UEFA Champions League: Real Madrid upstage Roma, PSG whip Manchester City * Full results
Spread the word 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.