Champions League: Cunha Double Rescues Man United vs Roma; PSG Hit Villarreal for Six, Barcelona Beat Aston Villa
Matheus Cunha scored twice late on as Manchester United came from 2-0 down to beat Roma 3-2, while PSG won 6-0 at Villarreal and Barcelona saw off Aston Villa 3-0.
Tuesday’s fourth round of Champions League league-phase matches produced a dramatic comeback at Old Trafford and two lopsided wins for PSG and Barcelona, with the games ending in the early hours of Wednesday in India.
Manchester United 3-2 Roma
Roma looked in control after goals from Matias Soulé in the 11th minute and a Donyell Malen penalty. United pulled one back through Bruno Fernandes, who scored from the spot after his first penalty was ordered to be retaken. Matheus Cunha then struck in the 83rd and 86th minutes to complete the turnaround.
Villarreal 0-6 PSG
PSG settled the contest inside 17 minutes, with João Neves, Désiré Doué, Senny Mayulu and Fabián Ruiz all scoring. Ruiz added his second after the break and substitute David Boly completed the rout.
Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa
Lamine Yamal put Barcelona ahead in the seventh minute, and Raphinha scored twice in the second half to give the Catalan side a comfortable win over the English club.
Atlético Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich
Goals from Lennart Karl (54′) and Konrad Laimer (74′) earned Bayern a clean-sheet win in Madrid.
Other results
- Feyenoord 0-3 Inter Milan
- Galatasaray 2-0 Stuttgart
- Sporting CP 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk
- LASK 4-0 Slovan Bratislava
- Bodø/Glimt 0-0 Lille
Featured image: Photo: Oh-Barcelona.com from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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