The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League obtained underway on Tuesday with 10 first qualifying round games.
Twenty teams took to the field with hopes of making a run to the competition's league phase.
The very first goal of the new UCL campaign came from Malmo's Busanello as the defending Swedish champs claimed a 3-1 victory in Georgia versus Iberia 1999.
Hugo Bolin and Taha Ali added to the visitors' lead before Anes Rusevic grabbed one support to offer the hosts wish going into next Tuesday's decider.
As for the first match of the competition, Finnish side KuPS Kuopio beaten Moldova's Milsami Orhei 1-0 at home courtesy of Otto Ruoppi 13 minutes from time.
That was KuPS' first-ever victory in the Champions League at the eighth time of asking.
Lincoln Red Imps also scored three times in their game as they edged Vikingur Gota 3-2 on the road.
Club captain Bernardo Lopes scored twice for the club from Gibraltar, with Tjay De Barr's penalty seven minutes before the shatter proving to be the winner.
Vikingur, who were playing their first game in UEFA's premier club competition since 2018, scored a penalty of their own just before the interval.
However, Olaf Bardarson's red card in the 77th minute proved key as they were unable to locate another equalizer.
The first qualifying round of the Champions League sees the champions of the 28 lowest ranked countries play for 14 spots in the second qualifying round.
The losing sides join the UEFA Conference League second qualifying round, champions path.
Two losing teams in this round - either Lincoln Red Imps or Vikingur and Virtus or Zrinjski - will have a bye to the third qualifying round.
Several teams who have reached a European group phase in recent years were also engaged in Tuesday's play.
That contained Zrinjski, who won 2-0 in San Marino, as well as RFS, who edged fellow Baltic side Levadia Tallinn 1-0 in the Estonian capital.
Olimpija Ljubljana, who reached the knockout stages of the UECL last term, sketched 1-1 with Kazakh side Kairat Almaty, while Breidablik have their work cut out for them.
The Icelandic club conceded in the 92nd minute versus Egnatia to lose 1-0 in Albania.
Four more first qualifying round ties occur on Wednesday.
Bulgarian regulars Ludogorets take on Dinamo Minsk for the second year running, with former European Cup winners FCSB hosting Andorra's Inter Club d'Escaldes.
Lithuania's Zalgiris take on Hamrun Spartans from Malta, though the pick of the bunch will come from Dublin, as Shelbourne host Linfield in an all-Ireland clash.
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