Como pulled off the upset of the day in the UEFA Champions League. According to a report on UEFA.com, Cesc Fàbregas’s team crushed Manchester United 4-1 with a stellar performance by Argentine Nicolás Paz, who was named Man of the Match.
Paz opened the scoring just two minutes in with a well-placed shot to the far post, and early in the second half, he assisted Tasos Douvikas on the second goal. Before the hour mark, Paz himself completed his brace with a great individual play, and Jacobo Ramón sealed the victory with a powerful header. Joshua Zirkzee pulled one back for United in stoppage time.
In Germany, Arsenal salvaged a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich thanks to a late goal by Declan Rice. According to UEFA.com, Eberechi Eze put the English side ahead after a brilliant pass from Martin Ødegaard, but Harry Kane set up Alphonso Davies for the equalizer and then converted a penalty awarded for a handball by Jurriën Timber, bringing his career total in the competition to 58 goals. Rice stepped up with eight minutes remaining to level the score.
Real Madrid maintained their perfect record with a 4-1 rout of Leipzig at home. According to UEFA.com, Thibaut Courtois kept the team in the game with two key saves in the first half, while Bernardo Silva and Arda Güler scored on either side of halftime. Kylian Mbappé made it 3-0 in the 83rd minute with a well-placed shot, and after Tidiam Gomis pulled one back, Yan Diomande sealed the victory with a volley into the top corner against his former team. Mbappé was named Man of the Match.
Real Betis also has three wins in three matches, defeating Feyenoord 1-0 on a penalty kick by captain Isco, who became the first player to score in consecutive Champions League matches for the Green-and-Whites. Unai Emery’s Aston Villa followed suit with a 3-1 victory over the Norwegian side Viking, with goals from Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendía on a penalty kick, and an own goal by Brazilian Alysson; Peter Christiansen pulled one back with an acrobatic volley.
In the rest of Wednesday’s action, Galatasaray earned its first points with a 4-2 victory over Lille in France, including a goal by Victor Osimhen against his former team. Austrian side LASK secured its first-ever Champions League victory with a 3-2 comeback win at Sporting Lisbon, despite a two-goal performance by Colombian Luis Suárez. Inter, down to ten men after Alessandro Bastoni was sent off, defeated Shakhtar 1-0 thanks to a goal by Carlos Augusto in the 77th minute and two crucial saves by Josep Martínez. And Club Brugge routed Lens 3-0 to secure their second victory.
Matchday three had kicked off on Tuesday with some thrilling results: Paris Saint-Germain defeated Barcelona 4-2, Manchester City routed AEK Athens 5-1, Liverpool edged out Villarreal 4-3, and Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt in a goal-fest.
