Real Madrid lead 46-goal Champions League thriller as PSG, Liverpool and Aston Villa win

A remarkable night of UEFA Champions League football produced 46 goals in nine matches, taking the total for the matchday to 78.

Real Madrid staged an extraordinary late comeback in Rome, Paris Saint-Germain overwhelmed Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, Liverpool edged a nine-goal contest in Austria and Aston Villa recorded the biggest European victory in their history.

Real Madrid 4–3 AS Roma

Real Madrid recovered from a 3–1 deficit to beat AS Roma 4–3 in a dramatic finish at the Stadio Olimpico.

Marten de Roon put the hosts ahead before Kylian Mbappe equalised on his 100th Champions League appearance. Roma then looked in control after Donyell Malen scored twice in quick succession during the second half.

The visitors began their comeback in the 83rd minute when Carlos Espi followed up after Pierluigi Gollini spilled Endrick’s powerful header.

Endrick levelled two minutes later, heading in from an Arda Guler corner, before Antonio Rudiger completed the turnaround in the 90th minute by converting another accurate set-piece delivery from Guler.

Manchester City 2–4 Paris Saint-Germain

Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain scored three times in the opening 32 minutes to take command against Manchester City.

Desire Doue gave PSG the lead in the 13th minute and then turned provider for Ousmane Dembele two minutes later. Vitinha made it 3–0 before half-time with a superb curling finish.

Erling Haaland scored twice for City in the second half, with Maghnes Akliouche finding the net for the visitors in between. PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma secured the victory late on by saving a penalty from former City forward Ferran Torres.

LASK 3–6 Liverpool

Liverpool survived a brief second-half fightback to win an eight-goal thriller against LASK in Linz.

Ronald Araujo opened the scoring with a powerful header, while Bradley Barcola claimed his first Liverpool hat-trick with a series of clinical finishes. Florian Wirtz supplied a driven assist, and Jeremie Frimpong and Lewis Koumas also scored.

LASK responded through substitute Robert Ljubicic and two quick goals from Florian Flecker, but Liverpool’s attack remained too strong.

Aston Villa 6–0 Fenerbahce

Aston Villa set a new club record for their biggest European victory by beating Fenerbahce 6–0 at Villa Park.

Johan Manzambi marked his 21st birthday with a debut goal after capitalising on a loose clearance. Nicolas Jackson then scored twice before the interval to give Unai Emery’s side a 3–0 lead.

Ross Barkley added two more after the break, including a composed penalty. In stoppage time, substitutes Alysson and Tammy Abraham combined to complete the rout.

Elsewhere, FK Bodø/Glimt defeated Borussia Dortmund 1–0 at Aspmyra, while Feyenoord beat Como 3–2 at De Kuip.

Shakhtar Donetsk overturned an early deficit to defeat AEK Athens 3–1, Real Betis held off FC Porto to win 3–2 in Seville, and VfB Stuttgart beat Slovan Bratislava 3–0 away.