Erling Haaland led Manchester City to a hard-fought 3–2 victory at RB Leipzig on Matchday 4 of the Champions League league phase.
Wednesday’s action also brought wins for Arsenal and Borussia Dortmund, while Como stole the show with an extraordinary result in France and Napoli suffered a heavy defeat in Portugal.
City went ahead through a Castello Lukeba own goal in the 37th minute before Ridle Baku equalised in the 49th. Enzo Fernández restored the visitors’ lead in the 58th minute, only for Antonio Nusa to level three minutes later. Haaland then struck the winner in the 78th, taking City to nine points from three victories and one defeat.
In Czechia, Arsenal beat hosts Slavia Prague 2–1. Noni Madueke opened the scoring in the ninth minute, and Viktor Gyökeres added a second in the 38th. Novák pulled a goal back in the 90th minute, but Mikel Arteta’s side held on to reach 10 points from three wins and a draw.
Borussia Dortmund defeated Real Betis by the same scoreline in Germany. Fábio Silva broke the deadlock in the 49th minute before Aitor Ruibal equalised for the visitors in the 67th. Dortmund responded swiftly, with Karetsas scoring the winner in the 72nd minute to take the German side to nine points, level with their Spanish opponents.
The standout result came at Lens, where Como overwhelmed their hosts 9–1, spearheaded by a Douvikas hat-trick. Cesc Fàbregas’ side now have nine points in their debut campaign, having scored 19 goals in just four matches. They also equalled the largest winning margin in the competition’s modern Champions League era.
In Portugal, Napoli suffered a heavy 4–1 defeat to Porto, who recorded one of the day’s biggest victories. The result rounded off a night of contrasting fortunes for Italian clubs, between Como’s emphatic win and Napoli’s heavy loss.
Club Brugge won 2–1 away to PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands, while Norway’s Viking beat Azerbaijan’s Sabah 4–1 at home. That match produced five goals, matching the total in City’s victory over Leipzig.
Elsewhere, Real Madrid snatched a dramatic 3–2 win over AEK Athens through Federico Valverde’s goal in the second minute of stoppage time. Liverpool lost by the same scoreline to Fenerbahçe in Turkey, suffering a second consecutive defeat after their loss to Arsenal.
