The key facts

  • Liverpool came back from 0:2 to beat Villarreal 4:3 — a brace from Mac Allister, goals from Araújo and Wirtz
  • Phil Foden scored three goals against AEK — his first Champions League hat-trick, Man City won 5:1
  • PSG beat Barcelona 4:2, Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt 4:3, Stuttgart drew 1:1 with Atlético

Liverpool Come Back from Two Goals Down Against Villarreal

Liverpool, trailing 0:2 during the match at Anfield, ultimately secured a 4:3 victory over Villarreal on Tuesday, October 20, in the matchday 3 game of the Champions League league phase. The visitors opened the scoring as early as the 4th minute: Georges Mikautadze capitalized on an inaccurate clearance by Virgil van Dijk and beat Alisson Becker. In the 29th minute, Sergi Cardona, after a pass from Nicolas Saliba, doubled the Spaniards' lead, sending the ball into the bottom left corner.

Comeback in the Second Half of the First Half

The hosts began their comeback seven minutes before the break: after a corner routine, Alexis Mac Allister headed in a cross from Kostas Tsimikas. In first-half stoppage time, Rio Ngumoha crossed to the far post, where Ronald Araújo equalized — 2:2. In the 65th minute, Liverpool took the lead for the first time: Ngumoha beat Cardona on the right flank, returned the ball to Mac Allister, whose first-time shot came off the crossbar but still ended up in the net. Three minutes later, Florian Wirtz extended the lead, shooting low between Renato Veiga's legs after a pass from Cody Gakpo.

Villarreal Almost Saved Themselves

Villarreal reduced the deficit in the 87th minute: Tani Oluwaseyi finished a cross from Ayoze Pérez at the far post, but Liverpool held on to win — 4:3.

Foden Hat-Trick Seals Man City Win Over AEK

Manchester City thrashed AEK Athens 5:1 at the Etihad. Elliot Anderson opened the scoring in the 12th minute — his first goal for the club: after Enzo Fernández's free kick hit the crossbar, he tapped the ball into an empty net. In the 34th minute, Phil Foden, after a one-two with Rico Lewis, shot under the crossbar. After the break, AEK pulled one back — in the 52nd minute, Stavros Piliou, after a pass from Zini, sent the ball into the bottom right corner. Five minutes later, Cherki cut in from the edge of the box and restored the two-goal lead. In the 65th minute, Foden finished off Lewis's pass first-time after Cherki's diagonal ball, and in the 76th minute he completed his first Champions League hat-trick, finishing a low cutback from Ryan McEachdo.

Other Results of the Matchday

According to Anadolu, the following matches were also played on Tuesday: Fenerbahçe — Slavia (Prague) 2:2, Sabah — Borussia (Dortmund) 1:2, Porto — PSV 0:1, PSG — Barcelona 4:2, Roma — Slovan (Bratislava) 4:0, Napoli — Bodø/Glimt 4:3, Stuttgart — Atlético (Madrid) 1:1.