PSG beat Barcelona as Liverpool rally and Foden leads Manchester City win
Paris Saint-Germain moved top of the Champions League standings after beating Barcelona, while Liverpool overturned a two-goal deficit and Phil Foden scored three for Manchester City.
Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 at the Parc des Princes on October 20 to move top of the Champions League standings, while Liverpool came from two goals down to beat Villarreal 4-3 at Anfield and Manchester City defeated AEK Athens 5-1 at the Etihad Stadium. Reuters reported that PSG reached nine points and led Liverpool on goal difference after the matches.
PSG hand Barcelona their first defeat
Désiré Doué, Lucas Hernández, Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz scored for PSG, according to Reuters. Xavi Espart and Lamine Yamal twice pulled Barcelona level in the second half before PSG went on to win. Barcelona had arrived in Paris with a perfect record across competitions this season; Reuters described the result as their first defeat of the campaign.
Reuters reported that Ruiz converted an Achraf Hakimi cross at the back post as Barcelona pressed for another equaliser. The result put PSG ahead of Liverpool in the table on goal difference, giving the Paris club the lead after a night in which both teams won.
Liverpool recover from two goals down against Villarreal
Villarreal took an early lead through Georges Mikautadze, who scored in the fourth minute, and Sergi Cardona made it 2-0 in the 29th, Reuters reported. Alexis Mac Allister began Liverpool's recovery with a header in the 36th minute, before Ronald Araújo equalised in first-half stoppage time.
Mac Allister scored his second goal in the 65th minute to put Liverpool ahead, and Florian Wirtz struck four minutes later for their fourth. Villarreal scored again, but Liverpool held on for a 4-3 win. The comeback kept Liverpool level with PSG on points, though behind the French side on goal difference.
Foden scores three as Manchester City rest Haaland
Phil Foden scored a hat-trick in Manchester City's 5-1 victory over AEK Athens, with Elliot Anderson and Rayan Cherki also scoring, Reuters reported. Erling Haaland was an unused substitute as City rested him amid a demanding fixture schedule. BBC Radio 5 Live also reported the 5-1 result and Foden's three goals.
Elsewhere in the Champions League, Reuters reported that Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt 4-3, PSV Eindhoven defeated Porto 1-0 and Roma won 4-0 against Slovan Bratislava. Atlético Madrid drew 1-1 with VfB Stuttgart after Julián Álvarez equalised, while Borussia Dortmund beat Sabah 2-1 and Slavia Prague drew 2-2 at Fenerbahçe.
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Sources and context
- Football Daily - Record breaking night as Liverpool, City & PSG win - 5 Live reactionBBC Sounds / BBC Radio 5 Live
- PSG sink Barcelona in six-goal thriller, Liverpool and Man City winReuters, republished by Channel NewsAsia
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