Matchday 3 of the UEFA Champions League was an absolute goal-fest, kicking off with a ridiculous 40 goals scored on just the first day alone. If you weren’t watching, you seriously missed out on some wild action that set the stage for a tense Matchday 4.
Matchday 3 Was a Goal Explosion
Seriously, Matchday 3 delivered pure chaos and incredible soccer. Paris Saint-Germain absolutely lit up FC Barcelona, taking a huge 4-2 win in a battle that the source called a meeting of clubs built on “attacking firepower and tactical ambition.” You saw that ambition playing out on the field. Then Liverpool went and won a straight-up thriller against Villarreal in a seven-goal bonanza. The net was bulging all over the place. The goals just kept coming, too. Como dropped a 4-1 bomb on Manchester United, and Real Madrid also blasted RB Leipzig by the same 4-1 score. Bayern Munich and Arsenal battled it out to a 2-2 draw in another super tight contest. It was appointment viewing, no doubt.
The Road Ahead: Matchday 4, 5, and 6 Are Locked In
With that kind of action in the rearview mirror, get ready, because Matchday 4 is right around the corner, and the word on the street is “many teams on upset alert.” Tuesday, November 3, kicks off with FC Shakhtar Donetsk taking on Sporting Clube de Portugal and Galatasaray A.Ş. facing VfB Stuttgart at 12:45 p.m. ET. Then the 3 p.m. ET games are packed: Atlético de Madrid vs. FC Bayern München, FC Barcelona vs. Aston Villa, Manchester United vs. AS Roma, and Villarreal CF vs. Paris Saint-Germain, among others. Wednesday, November 4, brings even more heat, with AEK Athens FC vs. Real Madrid C.F. and Fenerbahçe SK vs. Liverpool FC at 12:45 p.m. ET, followed by Borussia Dortmund vs. Real Betis Balompié, RB Leipzig vs. Manchester City, and RC Lens vs. Como 1907 at 3 p.m. ET. This whole league phase is running until January 27, when the top eight teams are going straight to the knockout round, and the next 16 will battle it out in a playoff. Every single match streams live on Paramount+, so you can catch all the replays, highlights, and studio analysis.
So, get ready for Tuesday, November 3, and Wednesday, November 4. Matchday 4 is about to drop, and with teams fighting for those top eight spots, you know it’s going to be wild. Don’t miss a second of it.
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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