On Wednesday, November 4, the UEFA Champions League delivered a spectacular round of matches on Matchday 4 of the group stage. Nine games featured comebacks, blowouts, unexpected results, and nail-biting action right down to the final minutes, with Como putting on one of the most impressive offensive displays of the season.
Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Arsenal secured important victories, while Fenerbahçe stunned Liverpool and Porto capitalized on home-field advantage against Napoli.
REAL MADRID STAGES A COMEBACK IN ATHENS
Real Madrid secured a dramatic 3-2 victory over AEK Athens. The Greek side took the lead with two goals from Aboubakary Koita, plus another from Stavros Pilios that made things difficult for the visitors. However, Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappé kept the Spanish team in the game, before Federico Valverde stepped up in stoppage time to score the winning goal and complete Real Madrid’s comeback.
FENERBAHÇE UPSETS LIVERPOOL
In one of the most surprising results of the matchday, Fenerbahçe defeated Liverpool 3-2. The English side took the lead with goals from Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak, but the Turkish team responded with goals from Mason Greenwood, Archie Brown, and Vedat Muriqi. The home team’s comeback ultimately turned the score around and left the English side empty-handed.
HOW COMO HUMILIATED LENS WITH NINE GOALS
Wednesday’s most impressive rout took place in France, where Como crushed Lens 9-1. The Italian team put on a true offensive display, led by Anastasios Douvikas, who scored three goals. Argentine Nico Paz also found the back of the net on a night that confirmed the Italian squad’s offensive firepower.
MANCHESTER CITY BEATS LEIPZIG
Manchester City secured a hard-fought 3-2 victory on the road against RB Leipzig. The German team put up a fight and came back twice, with goals from Ridle Baku and Antonio Nusa. Enzo Fernández and Erling Haaland scored for the English side, and there was also an own goal by Castello Lukeba. The Norwegian forward proved decisive in securing the three points.
ARSENAL HANGS ON TO BEAT SLAVIA PRAGUE
Arsenal secured a 2-1 victory on Czech soil against Slavia Prague. Noni Madueke opened the scoring, and Viktor Gyökeres extended the Gunners’ lead. The home team managed to pull one back through Wiktor Nowak in the dying moments, but didn’t have enough time to avoid defeat.
DORTMUND BEATS REAL BETIS
Borussia Dortmund secured a 2-1 victory over Real Betis in Germany. Fábio Silva opened the scoring for the home team, and after Aitor Ruibal equalized for the Spanish side, Konstantinos Karetsas stepped up to score the goal that ultimately decided the match in favor of the German team.
PORTO RUNS RIDGE AND PUTS NAPOLI IN A TIGHT SPOT
Porto made the most of their home advantage and defeated Napoli 4-1. Jan Bednarek put the Portuguese side ahead, but Scott McTominay managed to equalize before halftime. In the second half, Gabri Veiga and Jakub Kiwior restored the home team’s lead, while Samuel Aghehowa sealed the victory with a penalty kick in the final minutes. Napoli also finished the match with ten men following Rafael Marín’s ejection.
BRUGGE UPSETS PSV IN EINDHOVEN
Club Brugge secured an important road victory by defeating PSV Eindhoven 2-1. Nicolò Tresoldi put the Belgians ahead, while Kodai Sano equalized for the Dutch side. However, Carlos Forbs scored the winning goal to give Brugge the three points.
VIKING CLOSES OUT WITH A WIN OVER SABAH
Finally, Viking defeated Sabah 4-1 in another thrilling, high-scoring match. Patrick Orphé Mbina put the visitors ahead, but Erik Botheim equalized for the Norwegians. Later, Zlatko Tripić and Henrik Falchener extended the lead, before Botheim completed his brace in stoppage time. Sabah finished with ten players following the ejection of Aden McCarthy.
Matchday 4 thus delivered nine thrilling matches, with Como’s resounding victory as the most shocking result and the comebacks by Real Madrid and Fenerbahçe among the highlights of an intense European matchday.
