Arsenal cruised to a 4-0 triumph at home against PSV Eindhoven, with the Dutch team being halted after a long unbeaten run. Saka, Trossard, Jesus, and Odegaard scored the goals in a very convincing return to the UEFA Champions League.

Scores for this part:

Ray from Norfolk 19 (3)

hansdampf 15 (1)

Geaux_HR 14 (1)

Seidman 14 (1)

skinnejay 14 (0)

ben from portsmouth 13 (1)

Sonny from Suffolk 11 (1)

Stars for this part: Ray from Norfolk is first on 19 points (and three correct IKTS predictions) with hansdampf in second on 15 points (with one correct IKTS prediction) while Geaux_HR and Seidman are in third on 14 points (and one correct IKTS prediction each) though skinnejay is also on 14 points, albeit with no correct IKTS predictions.

Clever picks for this part: We had 8 exact predictions:

Lazio versus Atletico (Ray from Norfolk)

Real Sociedad versus Inter Milan (Ray from Norfolk)

Young Boys versus Leipzig (hansdampf)

Sevilla versus Lens (Geaux_HR)

Braga versus Napoli (Ray from Norfolk, Seidman, and Sonny from Suffolk)

Crisis pick for this part: Only ben from portsmouth failed to predict a win for Barcelona against Antwerp with a 2-2 prediction.

Standings after Part 1:

Ray from Norfolk 19 (3)

hansdampf 15 (1)

Geaux_HR 14 (1)

Seidman 14 (1)

skinnejay 14 (0)

ben from portsmouth 13 (1)

Sonny from Suffolk 11 (1)

After Part 1, Ray from Norfolk is in the lead thanks mostly to three exact predictions, but it is still early days.