Champions League, Real crush Leipzig, United collapse in Como

Matchday three of the 2026/27 Champions League league phase produced one of the season’s most surprising results: Manchester United lost 4-1 away to Como, with Nico Paz scoring twice and providing an assist in the match that floored the English side (LiveScore).

Real Madrid, meanwhile, confirmed their current form, beating Leipzig 4-1. Bayern Munich and Arsenal finished 2-2, with Harry Kane contributing a goal and an assist for the Germans and Declan Rice scoring the Gunners’ equalizer.

Manchester City thrashed AEK Athens 5-1 in a match played, according to RT Arabic (Russian state agency), in front of thousands of empty seats: home fans stayed away from the stadium.

Liverpool completed a comeback from two goals down, beating Villarreal 4-3 thanks to a contribution from young Rio Ngumoha. Galatasaray, for their part, beat Lille 4-2, confirming a strong run in the competition.

The matchday paints a picture of a particularly eventful Champions League, with three teams scoring four or more goals away from home — Real Madrid, Como and Galatasaray — and a big name like Manchester United finding itself on the receiving end of one of these results. The simultaneous absence of fans at AEK Athens’ stadium, in a match heavily lost at home, adds an off-the-pitch element to an evening already rich in surprising results.

The matchday three picture also confirms the geographic variety of this year’s league phase: teams from Italy, Spain, Germany, England, Turkey and Greece faced off in the same round, with Como able to overcome one of the competition’s most storied sides.