Paris Saint-Germain climbed to the top by defeating Barcelona 4-2, while Liverpool overcame a two-goal deficit to beat Villarreal 4-3. Manchester City cruised past AEK Athens 5-1 in a match where Phil Foden scored a hat-trick. Fenerbahçe had to settle for a 2-2 draw against Slavia Prague after conceding a goal in the final minutes.
In the Champions League league phase, 36 teams are competing to finish in the top 24 across eight matches to advance to the next round. The top eight teams qualify directly for the round of 16, while teams ranked 9th to 24th enter the knockout play-offs.
Results of the matches played on matchday 3
Tuesday, October 20
Match - Score
Fenerbahçe – Slavia Prague : 2-2
Sabah – Borussia Dortmund: 1-2
Roma – Slovan Bratislava: 4-0
Porto – PSV Eindhoven: 0-1
Liverpool – Villarreal: 4-3
Manchester City – AEK Athens: 5-1
PSG – Barcelona: 4-2
Napoli – Bodø/Glimt: 4-3
Stuttgart – Atlético Madrid: 1-1
Wednesday, October 21
Match - Score
Como – Manchester United: 4-1
Lille – Galatasaray: 2-4
Aston Villa – Viking: 3-1
Club Brugge – Lens: 3-0
Bayern Munich – Arsenal: 2-2
Inter – Shakhtar Donetsk: 1-0
Real Madrid – RB Leipzig: 4-1
Real Betis – Feyenoord: 1-0
Sporting CP – LASK: 1-3
PSG 4-2 Barcelona: Paris wins the big match
PSG, which equalized twice against Barcelona, secured the victory with an effective attacking performance. Goals from Désiré Doué, Lucas Hernández, Vitinha, and Fabián Ruiz earned the French side three points. With this result, PSG maintained its lead by winning three out of three matches.
Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal: Back from a two-goal deficit
Falling 2-0 behind in the first half hour at Anfield, Liverpool staged an impressive comeback. Alexis Mac Allister scored twice, while Ronald Araújo and Florian Wirtz also contributed to the score. Villarreal's late goal could not prevent the English side's victory.
Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens: Hat-trick from Foden
Phil Foden was the star of the match with three goals. Rayan Cherki and Elliot Anderson also found the net as Manchester City responded strongly following their defeat to PSG.
Fenerbahçe 2-2 Slavia Prague: Last-minute goal prevents victory
Fenerbahçe was close to securing three points against Slavia Prague but had to settle for a draw after Pavel Kacor's 90th-minute goal. The Yellow Canaries thus failed to secure a win in their third match of the league phase.
Galatasaray wins away
Galatasaray secured its first three points in the tournament with a 4-2 victory against Lille. The Yellow-Reds strengthened their hopes of advancing to the next round with this result from the tough away fixture.
Big win for Real Madrid
Real Madrid defeated RB Leipzig 4-1 to add three points to their tally. In a match where Kylian Mbappé stood out with two goals, the Madrid side maintained their contention in the league phase.
Arda Güler does not miss against Leipzig either
In the 3rd matchday of the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid defeated the German side RB Leipzig 4-1, with national player Arda Güler scoring the Spanish team's second goal.
In the 3rd matchday of the UEFA Champions League, Real Madrid faced the German side RB Leipzig at home. The Spanish team defeated their opponent 4-1. Real Madrid's goals were scored by Bernardo Silva in the 44th minute, Arda Güler in the 52nd minute, Kylian Mbappe in the 83rd minute, and Yan Diomande in the 87th minute, while the visiting team's only goal was recorded by Tidiam Gomis in the 85th minute. National player Arda Güler continued to make a name for himself by finding the net against RB Leipzig in the Champions League, following his goal against Sevilla in the league.
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE STANDINGS ARE AS FOLLOWS
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