Champions League matchday 3, Wednesday: Como beat Manchester United 4–1, Arsenal draw in Munich, LASK win in Lisbon

Nine matches and 34 goals. Como took Manchester United apart 4–1, Nico Paz scoring twice, and Arsenal came from behind with Declan Rice's goal on 82 to draw 2–2 at Bayern München. Real Madrid, Aston Villa and Real Betis won again, so five clubs now have nine points from three matches, and LASK won 3–2 at Sporting CP for their first points. Six home wins, two away wins and one draw.

The early kick-offs

Como 4–1 Manchester United: Nico Paz scored on 2 from Lucas Da Cunha's pass, then set up Anastasios Douvikas on 49 and scored again himself on 57. Jacobo Ramón made it four on 76 from the substitute Kaiki Bruno, and Joshua Zirkzee, on as a substitute, replied on 90+1 from Amad Diallo's pass. Como put eight of their eleven shots on target. Sky Sports reports that United are winless in seven matches in all competitions and are the first English side to concede inside two minutes in consecutive major European games; Michael Carrick said he was "really angry". Como have six points, United three.

Lille 2–4 Galatasaray: Yunus Akgün scored for Galatasaray on 2, and Soriba Diaoune answered twice for Lille, on 7 from Alexsandro's pass and on 39 from Hákon Arnar Haraldsson's. Aleksey Batrakov equalised on 44 from Roland Sallai, Lille's goalkeeper Berke Özer was credited with an own goal on 52, and Victor Osimhen made it 4–2 on 61 from Barış Alper Yılmaz's pass. Lille had 56 per cent of the ball and fifteen shots; Galatasaray have their first points, and Lille have lost all three.

The evening

Bayern München 2–2 Arsenal: Bukayo Saka went off on 10 with what Sky Sports reports as a quad injury, and Eberechi Eze, his replacement, put Arsenal ahead on 25 from Martin Ødegaard's pass. Alphonso Davies equalised on 35 from Harry Kane, and Kane put Bayern in front from the penalty spot on 61. Viktor Gyökeres, on at 68, set up Rice for the equaliser on 82. Arsenal had 58 per cent of the ball; each side had five shots on target. Sky Sports says Kane is only the second player, after Cristiano Ronaldo, to score in ten Champions League matches in a row, and that Bayern were without the suspended Michael Olise. "It doesn't look good at all," Mikel Arteta said of Saka.

Real Madrid 4–1 RB Leipzig: Bernardo Silva scored on 43 and Arda Güler on 52 from Kylian Mbappé's pass. Yan Diomande, on for Vinícius Júnior at 70, set up Mbappé on 83; Tidiam Gomis pulled one back for RB Leipzig on 85 from Christoph Baumgartner, and Diomande scored on 87 from Brahim Díaz's pass. Madrid had 65 per cent of the ball and eleven shots on target. Bundesliga.com notes that Diomande is a former Leipzig player. Madrid have won all three.

Aston Villa 3–1 Viking: Ross Barkley scored on 23 from Ibrahim Mbaye's pass and Emiliano Buendía from the penalty spot on 37, after a VAR check. Henrik Heggheim turned the ball into his own net on 62, from Alysson's cross according to Sky Sports, and Peter Christiansen scored for Viking on 84 from Kristoffer Askildsen's pass. Villa had 21 shots and ten on target, and Viking's goalkeeper made eight saves. Sky Sports counts twelve wins in a row for Villa in major European home matches; Buendía said of Alysson, "He was incredible."

Sporting CP 2–3 LASK: Luis Suárez scored a penalty on 5, and Christoph Lang equalised on 15 from Kasper Jørgensen's pass. In the second half Saša Kalajdžić scored on 63 from Robert Ljubičić and Krystof Daněk on 68 from Samuel Adeniran, before Suárez's second, on 89, came too late. LASK had seven shots on target from eleven. ORF reports that it is the club's first win in the competition and that LASK coach Dietmar Kühbauer called the penalty very harsh. Sporting have their first defeat.

Inter 1–0 Shakhtar Donetsk: Alessandro Bastoni was sent off on 68, two minutes after a yellow card, and Inter won with ten men: Carlos Augusto scored on 77 from Henrikh Mkhitaryan, on as a substitute two minutes earlier. Shakhtar Donetsk had 55 per cent of the ball and four shots on target. Sky Sport Italia calls it Inter's first win of the campaign; they had lost both earlier matches.

Real Betis 1–0 Feyenoord: Isco's penalty on 59 decided it. Betis had 21 shots and ten on target, and Feyenoord's goalkeeper made nine saves; Feyenoord had two on target. Betis have won all three.

Club Brugge 3–0 Lens: Hans Vanaken scored on 45+3, Joaquin Seys on 50 and Carlos Forbs on 72 from the substitute Hugo Vetlesen. Lens had nineteen shots and seven on target, and Yann Sommer made six saves for Club Brugge.

The table after three rounds

Every club has now played three times. Paris Saint-Germain lead on nine points with a goal difference of +9 and 14 goals, ahead of Aston Villa, also on nine and +9 with twelve goals. Liverpool, Real Madrid and Real Betis complete the five with maximum points; VfB Stuttgart and Arsenal, both unbeaten, have seven. At the bottom, Slovan Bratislava, Lille and FC Porto have lost all three, Slovan with a goal difference of −12; Viking and Slavia Praha have one point. After eight matches the top eight go to the round of 16 and ninth to 24th to the knockout play-offs; the full standings are on the Champions League page.

Numbers to know

• 34 goals in nine matches, and 74 across the two nights of the round.
• Four penalties, all scored: Buendía, Kane, Suárez and Isco.
• Two own goals, by Özer in Lille and Heggheim at Villa Park.
• One red card, Bastoni's on 68.
• Real Madrid had eleven shots on target; Feyenoord's goalkeeper made nine saves in Seville.

Next up

Matchday 4 is on 3 and 4 November. On the Tuesday, Galatasaray v VfB Stuttgart and Shakhtar Donetsk v Sporting CP kick off at 17:45 UTC, then at 20:00 UTC Atlético Madrid v Bayern München, Barcelona v Aston Villa, Manchester United v AS Roma and Villarreal v Paris Saint-Germain, among others. On the Wednesday, AEK Athens v Real Madrid and Fenerbahçe v Liverpool start at 17:45 UTC, and RB Leipzig v Manchester City and Slavia Praha v Arsenal at 20:00 UTC. Every match is on the Champions League page.

Sources for the context: Bundesliga.com, ORF, Sky Sport Italia, Sky Sports, Sky Sports, Sky Sports.