Paris Saint-Germain defeated Manchester City 4-2 in their Champions League meeting at the Etihad Stadium.
Paris Saint-Germain overcame Manchester City’s fightback, while Liverpool, Real Madrid and Aston Villa also won on a high-scoring European night.
PSG beat City 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday, extending their winning Champions League start. Meanwhile, Bradley Barcola scored his first Liverpool goals with a hat-trick in a 6-3 victory at LASK.
Real Madrid also delivered a dramatic comeback, overturning a two-goal deficit late on to defeat Roma 4-3. Aston Villa, meanwhile, recorded their biggest European victory with a 6-0 win over Fenerbahce.
PSG beat City despite Haaland double
Paris Saint-Germain took control early, moving three goals clear just after the half-hour mark. Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha scored to leave the hosts facing a steep recovery.
City were returning to the Etihad for the first time since their Premier League financial rules verdict. The club faces potentially severe sanctions following findings of serious breaches spanning almost a decade.
However, Erling Haaland led a second-half response as former City manager Pep Guardiola watched on. The striker scored twice, taking his Champions League tally this season to four.
Maghnes Akliouche struck between Haaland’s goals, though, ensuring PSG maintained their advantage. City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma could not stop that effort but later saved a Ferran Torres penalty.
The result matched the scoreline from the teams’ previous Champions League meeting in January 2025. PSG, winners of the last two titles, now have two victories and 10 goals this campaign.
Paris coach Luis Enrique praised his team’s first-half superiority but acknowledged that City had threatened a comeback. Meanwhile, City manager Enzo Maresca argued that his side’s second-half chances merited a better outcome.
PSG face Barcelona next week.
Barcola opens Liverpool account with three goals
Barcola arrived at Liverpool from PSG in a major summer transfer but had not previously scored for his new club. He ended that wait emphatically at the Raiffeisen Arena in Austria.
Ronald Araujo opened the scoring against LASK before Barcola went on to complete his treble. Jeremie Frimpong and Lewis Koumas also scored for Andoni Iraola’s team.
Liverpool led 4-0 at one stage, but LASK responded with three goals within 15 second-half minutes. Robert Ljubicic scored once, while Florian Flecker added two.
Despite that response, Liverpool secured a 6-3 win. Afterwards, Iraola encouraged Barcola to enjoy the achievement, stressing the difficulty of scoring a Champions League hat-trick.
Real Madrid rally as Villa hit six
Roma appeared close to victory with a 3-1 lead inside the final 10 minutes against Real Madrid. Marten de Roon scored once and Donyell Malen twice for the Italian side.
Kylian Mbappe had scored for Real on his 100th Champions League appearance. However, Jose Mourinho’s team needed a late surge to turn the match around.
Carlos Espi reduced the deficit in the 82nd minute, before Endrick brought the visitors level. Antonio Rudiger then completed the comeback with a last-minute winner.
At Villa Park, Johan Manzambi marked his 21st birthday by opening the scoring against Fenerbahce. Nicolas Jackson added two goals before the interval to strengthen Villa’s grip.
Ross Barkley also scored twice after half-time, including a penalty, while Tammy Abraham completed the rout.
Betis and Feyenoord secure narrow wins
Elsewhere, Fredrik Sjovold scored the only goal as Bodo/Glimt defeated Borussia Dortmund 1-0. Real Betis also won, with Isco’s late strike sealing a 3-2 victory over Porto.
Feyenoord beat Como 3-2 in Rotterdam, giving coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst victory over Cesc Fabregas. Shakhtar Donetsk, meanwhile, marked their first home match at Stamford Bridge with a 3-1 win against AEK Athens.
Shakhtar recovered from conceding the opener to reach four points from two matches. Stuttgart completed the night’s results with a 3-0 away victory over Slovan Bratislava.
