# Champions League review: comebacks, thrashings and a Mauritanian first

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/champions-league-review-comebacks-thrashings-and-a-mauritanian-first/
- Published: 2026-11-05T15:00:26+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T15:26:01+00:00
- Original publisher: The Guardian (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/nov/05/champions-league-roundup-koita-real-madrid-bayern-psg
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Europe, Politics, Sport, World

## Key points

- Bayern beat Atlético 2-0.
- PSG scored six against Villarreal.
- Koita made Champions League history for Mauritania.

## Summary

Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain recorded commanding Champions League wins, while Manchester United came from two goals down to beat Roma 3-2. The results strengthened several teams’ campaigns and highlighted the competition’s unpredictable form, with AEK Athens winger Aboubakary Koita making history against Real Madrid.

Bayern won 2-0 away to Atlético Madrid, and PSG beat Villarreal 6-0 after scoring four times in the opening 17 minutes. Inter responded to a derby defeat with a 3-0 win at Feyenoord, while Como thrashed Lens 9-1 in their first Champions League campaign. Koita scored the first Champions League goal by a Mauritanian player; Real Madrid recovered to equalise, though the supplied article text ends before the match’s conclusion.

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