Wednesday’s Champions League games featured two of Europe’s biggest clubs and plenty of fireworks in the first legs.
In Greece, “Real Madrid” defeated AEK Athens with two goals in 14 minutes at the end of the second half and won 3:2.
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Aboubakary Koita put AEK ahead after 12 minutes – a goal which Jude Bellingham responded with a fine backheel 20 minutes later.
With 15 minutes remaining, Stavros Pilios launched an attack and followed up his pass, which saw him slot home the lead and help AEK dream of a giant-killer.
Soon these hopes were dashed. Kylian Mbappe equalized in the 78th minute and Federico Valverde’s thunderbolt in the second minute of added time sealed victory for Real Madrid.
“Liverpool” lost 3-2 to “Fenerbahce” in the first game of the competition. The game, tied at half-time thanks to goals from Trey Nyoni and Mason Greenwood, turned dramatic in the final 20 minutes.
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“Red and Black” took the lead in the 69th minute with the goal of Alexander Isak. But this was answered by Archie Brown, a player of “Fenerbagh”, who scored the equalizing goal four minutes later.
However, it wasn’t over as the Turkish side snapped a 10-match unbeaten run in the Champions League.
In the 79th minute, Vedat Murighi beat three Liverpool players with a header to beat Alisson for the go-ahead goal and three points.
Arsenal continue their strong start; Erling Haaland saves Manchester City and RB Leipzig
The reigning Premier League champions won the Champions League for the third time in four with a 2-1 win over Slavia Prague on Wednesday.
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It was a quick start for Mikel Arteta’s side when Noni Madueke opened the scoring nine minutes into the match, beating goalkeeper Nazar Domcak. That advantage would be doubled before the break when Victor Gyökeres, who scored Madueke’s goal, finished off a fine passing sequence with Mikel Merino to score his own goal.
The victory raised “Arsenal” to the second place of the tournament table with 10 points. They will face Borussia Dortmund in the 5th round on November 24.
Arsenal’s Premier League rivals Manchester City didn’t have an easy time getting their three points. Enzo Maresca’s side were two down in the match, but were rescued by Erling Haaland’s 78th-minute winner.
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Elliot Anderson found a sliding Haaland on the far side of the Leipzig box to give Manchester City a lead they would not relinquish.
Nine innings against Como Lens
Como continued to roll, thrashing Lens 9-1, highlighted by a hat trick from Anastasios Douvikas. They are the second club in the competition to score nine goals in a single match.
The Serie A side led 3-0 at half-time and scored in the second half with six different goalscorers finding the back of the net in the final 45 minutes, including Douvikas.
After scoring before half-time, Nico Paz celebrated by holding up a shirt bearing the image of the late Tenerife striker Jesús de Miguel, who died in a collision on the pitch on Monday.
Around the lands
Goals from Niccolo Tresoldi and Carlos Forbes helped Club Brugge beat PSV 2-1. Konstantinos Karetsas’ 72nd minute goal overturned a 1-1 deficit as Borussia Dortmund beat Real Betis 2-1. Three goals in the last 19 minutes helped Porto beat Napoli 4-1. Viking won its first match in the Champions League at home against “Sabah” with a score of 4-1.
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Champions League results on Wednesday
FT: AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid
FT: Fenerbahçe 3-2 Liverpool
FT: Borussia Dortmund 2:1 Real Betis
FT: Porto 4-1 Napoli
FT: Lens 1-9 How
FT: PSV 1-2 Club Brugge
FT: RB Leipzig 2-3 Manchester City
FT: Slavia Prague 1:2 Arsenal
FT: Viking 4-1 Tomorrow
Here’s all the action from Match 4 live:
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Another intense day of the Champions League is in the books. Here’s how all nine matches played out on Wednesday.
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In the 91st minute, after a pass by David Jurasek, Viktor Nowak scored a goal and increased Arsenal’s lead to 2:1. With five minutes of extra time remaining, Slavia had a late chance to equalise.
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Viking are closing in on a historic first win in the Champions League after completing a second-half comeback against Sabah. Zlatko Tripić put the Norwegian side ahead in the 69th minute, Henrik Flachener doubled the lead in the 81st minute and the Vikings took firm control in the closing minutes.
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Greek teenager Konstantinos Karetsas put Dortmund ahead in the 72nd minute after being set up by Fabio Silva. The Betis GK had a hand but couldn’t hold it, giving Dortmund a 2-1 lead.
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Porto regains the lead against Napoli on a quick counter-attack, with Gabriel Veiga curling a left-footed shot past the keeper and into the net. “Porto” is ahead 2-1.
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Aitor Ruibal finished with a quick counter-attack to erase the German side’s lead, bringing Real Betis level against Dortmund. The score was 1-1 as Betis re-entered the contest.
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Who else but Carlos Forbes? In the 66th minute, the winger raced on to a long ball from Joaquin Seys to pull Brugge back and fire a left-footed shot into the far corner. Another assist for Seys as Brugge take a 2-1 lead over PSV.
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Now 7-1 to Como in the 66th minute and it’s the first time they’ve scored six times in a Champions League match.
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It didn’t last long. Antonio Nusa responds for RB Leipzig after Enzo Fernández put Manchester City ahead.
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Kodai Sano brings PSV level in the 56th minute after sustained pressure from the hosts. The Japanese midfielder pounced on a loose ball in the box, took a successful deflection and hit the post to make it 1-1.
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RB Leipzig’s midfield change resulted in Enzo Fernández taking the lead for the Premier League side in the 58th minute.
2026-27 Champions League schedule
Game 1: September 8-10Match 2: October 13-14Matchday 3: October 20-21Round 4: November 3-4
Round 5: November 24-25
Round 6: December 8-9
Round 7: January 19-20
Round 8: January 27
Playoffs: February 16-17 and 23-24
Round 16: March 9-10 and 16-17
1/4 final: April 6-7 and 13-14
Semifinals: April 27-28 and May 4-5
Final: June 5 (Madrid)