Matheus Cunha completes Manchester United comeback against Roma

Cunha completes United’s comeback

Manchester United overturned a two-goal deficit to beat AS Roma 3-2, answering the round’s clearest question: who produced the most dramatic recovery? Matias Soule and Donyell Malen, from the penalty spot, put Roma 2-0 ahead by the 17th minute. Bruno Fernandes reduced the margin with a penalty in the 58th minute before Matheus Cunha scored in the 83rd and 86th minutes to complete Manchester United’s comeback. United are 17th on 6 points, two points ahead of Roma in 20th on 4 points.

The round’s 18 matches produced 70 goals in total, with several major changes to the table picture.

Surprises reshape the middle of the table

Fenerbahçe beat Liverpool 3-2 after Treymaurice Nyoni and Alexander Isak had twice put Liverpool ahead. Mason Greenwood and Archie Brown equalised for Fenerbahçe before Vedat Muriqi put the home side in front in the 79th minute. Liverpool remain fifth on 9 points, while Fenerbahçe are 19th on 5 points.

FC Porto recorded a 4-1 win over Napoli, despite starting the round 35th. Jan Bednarek opened the scoring, Scott McTominay equalised for Napoli, and Gabri Veiga, Jakub Kiwior and Samuel Aghehowa, from the penalty spot, completed Porto’s win. Napoli are 25th on 3 points, three points ahead of Porto, who remain on 0 points.

Borussia Dortmund beat Real Betis 2-1. Fábio Silva put Dortmund ahead, Aitor Ruibal equalised, and Konstantinos Karetsas restored Dortmund’s lead in the 72nd minute. Betis are seventh on 9 points, three points ahead of Dortmund in 16th on 6 points. Galatasaray also moved past a higher-ranked opponent, beating VfB Stuttgart 2-0 through Aleksey Batrakov’s goals in the 12th and 15th minutes. Stuttgart are 10th on 7 points and Galatasaray 18th on 6 points.

Viking beat Sabah FA 4-1 after Patrick Orphe Mbina opened the scoring for Sabah. Erik Botheim equalised and later completed Viking’s win, with Zlatko Tripić and Henrik Falchener also scoring. Sabah remain 26th on 3 points, two points ahead of Viking in 33rd on 1 point.

Heavy wins and decisive individual displays

Como produced the biggest scoreline, defeating Lens 9-1. Anastasios Douvikas scored three times, while Nico Paz, Lucas Da Cunha, Marc-Oliver Kempf, Mattia Liberali, Martin Baturina and Matteo Papaccioli also scored for Como. Ruben Aguilar scored Lens’s goal. Como are 11th on 6 points, three points ahead of Lens in 27th on 3 points.

Paris Saint Germain beat Villarreal 6-0, with João Neves, Désiré Doue, Senny Mayulu, David Boly and Fabián Ruiz, who scored twice, on the scoresheet. PSG are first on 12 points with a goal difference of 15. Lask Linz beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0, including two goals from Kasper Jorgensen, and are 15th on 6 points; Slovan are 36th on 0 points.

Barcelona defeated Aston Villa 3-0. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring before Raphael Dias Belloli scored twice. Barcelona are third on 9 points, level with fourth-placed Aston Villa. Bayern München beat Atletico Madrid 2-0, moving to eighth on 8 points, four points ahead of Atletico in 23rd on 4 points.

The leaders and the pressure below

Real Madrid beat AEK Athens FC 3-2 after AEK led twice. Aboubakary Koita and Stavros Pilios scored for AEK, while Jude Bellingham, Kylian Mbappé and Federico Valverde completed Real Madrid’s comeback. Madrid are second on 12 points, nine points ahead of AEK in 30th on 3 points.

Sporting CP beat Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 through Issa Doumbia and sit sixth on 9 points. Arsenal won 2-1 at Slavia Praha, with Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyökeres scoring before Wiktor Nowak pulled one back in the 90th minute. Arsenal are ninth on 7 points; Slavia are 32nd on 1 point.

Inter beat Feyenoord 3-0, while Club Brugge KV beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 and Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 3-2. The remaining match ended Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Lille. The bottom two are Slovan Bratislava and FC Porto on 0 points, while Slavia Praha, Viking and Lille each have 1 point, leaving the lower positions under pressure without confirming any relegation outcome.