Seven-time winners AC Milan, playing in their first Champions League match in seven years, were given a rude 3-2 awakening at Anfield.
Substitute Jordan Siebatcheu scored a stoppage-time winner to earn Young Boys a 2-1 victory over 10-man Manchester United in their Champions League opener.
UEFA announces nominees for the 2020-21 club competition awards, featuring Borussia Dortmund's Erling Haaland, Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe and Bayern Munich's Robert Lewandowski for the best men's forward category.
The Spaniard, who has lost his place as number one since joining the club in 2018, was introduced late in extra-time as a substitute for the shootout by coach Thomas Tuchel.
ESPN reports that Messi will be joining Paris Saint-Germain on a two-year deal with an option for a third season.
Chelsea's Kai Havertz goal secured a tense 1-0 victory over Manchester City in Porto, shattering Pep Guardiola's dream of lifting the trophy for the third time, a decade on from his last triumph.
Champions League final match has been moved from Istanbul in order to allow English fans to attend but Portugal is still only allowing essential travel into the country from the UK.
Algerian midfielder Riyad Mahrez scored twice at the Etihad Stadium to eliminate Paris Saint-Germain in semifinal, winning 4-1 on aggregate. The team will face the winner from the Chelsea v Real Madrid match on May 29 in Istanbul.
Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored during the second half as Manchester City rallied to beat last year's runners-up PSG in Paris on Wednesday.
"If you want to go to the semi-final, you have to earn the right to do so. We didn't do that tonight, especially in the first half," Liverpool coach Juergen Klopp said after the team's Champions League quarter-final match.
Phil Foden's 90th minute winner gave the City 2-1 lead in the first leg of their quarter-final tie against Borussia Dortmund.
Juventus had chances to win the tie but the game went into extra time and the drama was far from over, as Porto drilled home a free-kick in the 115th minute to spark wild celebrations amongst the players and coaching staff.
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