It was a dramatic Tuesday night in the UEFA Champions League as several European heavyweights—Atalanta, Barcelona, Bayern München and Liverpool—secured crucial Matchday 6 victories, while Chelsea suffered another setback on the road.
Five teams came from behind to win in a thrilling round of fixtures that reshaped the league-phase standings.
Bayern München 3–1 Sporting CP
Bayern completed their league-phase campaign with a fifth win in six matches after overturning Sporting’s early second-half lead. A Joshua Kimmich own goal put the visitors ahead, but Bayern responded through Serge Gnabry, 17-year-old sensation Lennart Karl and Jonathan Tah to seal qualification.
Player of the Match: Lennart Karl
Barcelona 2–1 Frankfurt
Barcelona climbed to ten points with a comeback win inspired by Jules Koundé. Ansgar Knauff opened scoring for Frankfurt, but two quick-fire Koundé headers early in the second half turned the game on its head at Camp Nou.
Player of the Match: Jules Koundé
Inter 0–1 Liverpool
A late Dominik Szoboszlai penalty handed Liverpool a hard-earned win at San Siro. The match produced few clear-cut chances, but the Hungarian midfielder kept his nerve in the 88th minute after Florian Wirtz was fouled.
Player of the Match: Ryan Gravenberch
Atalanta 2–1 Chelsea
Chelsea’s away struggles continued as Atalanta came from behind to hand the Blues another defeat. João Pedro put Chelsea ahead, but Gianluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere struck after the break to lift Atalanta into third place.
Player of the Match: Charles De Ketelaere
PSV Eindhoven 2–3 Atlético de Madrid
Atlético earned their first away points of the season in a lively contest. Guus Til gave PSV an early lead, but goals from Julián Alvarez, Dávid Hancko and Alexander Sørloth secured the victory before Ricardo Pepi pulled one back late on.
Player of the Match: Alexander Sørloth
Union Saint-Gilloise 2–3 Marseille
Marseille survived a late scare to win a five-goal thriller in Brussels. Anan Khalaili scored twice for Union SG, but powerful finishes from Igor Paixão and a brace from Mason Greenwood proved enough for the French side.
Player of the Match: Mason Greenwood
Tottenham 3–0 Slavia Praha
Tottenham dominated from start to finish, helped by two second-half penalties converted by Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons. A David Zima own goal had earlier opened the scoring.
Player of the Match: Xavi Simons
Monaco 1–0 Galatasaray
Florian Balogun struck the winner midway through the second half as Monaco pulled level with Galatasaray on nine points. Denis Zakaria missed a first-half penalty, while Barış Alper Yılmaz hit the post for the visitors.
Player of the Match: Takumi Minamino
Kairat Almaty 0–1 Olympiacos
Olympiacos finally broke Kairat’s resistance through Gelson Martins after a brilliant performance from goalkeeper Temirlan Anarbekov, who made several spectacular saves throughout the match.
Player of the Match: Temirlan Anarbekov
Wednesday’s Fixtures (At a Glance)
Qarabağ vs Ajax – 18:45
Villarreal vs Copenhagen – 18:45
Athletic Club vs Paris Saint-Germain
Leverkusen vs Newcastle United
Borussia Dortmund vs Bodø/Glimt
Club Brugge vs Arsenal
Juventus vs Pafos
Real Madrid vs Manchester City
Benfica vs Napoli
All kick-offs 21:00 CET unless stated.
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