The UEFA Champions League produced a night of dramatic results on Wednesday, November 4, with Como making history in a stunning 9–1 victory over Lens, while Real Madrid and Manchester City secured late wins and Liverpool suffered a painful 3–2 defeat to Fenerbahçe in Istanbul.
Como stole the headlines with their emphatic away victory over Lens, matching the competition’s largest-ever winning margin in a remarkable display of attacking football.
Real Madrid also staged a dramatic comeback to defeat AEK Athens 3–2 away from home, maintaining their perfect record in the league phase.
AEK took the lead through Aboubakary Koita before Jude Bellingham restored parity for the Spanish giants. Stavros Pilios put the hosts ahead again, but Kylian Mbappé equalised for Madrid.
Federico Valverde then produced a stunning stoppage-time winner to complete the comeback and secure all three points for Real Madrid.
Liverpool, however, endured a disappointing night after surrendering their lead twice before losing 3–2 to Fenerbahçe.
Trey Nyoni opened the scoring for Liverpool, but Mason Greenwood quickly equalised for the Turkish side.
Alexander Isak restored Liverpool’s advantage in the second half, only for Archie Brown to bring Fenerbahçe level again. Vedat Muriqi subsequently headed home the decisive goal in the 79th minute to seal a memorable victory for the hosts.
Manchester City also secured a dramatic 3–2 away victory over RB Leipzig in another five-goal encounter.
Both sides exchanged goals before Erling Haaland struck late to hand Pep Guardiola’s men all three points and extend their impressive Champions League campaign.
Meanwhile, Arsenal claimed a 2–1 away victory over Slavia Prague. The Gunners held on to secure the win despite a late push from the hosts for an equaliser.
Portuguese side Porto recorded an impressive 4–1 home victory over Napoli, dominating proceedings to claim their first points of the league phase, while Napoli endured a difficult outing.
In other results, Borussia Dortmund defeated Real Betis 2–1 at home, Club Brugge secured a 2–1 away victory over PSV Eindhoven, while Viking recorded a convincing 4–1 win over Sabah.
