Club Brugge had hoped to continue their incredible Champions League season opener in the home game against Manchester City, but after taking a point from PSG and defeating Leipzig away they met the best version of the English champions this season and returned to reality. .
Pep Guardiola's team presented a wonderful football from the first moment that left the Belgians helpless and translated into a 0: 1 advantage after 30 minutes from a goal by Joao Canselo.
Later Riyad Mahrez scored a double, Kyle Walker celebrated his first goal of his career in the Champions League and even 19-year-old Cole Palmer was honored with his first goal in the team uniform on his first touch of the ball.
Bruges only scored a shrinking goal from Hans Vanacken and suffered its first loss of the season at the factory - 1: 5.
Palmer conquers, tonight in Mol Bruges, Photo: AFP
In the third house, Besiktas and Sporting Lisbon were looking for first points of the season when they met in Turkey, and it ended with a performance by the Portuguese champions.
A pair of shots by Uruguayan stopper Sebastian Coates, an accurate penalty by Pablo Sarabia and an elegant bounce by Paulinho towards the end gave Sporting a 1-4 victory.
Sporting players celebrate in Turkey, tonight, Photo: Reuters