Paris Saint-Germain beats Barcelona 4-2 to top Champions League table
Lamine Yamal could not stop Paris Saint-Germain from earning a win in Paris on Tuesday. The victory pushed the French club to the top of the Champions League standings. Four goals came in the final 20 minutes.
Yamal leveled the score at 2-2 from a tight angle. Vitinha restored the lead for PSG. Fabian Ruiz added another goal to finish the game.
Désiré Doué and Lucas Hernandez also scored for the winning side. Xavi Espart scored the other goal for Barcelona. The result ended an 11-game winning run for Barcelona.
We never feel like we’re powerless, or that we’re beaten in any way. We always know there’s an opportunity as long as the final whistle hasn’t gone.
Injuries to Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia affected PSG. Barcelona prepares for a match against Real Madrid on Sunday. PSG matched a club record with 13 tournament games unbeaten.
We made too many mistakes in this game, with the ball possession, easy ball losses. This was a great test for us, you saw today in which areas we have to improve to make things better.
Barcelona coach Hansi Flick said Rodri will play on Sunday. Rodri entered the match from the bench for the final half-hour. The match in Paris featured heavy police security outside.
Demonstrations started in France over school conditions. The unrest expanded to include other causes. The incidents included fires, looting and clashes.
Liverpool mounts fightback while City cruises
Liverpool recorded a 4-3 victory over Villarreal. Rio Ngumoha set up three goals during the game. Alexis Mac Allister, Ronald Araujo and Florian Wirtz scored from those chances.
Villarreal opened the scoring through Georges Mikautadze. Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk made an errant header on the play. Liverpool and PSG stand as the only squads with three tournament wins.
Manchester City defeated AEK Athens 5-1. Phil Foden scored three times in the match. Striker Erling Haaland remained on the substitutes’ bench.
Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 against Stuttgart. Julian Alvarez tied the game following a goal by Jamie Leweling. Morten Hjulman received a red card for a tackle on Angelo Stiller.
McTominay leads Napoli to victory
Scott McTominay scored two goals as Napoli defeated Bodø/Glimt 4-3. McTominay had returned from an early September procedure for an irregular heartbeat. The midfielder also struck the goalpost during the match.
Borussia Dortmund earned a 2-1 result against Sabah. Serhou Guirassy scored two goals for Dortmund. The German team had drawn with Union Berlin in domestic play.
Slavia Prague tied Fenerbahce 2-2. Pavel Kacor equalized on a 90th-minute volley. PSV defeated Porto 1-0, and Roma earned a 4-0 win over Slovan Bratislava.
The Champions League features the top soccer teams from across Europe. Participating clubs travel between host nations to compete in group stage fixtures throughout the autumn. Venues often require municipal planning and local stadium security coordination.
AP Sports Writers Jerome Pugmire in Paris, James Robson in Manchester, England, and Daniella Matar in Milan contributed to this report.
