Champions League matchday 3: PSG beat Barcelona, Liverpool come from 2-0 down, Foden hat-trick for Man City

Nine games were played on Tuesday night in Europe. Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool have won all three league-phase games, according to UEFA.

Players on the pitch under floodlights during a Champions League match at the Parc des Princes
File photo: Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City in the Champions League at the Parc des Princes, Paris (January 2025). Photo: Like tears in rain / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped and resized)

Tuesday’s results (UEFA Champions League league phase, matchday 3):

  • Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 Barcelona
  • Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal
  • Manchester City 5-1 AEK Athens
  • Napoli 4-3 Bodø/Glimt
  • Stuttgart 1-1 Atlético Madrid
  • Fenerbahçe 2-2 Slavia Prague
  • Sabah 1-2 Borussia Dortmund
  • Roma 4-0 Slovan Bratislava
  • Porto 0-1 PSV Eindhoven

PSG 4-2 Barcelona: Désiré Doué, Lucas Hernández, Vitinha and Fabián Ruiz scored for the holders, with Xavi Espart and Lamine Yamal replying, UEFA reported. Full report: PSG 4-2 Barcelona.

Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal: Liverpool came from 2-0 down at Anfield; Alexis Mac Allister scored twice, according to UEFA and Liverpool FC. Full report.

Man City 5-1 AEK Athens: Phil Foden scored a hat-trick, the club said. Full report.

Other games: Scott McTominay scored twice in Napoli’s 4-3 win; ten-man Atlético drew 1-1 at Stuttgart; Serhou Guirassy scored both of Dortmund’s goals in Baku. UEFA reported that Slavia substitute Pavel Kačor equalised in the 90th minute in Istanbul after Fenerbahçe led 2-0 by the 11th minute, that Roma’s win was Slovan’s 11th consecutive Champions League defeat, and that Guus Til scored PSV’s winner in Porto.

Table: PSG made it three wins from three and went top alongside Liverpool, UEFA said. The remaining nine matchday 3 games are played on Wednesday night in Europe.

Sources

  1. Champions League round-up: Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona as Liverpool stay perfect · UEFA
  2. Vitinha's goal helps PSG topple Barcelona in a classic; Manchester City, Liverpool earn wins · Yahoo Sports
  3. Champions League 2026-27: matchday 3 results · Sport Minute