Germany legend Lothar Matthäus has named five favourites to win this season's UEFA Champions League, which begins Tuesday with fixtures including Real Madrid against Inter Milan at the Santiago Bernabeu. According to the Daily Post, Matthäus's picks include Paris Saint-Germain, Arsenal and Bayern Munich among others. PSG won last season's trophy after defeating Arsenal in the final.

England legend Gary Lineker has said Barcelona is the team capable of stopping Arsenal from winning the Champions League this season. According to the Daily Post, Lineker considers the Gunners one of the favourites in the competition but believes Rodri signing for Barcelona is a game changer. Arsenal opened their Champions League campaign with a 1-0 victory, though the blurb does not identify their opponent. Lineker's comments highlight the expected rivalry between the two clubs in this season's tournament.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was reportedly seen raging at three of his players during their 1-0 Champions League victory over Napoli in Italy on Wednesday night, according to the Daily Post. The win continued the Gunners' strong European form, after they recorded a perfect league-phase campaign last season with eight wins from eight matches. Arsenal are said to have dominated the game as they opened this season's campaign with an impressive away result.

Martin Ødegaard scored the only goal as Arsenal won 1-0 away at Napoli in their Champions League league-phase opener at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Wednesday night. According to Punch, the Arsenal captain struck in the 75th minute, curling a left-footed shot from outside the box in off the far post after being set up by substitute Christos Tzolis, securing a hard-fought victory for the visitors.

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ferran Torres has named the three teams he expects to challenge his side for the Champions League trophy this season, according to the Daily Post. Torres identified Barcelona, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich as the main contenders. PSG are the current holders of the trophy, having defeated Arsenal in this year's final to win the competition for a second consecutive season.

Former England international Paul Merson has claimed Arsenal will not win the UEFA Champions League this season, arguing his former club failed to sign a player with an "X factor" during the summer transfer window. According to the Daily Post, the Gunners were heavily linked with Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior and Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez but did not complete either deal. Merson made the comments as Arsenal prepared for their European campaign.