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Real Madrid produced a remarkable late comeback to defeat AS Roma 4-3, while Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 4-2 victory over Manchester City as the UEFA Champions League league phase delivered an eventful night on Wednesday.
Aston Villa recorded their biggest European victory with a 6-0 demolition of Fenerbahçe, while Liverpool defeated LASK Linz 6-3 in Austria, inspired by Bradley Barcola’s hat-trick.
Elsewhere, Feyenoord edged Como 3-2, Shakhtar Donetsk defeated AEK Athens 3-1, Bodø/Glimt beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0, Real Betis overcame Porto 3-2 and Stuttgart secured a 3-0 victory over Slovan Bratislava. Blueprint reports
The results highlighted the attacking quality of several contenders, with Real Madrid’s late turnaround and PSG’s victory over City providing two of the evening’s most significant talking points.
Real Madrid stun Roma with dramatic late comeback
Real Madrid scored three times in the closing stages to overturn a two-goal deficit and defeat Roma 4-3 in a thrilling encounter at the Stadio Olimpico.
Roma took the lead in the 20th minute through Marten de Roon, whose effort took a deflection before beating goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois. Real Madrid responded five minutes later, with Kylian Mbappé finding the net in the 25th minute to restore parity.
The hosts regained control after the interval when Donyell Malen scored in the 51st minute before completing his brace in the 57th minute, putting Roma 3-1 ahead and leaving the Spanish visitors facing a difficult task.
Real Madrid, however, refused to surrender and launched a late assault that completely changed the outcome. Carlos Espí reduced the deficit in the 82nd minute, capitalising on a rebound after Endrick’s header had been saved.
Endrick then levelled the score in the 85th minute with a header from a corner, completing a remarkable recovery that had seemed unlikely only minutes earlier. Antonio Rüdiger delivered the decisive blow in the 90th minute, finishing from close range after Arda Güler sent a corner into the danger area.
The victory earned Real Madrid three valuable points and demonstrated their capacity to recover under pressure. Roma, meanwhile, were left to rue their inability to protect a two-goal advantage in the closing stages.
PSG overpower Manchester City 4-2
Paris Saint-Germain defeated Manchester City 4-2 after producing a commanding first-half display before resisting a second-half fightback from the English side.
Desire Doué opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and Ousmane Dembélé doubled PSG’s advantage in the 14th minute as the visitors exploited gaps in City’s defence.
Vitinha extended the lead in the 32nd minute, putting PSG firmly in control before the interval and leaving City with a substantial deficit to overcome.
Manchester City responded after the restart when Erling Haaland scored in the 53rd minute to reduce the margin. However, Maghnes Akliouche restored PSG’s three-goal cushion in the 62nd minute with a long-range effort that beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Haaland struck again in the 75th minute, completing his brace and giving City renewed hope, but PSG held on to secure an important away victory. Donnarumma also saved a penalty from Ferran Torres, preventing the hosts from making the closing stages even more tense.
Haaland’s first goal brought him to 60 Champions League goals in 60 appearances, making him the fastest player to reach that milestone. Despite his individual achievement, City could not prevent PSG from taking all three points.
Aston Villa demolish Fenerbahçe
Aston Villa delivered one of the evening’s most emphatic performances, thrashing Fenerbahçe 6-0 at Villa Park.
Johan Manzambi opened the scoring in the 12th minute before Nicolas Jackson struck in the 31st and 39th minutes to give the hosts a commanding three-goal advantage at half-time.
Villa maintained their attacking intensity after the break, with Ross Barkley converting a penalty in the 68th minute before adding his second goal in the 72nd minute.
Tammy Abraham completed the rout in the 90th minute, sealing a comprehensive victory for the English club.
Jackson and Barkley both scored twice, while Manzambi and Abraham also found the net. Villa’s clinical finishing ensured that Fenerbahçe never mounted a meaningful challenge, and the result represented a major statement of intent from the home side in the league phase.
Liverpool hit LASK for six as Barcola scores hat-trick
Liverpool secured a 6-3 victory over LASK Linz in Austria, with Bradley Barcola scoring three times to lead the visitors’ attacking performance.
