Real Madrid complete 4-3 comeback as six-point group tightens
The round in review — results, standouts and the table
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Real Madrid’s late recovery from 3-1 down against AS Roma was the round’s signature result, while Paris Saint Germain kept first place in a crowded six-point group. Bodo/Glimt and Feyenoord supplied the key surprises, and the bottom eight teams remain without a point after two matches.
What changed
Real Madrid turn 3-1 deficit into late victory
Real Madrid produced the round’s defining comeback, recovering from a 3-1 deficit to beat AS Roma 4-3. Marten de Roon opened the scoring for Roma in the 20th minute, and Donyell Malen struck twice after Kylian Mbappé had equalised for Real Madrid. Carlos Espí pulled one back in the 83rd minute before Endrick Felipe Moreira de Sousa made it 3-3. Antonio Rüdiger completed Real Madrid’s comeback in the 90th minute.
The result leaves Real Madrid eighth with 6 points, while AS Roma are 25th with 1 point. Real Madrid are 5 points ahead of Roma. Nicolo Tresoldi and Bradley Barcola shared the round’s highest scoring total with 3 goals each. Tresoldi scored all three of Club Brugge KV’s goals in a 4-3 win at Inter, while Barcola scored three of Liverpool’s six goals in a 6-3 victory at Lask Linz.
Big wins strengthen the leading group
Paris Saint Germain remain first with 6 points after beating Manchester City 4-2. Désiré Doue, Ousmane Dembélé, Vitinha and Maghnes Akliouche scored for Paris Saint Germain; Erling Haaland scored twice for Manchester City. Barcelona are second with 6 points after winning 4-1 at Galatasaray, and Aston Villa are third with 6 points after a 6-0 victory over Fenerbahçe. Nicolas Jackson scored twice for Aston Villa, as did Ross Barkley, who also scored a penalty.
VfB Stuttgart moved to fourth with 6 points by beating Slovan Bratislava 3-0. Liverpool are fifth with 6 points, Sporting CP sixth with 6 points after a 2-0 win at Lens, and Arsenal seventh with 6 points after beating Lille 3-0. Real Betis are ninth with 6 points following a 3-2 win over FC Porto, settled by Isco’s penalty. Each of those winning sides is unbeaten after two matches, according to the current standings.
Surprises reshape the middle of the table
Bodo/Glimt beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0 through Fredrik Sjovold’s 52nd-minute goal. Bodo/Glimt are 24th with 3 points, level on points with Borussia Dortmund, who are 18th. Feyenoord also claimed a notable win, defeating Como 3-2. Gjivai Zechiel and Anis Hadj Moussa put Feyenoord ahead after Como opened the scoring, while Robert Sanchez’s own goal for Feyenoord made it 3-1 before Anastasios Douvikas pulled one back. Feyenoord are 23rd with 3 points; Como are 12th with 3 points.
Bayern München drew 3-3 at Viking after trailing 2-0 and leading 3-2. Harry Kane scored twice, but Herman Haugen’s 90th-minute goal secured Viking’s point. Bayern are 10th with 4 points, while Viking are 27th with 1 point. Shakhtar Donetsk beat AEK Athens FC 3-1 and sit 11th with 4 points, 1 point ahead of AEK, who are 20th with 3 points. Villarreal beat Napoli 3-1, leaving Villarreal 14th with 3 points and Napoli 32nd with 0 points.
Round picture brings pressure at both ends
The remaining results were RB Leipzig’s 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven, Sabah FA’s 2-0 victory against Slavia Praha, and Atletico Madrid’s 2-0 win over Manchester United. Leipzig are 21st with 3 points, Sabah FA are 22nd with 3 points, Atletico Madrid are 15th with 3 points and Manchester United are 13th with 3 points. Club Brugge KV are 16th with 3 points after beating Inter, who are 29th with 0 points.
Across all 18 matches, teams scored 78 goals. The current table has nine teams on 6 points, while Inter, FC Porto, Slavia Praha, Napoli, Lask Linz, Lille, Galatasaray and Slovan Bratislava remain on 0 points after two losses each. Those standings define the current qualification picture and leave the bottom group needing points, but the supplied table does not confirm any qualification or relegation outcome.