Real Madrid score three late goals to beat Roma 4-3 in Champions League

Real Madrid scored three goals in the last eight minutes of normal time to beat AS Roma 4-3 at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, 14 October, after trailing 3-1 until the 83rd minute, according to beIN Sports and VAVEL.

The match was part of Matchday 2 of the 2026-27 league phase, VAVEL reported. Roma are coached by Gian Piero Gasperini and Real Madrid by Jose Mourinho.

How the goals came

• 20′: Marten de Roon (Roma), a first-time strike from outside the box that was deflected past Thibaut Courtois
• 25′: Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid), after an error by Mario Hermoso
• 50′: Donyell Malen (Roma), assisted by Rodrigo Mora
• 58′: Donyell Malen (Roma), assisted by Matias Soule
• 83′: Carlos Espi (Real Madrid), tapping in a rebound after Endrick’s header was saved
• 85′: Endrick (Real Madrid), heading in Arda Guler’s corner
• 90′: Antonio Rudiger (Real Madrid), the winner

Minutes are as listed by VAVEL; beIN Sports gave matching details for the sequence of goals. The score was 1-1 at half-time.

Substitutes turn the game

Guler, Espi and Endrick came on as substitutes for Madrid, and all three were involved in the late comeback, beIN Sports reported. Roma midfielder Manu Kone went off injured. VAVEL reported that Madrid’s late goals all came from set pieces.

Roma players Gianluca Mancini and Wesley Franca were booked, while Madrid’s Alvaro Carreras was booked in stoppage time, according to VAVEL. French referee Francois Letexier officiated the match.

Mbappe milestone

The game was Mbappe’s 100th Champions League appearance, and he became the youngest player to reach 100 appearances in the European Cup and Champions League at 27 years and 298 days, beating Lionel Messi’s mark of 28 years and 84 days, beIN Sports reported. His goal was also his 500th goal involvement in club football, with 378 goals and 122 assists, according to the same report.

The result gave Real Madrid three points from a match they had looked set to lose.

Sources: beIN Sports, VAVEL