Matchday Four of the UEFA Champions League kicked off yesterday with two headline fixtures in Paris and Liverpool. Defending champions Paris Saint-Germain hosted German champions Bayern Munich at the Parc des Princes, while Liverpool welcomed record Champions League winners Real Madrid to Anfield.
Former Liverpool winger Luiz Dias proved both hero and villain for Bayern, netting a brace before being sent off before halftime. PSG struggled to find a breakthrough until João Neves pulled one back with 16 minutes left, but the French champions failed to find an equalizer. Their night worsened when Hakim Ziyech sustained a serious injury, raising concerns for Morocco ahead of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
At Anfield, Alexis Mac Allister’s 61st-minute header from a Dominik Szoboszlai free-kick earned Liverpool a vital win over Real Madrid, spoiling Trent Alexander-Arnold’s return to Merseyside.
Elsewhere, 10-man Tottenham Hotspur cruised to a 4-0 victory over Copenhagen, while Olympiakos and PSV Eindhoven shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw.
Juventus dropped points in a 2-2 draw against Sporting, while Monaco claimed a valuable away win at Bodø/Glimt, with Folarin Balogun scoring his first Champions League goal. At the Wanda Metropolitano, Atletico Madrid defeated Union Saint-Gilloise 3-1, and Arsenal produced a dominant display to beat Slavia Prague 3-0 away from home.
In Italy, Napoli struggled in the absence of Kevin De Bruyne, settling for a goalless draw against Eintracht Frankfurt.