Ronald Araújo opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, rising to meet Kostas Tsimikas’s corner. Barcola doubled Liverpool’s lead in the 24th minute before adding his second goal in the 37th minute after combining with Florian Wirtz.
Jeremie Frimpong extended the advantage in the 51st minute, heading home Tsimikas’s cross to make it 4-0.
LASK responded through Robert Ljubičić in the 63rd minute, but Barcola completed his hat-trick in the 66th minute after receiving a pass from Frimpong.
Lewis Koumas added Liverpool’s sixth goal in the 72nd minute, putting the visitors firmly in control despite LASK’s attempts to recover.
Florian Flecker scored twice in the 74th and 77th minutes to reduce the deficit, but Liverpool held on for an impressive away victory. Barcola’s hat-trick was particularly significant, marking his first goals for Liverpool following his high-profile move from Paris Saint-Germain.
Feyenoord edge Como in five-goal thriller
Feyenoord defeated Como 3-2 in a closely contested encounter after recovering from an early setback.
Como took the lead in the 18th minute through Assane Diao, but Feyenoord responded two minutes later when Gjivai Zechiël equalised in the 20th minute.
Anis Hadj Moussa put the Dutch side ahead in the 52nd minute, giving the hosts the advantage as the match entered its second half.
Feyenoord increased their lead in the 81st minute when Como goalkeeper Robert Sánchez scored an own goal. Como refused to give up and Anastasios Douvikas found the net in the 90th minute plus three minutes of added time, but his effort came too late to prevent defeat.
Shakhtar Donetsk fight back against AEK Athens
Shakhtar Donetsk came from behind to defeat AEK Athens 3-1 after the Greek side initially took control of the encounter.
Lovro Majer opened the scoring in the 28th minute, putting AEK ahead and giving them hope of securing a positive result.
Shakhtar responded through Pedrinho, who converted a penalty in the 34th minute to restore parity. The Ukrainian side continued to press and eventually took the lead in the 80th minute through Vinícius Tobias.
Gleiker Mendoza completed the comeback in the 86th minute, securing a two-goal victory for Shakhtar and ensuring that AEK left the match without a point.
Bodø/Glimt hold Dortmund to a narrow defeat
Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt recorded a 1-0 victory over Borussia Dortmund in another notable result of the evening.
Fredrik Sjøvold scored the decisive goal in the 52nd minute, finishing a move created by Sondre Auklend’s cross.
Dortmund attempted to find an equaliser but struggled to break down the home defence. Bodø/Glimt maintained their advantage until the final whistle, earning a valuable victory against an opponent with considerable European experience.
Real Betis beat Porto in late turnaround
Real Betis defeated Porto 3-2 after recovering from a second-half deficit in another entertaining contest.
Abde Ezzalzouli put Betis ahead in the 47th minute, but Porto responded through Gabri Veiga in the 54th minute before Samu Aghehowa scored in the 61st minute to put the Portuguese side 2-1 ahead.
Betis fought back when Cucho Hernández equalised in the 74th minute. Isco then converted a penalty in the 84th minute to complete the turnaround and secure all three points for the Spanish side.
Stuttgart complete comfortable victory
VfB Stuttgart defeated Slovan Bratislava 3-0, with Deniz Undav opening the scoring in the 29th minute.
Stuttgart doubled their advantage in the 64th minute when Slovan defender Sandro Cruz turned the ball into his own net. Ermedin Demirović completed the scoring in the 90th minute to seal a comfortable victory.
Feyenoord 3-2 Como
LASK Linz 3-6 Liverpool
Roma 3-4 Real Madrid
Aston Villa 6-0 Fenerbahçe
Shakhtar Donetsk 3-1 AEK Athens
Bodø/Glimt 1-0 Borussia Dortmund
Manchester City 2-4 Paris Saint-Germain
Real Betis 3-2 Porto
Slovan Bratislava 0-3 Stuttgart
The results set up another important round of league-phase fixtures on October 20 and 21, when the clubs will seek to strengthen their positions in the race for qualification for the knockout stages.
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