Champions League review: comebacks, thrashings and a Mauritanian first

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.