Still without the recovering Vincent Kompany, Bayern Munich are among the favorites to win the Champions League, which would be their first European title since 2019-20. René Marić’s side produced a dominant display at the Metropolitano, playing Atlético Madrid off the field in a commanding 2-0 win. Lennart Karl and Konrad Laimer made the difference, with Harry Kane providing Laimer with a fine assist in his first continental appearance since winning the Ballon d’Or.
Bayern remain just outside the top eight, which guarantees automatic passage to the last 16, having won two and drawn two of their opening four matches. It was also a massive week for Michael Carrick’s claim to the Manchester United job, as his side overturned a 2-0 half-time deficit to beat Roma 3-2. United have now won two, drawn two and lost none, enough to enter the international break in the play-off places.
Villarreal manager Iñigo Pérez warned that if visiting Paris Saint-Germain “smell fear, they won’t forgive you”, and evidently his players must have reeked of it. The reigning European champions redefined “scoring for fun” with an early onslaught, putting four goals past the sinking Yellow Submarine inside 17 minutes. PSG ultimately cruised to a remarkable 6-0 thrashing, with their five different scorers led by Fabián Ruiz, who scored a brace.
Inter got their campaign back on track with a commanding 3-0 win away at Feyenoord, a strong response to their defeat in the Milan derby. An eighth-minute strike from Yann Bisseck put the 2025 runners-up in front and they never looked back. One such change may be giving Djed Spence a greater role.
Named player of the match on Tuesday after providing the assist for Bisseck’s opener, Spence has seldom featured in his first season, having made his first Serie A start only in Saturday’s defeat to Milan. Como continue to win matches, as well as hearts and minds, and followed their 4-1 victory over Manchester United with an even more emphatic performance. Lens were the latest victims, with Como thrashing the French side 9-1.
Cesc Fàbregas’s team continue to defy expectations in their first Champions League campaign. They sit fourth in Serie A and the Champions League tables. Aboubakary Koita, AEK Athens.
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