Lask Linz stun Sporting as five clubs reach 9 points after League Stage - 3

Lask Linz overturn Sporting and reshape the table

Lask Linz produced the round’s surprise by beating Sporting CP 3-2. Luis Suárez put Sporting ahead with a fifth-minute penalty, but Christoph Lang equalised in the 15th minute before Sasa Kalajdzic and Krystof Danek put Lask Linz 3-1 ahead. Suárez scored again in the 89th minute, yet Sporting could not level. Sporting CP are 12th on 6 points, while Lask Linz are 24th on 3 points, leaving Sporting 3 points ahead.

Liverpool also had to recover from a difficult start, beating Villarreal 4-3 after Georges Mikautadze and Sergi Cardona Bermúdez gave Villarreal a 2-0 lead. Alexis Mac Allister scored twice, with Ronald Araujo and Florian Wirtz also scoring for Liverpool. Tani Oluwaseyi pulled one back in the 87th minute, but Liverpool held on to remain third on 9 points, 6 points ahead of Villarreal in 19th.

Napoli defeated Bodo/Glimt by the same score. Matteo Politano scored in the first minute, and Scott McTominay struck twice for Napoli. Odin Luras Bjortuft’s own goal counted for Napoli, making it 4-2, before Sondre Fet scored Bodo/Glimt’s final goal in the 90th minute. Napoli are 22nd on 3 points and Bodo/Glimt are 28th on 3 points.

Five clubs sit on 9 points

Paris Saint Germain lead the standings on 9 points after beating Barcelona 4-2. Désiré Doue opened the scoring, while Xavi Espart and Lamine Yamal twice equalised for Barcelona. Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz then scored for Paris Saint Germain, who are 3 points ahead of Barcelona in eighth on 6 points.

Aston Villa are second on 9 points after beating Viking 3-1. Ross Barkley and Emiliano Buendía, from the penalty spot, established a two-goal lead. Henrik Heggheim’s own goal counted for Aston Villa before Peter Christiansen pulled one back in the 84th minute. Viking are 33rd on 1 point, leaving Aston Villa 8 points ahead.

Real Madrid are fourth on 9 points after a 4-1 win over RB Leipzig. Bernardo Silva, Arda Güler, Kylian Mbappé and Yan Diomande scored for Real Madrid, while Tidiam Gomis scored for Leipzig. Real Betis are fifth on 9 points after Isco’s penalty secured a 1-0 win over Feyenoord. Feyenoord are 26th on 3 points.

Big individual displays and tight mid-table margins

Manchester City beat AEK Athens FC 5-1, with Phil Foden scoring three times. Elliot Anderson and Rayan Cherki also scored for Manchester City, while Stavros Pilios scored for AEK. Manchester City are 10th on 6 points and AEK are 29th on 3 points. Club Brugge KV are 11th on 6 points after beating Lens 3-0 through Hans Vanaken, Joaquin Seys and Carlos Forbs.

VfB Stuttgart are sixth on 7 points after drawing 1-1 with Atletico Madrid. Jamie Leweling scored for Stuttgart before Julián Álvarez equalised for Atletico Madrid, who are 16th on 4 points; Stuttgart are 3 points ahead. Arsenal are seventh on 7 points after drawing 2-2 with Bayern München. Eberechi Eze and Declan Rice scored for Arsenal, while Alphonso Davies and Harry Kane’s penalty counted for Bayern, who are 14th on 5 points. Arsenal are 2 points ahead.

Como are ninth on 6 points after beating Manchester United 4-1. Nico Paz scored twice, with Anastasios Douvikas and Jacobo Ramón also finding the net before Joshua Zirkzee pulled one back in the 90th minute. Inter beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 through Carlos Augusto, but Shakhtar are 17th on 4 points, 1 point ahead of Inter in 21st. AS Roma beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0, while PSV Eindhoven beat FC Porto 1-0 through Guus Til. Roma are 15th on 4 points; PSV are 18th on 4 points.

Fenerbahçe drew 2-2 with Slavia Praha after Pavel Kacor’s 90th-minute equaliser. Lille lost 4-2 to Galatasaray despite Soriba Diaoune’s two goals, and Borussia Dortmund beat Sabah FA 2-1 through Serhou Guirassy’s two goals. The current lower positions include FC Porto, Lille and Slovan Bratislava on 0 points, while Fenerbahçe have 2 points and Slavia Praha and Viking have 1 point each. The standings show the table’s pressure points, but do not confirm qualification or relegation outcomes.