Manchester United come back from 0-2 against Roma, PSG thrash Villarreal 6-0 in the Champions League

United's comeback saves Carrick

Manchester United came back from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2 in a Champions League match on Tuesday, rescuing manager Michael Carrick, who had been under pressure, AFP reports. By the 18th minute the Romans led 2-0 thanks to a precise strike from Matheus Cunha... wait, from Mathys Süle and a penalty by Donyell Malen, while the Old Trafford stands protested during the first half: fans threw tennis balls and other objects onto the pitch and directed abusive chants at the club's majority owners — the Glazer family.

How the match unfolded

The turning point came after the break: on 58 minutes Bruno Fernandes reduced the deficit from the penalty spot — and only on the second attempt, as Roma goalkeeper Davis Vasquez, the team's third-choice keeper, saved the first kick, but it was retaken because his teammates encroached into the box. Then Matheus Cunha scored twice in three minutes before the final whistle, sparking wild celebrations in the stands; in stoppage time he himself was sent off. Team captain Fernandes told TNT after the match: 'We knew the fans would be with us until the end, we just had to get a result for them.' Carrick noted that at half-time he had spoken to the team about a positive mindset: 'Anything can happen here, I've seen it many times over the years.'

Roma squander a lead again

For Roma this is already the second time this season that the team has thrown away a substantial lead: the Romans' only previous defeat came after surrendering their win to Real Madrid. According to AFP, in the second half the team, previously looking like title contenders in Italy, simply vanished from the pitch. The win lifts United out of their crisis mood ahead of Sunday's match against Aston Villa, who lost 0-3 to Barcelona in the parallel round; after the weekend the team's calendar features an international break, giving Carrick a breather.

PSG set a record, a minute's silence for De Miguel

Defending champions PSG continued their perfect run in the competition, thrashing Villarreal 6-0. João Neves, Désiré Doué, Senny Mayulu and Fabián Ruiz scored within eight minutes of the first half — a Champions League record for the fastest four goals in a single match. The French club achieved the result without several key players: Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé, captain Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes; Ruiz added another goal along with teenager David Boeli, and Luis Enrique's team went top of the table. 'We were impressive throughout the game, although Villarreal are going through a very difficult time right now,' the coach said after the match. Before all of the round's matches, European clubs held a minute's silence in memory of 30-year-old Tenerife player Jesús de Miguel, who died from injuries after a harsh collision with the Andorra goalkeeper in a Spanish second-division match.

Other results of the round

Bayern, also missing several first-team players — Jamal Musiala, Luis Díaz, Serge Gnabry and Ismaël Saibari — beat Atlético in Madrid 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from 18-year-old German Lennart Karl and Konrad Laimer, moving into the top eight. Inter, after their derby defeat at the weekend, confidently beat Feyenoord 3-0: Yan Bissek, Pio Esposito and Piotr Zieliński got on the scoresheet.