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Real Madrid pulled off a remarkable late comeback to beat AS Roma 4-3, while Paris Saint-Germain claimed a 4-2 win over Manchester City on an eventful evening on Wednesday in the league stage of the UEFA Champions League.
Aston Villa recorded their biggest European win by demolishing Fenerbahçe 6-0, while Liverpool beat LASK Linz 6-3 in Austria, inspired by Bradley Barcola’s hat-trick.
Elsewhere, Feyenoord beat Como 3-2, Shakhtar Donetsk beat AEK Athens 3-1, Bodø/Glimt beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0, Real Betis beat Porto 3-2 and Stuttgart secured a 3-0 win over Slovan Bratislava. Project reports
The results highlighted the attacking quality of several contenders, with Real Madrid’s late breakthrough and PSG’s victory over City providing two of the most significant talking points of the evening.
Real Madrid stuns Roma with a spectacular late comeback
Real Madrid scored three late goals to overturn a two-goal deficit and beat Roma 4-3 in a thrilling match at the Stadio Olimpico.
Roma took the lead in the 20th minute through Marten de Roon, whose shot was deflected 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 break when Donyell Malen scored in the 51st minute before completing his brace in the 57th minute, giving Roma a 3-1 lead and leaving the Spanish visitors with a difficult task.
Real Madrid, however, did not give up and launched a late assault that completely changed the result. Carlos Espí closed the gap in the 82nd minute by taking advantage of a rebound after Endrick’s header had been saved.
Endrick then leveled the score in the 85th minute with a header from a corner, completing a stunning recovery that had seemed unlikely just minutes earlier. Antonio Rüdiger struck the decisive blow in the 90th minute, finishing from close range after Arda Güler sent a corner into the dangerous area.
The win earned Real Madrid three valuable points and demonstrated their ability to recover under pressure. Roma, meanwhile, were left to rue their inability to protect a two-goal lead in the closing stages.
PSG beat Manchester City 4-2
Paris Saint-Germain defeated Manchester City 4-2 after producing an excellent first-half performance before withstanding a reaction from the English in the second half.
Desire Doué opened the scoring in the 12th minute and Ousmane Dembélé doubled PSG’s lead 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 break 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 lead in the 62nd minute with a long-range shot that beat goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
Haaland scored again in the 75th minute, completing his brace and giving City renewed hope, but PSG held on to secure an important away win. Donnarumma also saved a penalty from Ferran Torres, preventing the hosts from making the final phase even more tense.
Haaland’s first goal took him to 60 Champions League goals in 60 appearances, making him the fastest player to reach that milestone. Despite their individual achievement, City could not prevent PSG from taking all three points.
Aston Villa demolishes Fenerbahçe
Aston Villa produced one of the most emphatic performances of the night, beating Fenerbahçe 6-0 at Villa Park.
Johan Manzambi opened the scoring in the 12th minute before Nicolas Jackson scored in the 31st and 39th minutes to give the home side a three-goal lead 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 meant Fenerbahçe never staged a significant challenge and the result represented an important statement of intent from the home side at the league stage.
Liverpool hit LASK for six as Barcola scored a hat-trick
Liverpool secured a 6-3 win over LASK Linz in Austria, with Bradley Barcola scoring three goals to spearhead the visitors’ attacking performance.
Ronald Araújo opened the scoring in the 22nd minute, meeting Kostas Tsimikas’ 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 lead in the 51st minute, heading home Tsimikas’ 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 following 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 to claim an impressive away win. Barcola’s hat-trick was particularly significant, marking his first Liverpool goal following his high-profile move from Paris Saint-Germain.
Feyenoord beat Como in a five-goal thriller
Feyenoord beat Como 3-2 in a hotly contested match 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 equalized in the 20th minute.
Anis Hadj Moussa gave the Dutch the lead in the 52nd minute, handing the hosts the lead as the match entered the second half.
Feyenoord increased their lead in the 81st minute when Como goalkeeper Robert Sánchez scored an own goal. Como didn’t give up and Anastasios Douvikas found the net in the 90th minute plus three minutes of injury time, but his attempt came too late to avoid defeat.
Shakhtar Donetsk comeback against AEK Athens
Shakhtar Donetsk comeback to defeat AEK Athens 3-1 after the Greek team initially took control of the match.
Lovro Majer opened the scoring in the 28th minute, giving AEK the lead and giving them hope of a positive result.
Shakhtar responded with Pedrinho, who converted a penalty in the 34th minute to restore parity. The Ukrainian team continued to press and finally 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 AEK emerged from the match without a point.
Bodø/Glimt beat Dortmund with a narrow defeat
Norwegian team Bodø/Glimt won 1-0 over Borussia Dortmund in another noteworthy result of the evening.
Fredrik Sjøvold scored the decisive goal in the 52nd minute, completing a move created by Sondre Auklend’s cross.
Dortmund attempted to find an equalizer but struggled to break through the home defense. Bodø/Glimt maintained their lead until the final whistle, achieving a valuable victory against an opponent with considerable European experience.
Real Betis beat Porto late in the second half
Real Betis beat Porto 3-2 after overcoming a second-half deficit in another entertaining match.
Abde Ezzalzouli gave Betis the lead in the 47th minute, but Porto responded through Gabri Veiga in the 54th minute before Samu Aghehowa scored in the 61st minute to give the Portuguese a 2-1 lead.
Betis responded when Cucho Hernández equalized in the 74th minute. Isco then converted a penalty in the 84th minute to complete the comeback and secure all three points for the Spanish team.
Stuttgart completes a comfortable victory
VfB Stuttgart beat Slovan Bratislava 3-0, with Deniz Undav opening the scoring in the 29th minute.
Stuttgart doubled their lead in the 64th minute when Slovan defender Sandro Cruz deflected the ball into his own net. Ermedin Demirović completed the scoring in the 90th minute to seal a comfortable victory.
Complete Champions League results
Feyenoord-Como 3-2
LASK Linz-Liverpool 3-6
Roma-Real Madrid 3-4
Aston Villa-Fenerbahçe 6-0
Shakhtar Donetsk-AEK Athens 3-1
Bodø/Glimt – Borussia Dortmund 1-0
Manchester City-Paris Saint-Germain 2-4
Real Betis-Porto 3-2
Slovan Bratislava-Stuttgart 0-3
The results set the tone for another important fixture in the league stage on 20 and 21 October, when clubs will look to strengthen their positions in the race to qualify for the knockout stages.
