Champions League talking points: Lewandowski’s treble, Liverpool thrashed

Champions League talking points: Lewandowski's treble, Liverpool thrashed

The Champions League group stage is underway and Matchday 1 is wrapped up as Real Madrid defend their title and 31 other clubs vie to claim the honor of being Europe’s best team. After a thrilling first round of games, we asked our writers James Olley, Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens to answer some of our burning questions.

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