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Champions League Winners and Losers: Manchester United's win comes at a cost

The group stage of the Champions League kicked off Tuesday with eight matches and 28 goals, including a scoreless draw. Here are your opening day winners and losers:

Winners

Sporting Lisbon: Getting a huge three points on the road bodes well for this team in Group D, where Barcelona and Juventus also are. It's unlikely this team finishes second and moves on, but it has a strong chance to finish third and get to the Europa League, while holding on to hope of pulling off a shocker later on.

Atletico Madrid: Four straight road matches to start the season, zero defeats.