa Anortozisom, Šahtjor pobedio Bazel, Atletiko Madrid deklasirao PSV u Holandiji. Šampion Evrope Mančester igrao samo 0:0 sa Viljarealom.
Svi rezultati i tabele:
Grupa A
Chelsea 4 - 0 Bordeaux (Lampard 14, J. Cole 30, Malouda 82, Anelka 90+2)
Roma 1 - 2
CFR (Panucci 17, Juan Culio 27, 49)
| Mst. | Tim | P | N | I | DG:PG | Bodovi |
| 1. | Chelsea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4:0 | 3 |
| 2. | CFR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
| 3. | Roma | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
| 4. | Bordeaux | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:4 | 0 |
Grupa B
Panathinaikos 0 - 2
Inter (Mancini 27, Adriano 85)
Bremen 0 - 0 Anorthosis
| Mst. | Tim | P | N | I | DG:PG | Bodovi |
| 1. | Inter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
| 2. | Bremen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
| 3. | Anorthosis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
| 4. | Panathinaikos | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
Grupa C
Basel 1 - 2
Shakhtar (Abraham 90+3, Fernandinho 25, Jadson 45+1)
Barcelona 3 - 1 Sporting (Márquez 21, Eto'o 60(pen), Xavi Hernández 87, Tonel 72)
| Mst. | Tim | P | N | I | DG:PG | Bodovi |
| 1. | Barcelona | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
| 2. | Shakhtar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
| 3. | Basel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
| 4. | Sporting | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
Grupa D
PSV 0 - 3
Atlético (Agüero 9, 36, Maniche 54)
Marseille 1 - 2
Liverpool (Cana 23, Gerrard 26, 32(pen))
| Mst. | Tim | P | N | I | DG:PG | Bodovi |
| 1. | Atlético | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:0 | 3 |
| 2. | Liverpool | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:1 | 3 |
| 3. | Marseille | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:2 | 0 |
| 4. | PSV | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:3 | 0 |
Grupa E
Man. United 0 - 0 Villarreal
Celtic 0 - 0 AaB
| Mst. | Tim | P | N | I | DG:PG | Bodovi |
| 1. | Man.United | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
| 2. | Villarreal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
| 3. | Celtic | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
| 4. | AaB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0:0 | 1 |
Grupa F
FC Steaua 0 - 1
Bayern M. (Van Buyten 15)
Lyon 2 - 2 Fiorentina (Piquionne 73, Benzema 86, Gilardino 12, 42)
| Mst. | Tim | P | N | I | DG:PG | Bodovi |
| 1. | Bayern M. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
| 2. | Fiorentina | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 |
| 3. | Lyon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2:2 | 1 |
| 4. | FC Steaua | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
Grupa G
Porto 3 - 1 Fenerbahçe (Lisandro 10, Lucho 13, Lino 90+2, Güiza 29)
Dynamo Kyiv 1 - 1 Arsenal (Bangoura 64(pen), Gallas 88)
| Mst. | Tim | P | N | I | DG:PG | Bodovi |
| 1. | Porto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3:1 | 3 |
| 2. | Arsenal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
| 3. | Dynamo Kyiv | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1:1 | 1 |
| 4. | Fenerbahçe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1:3 | 0 |
Grupa H
Juventus 1 - 0 Zenit (Del Piero 76)
Real Madrid 2 - 0 BATE (Sergio Ramos 11, Van Nistelrooy 57)
| Mst. | Tim | P | N | I | DG:PG | Bodovi |
| 1. | RealMadrid | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2:0 | 3 |
| 2. | Juventus | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1:0 | 3 |
| 3. | Zenit | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:1 | 0 |
| 4. | BATE | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0:2 | 0 |
2008-09-18