Istanbul: Liverpool suffered their first defeat of the 2026 27 UEFA Champions League campaign on Wednesday, losing 3 to 2 to Fenerbahce in Istanbul, while Italian side Como equalled the competition's record winning margin with a 9 to 1 victory over Lens in France. The fourth round of league phase fixtures also saw Real Madrid maintain their winning run, with Arsenal and Manchester City collecting three points away from home.
Liverpool entered the match after winning their first three European fixtures against Atletico Madrid, LASK and Villarreal. Nineteen year old Trey Nyoni opened the scoring in the 25th minute with his first senior goal, but Mason Greenwood equalised four minutes later through a deflected free kick. Alexander Isak restored Liverpool's lead in the 69th minute before Archie Brown levelled for Fenerbahce four minutes later.
Vedat Muriqi scored the winner in the 79th minute, handing the Turkish side its first victory of this season's league phase. The result left Liverpool on nine points from four matches, ending their unbeaten European start.
Como equal Champions League record
In France, Como recorded a 9 to 1 win against Lens at the Stade Bollaert Delelis, becoming the third club in the modern Champions League era to win a match by eight goals. Greek striker Anastasios Douvikas scored a hat trick, while Nico Paz, Lucas Da Cunha, Marc Oliver Kempf, Mattia Liberali, Martin Baturina and Matteo Papaccioli also found the net.
Lens defender Ruben Aguilar scored the hosts' only goal. Como's eight goal winning margin matched Liverpool's 8 to 0 victory over Besiktas in 2007 and Real Madrid's win by the same score against Malmo in 2015. The Italian club also became only the second team to score nine goals in a Champions League match, following Bayern Munich's 9 to 2 victory against Dinamo Zagreb in 2024. Managed by Cesc Fabregas, Como moved to nine points after four matches, placing them fourth in the league phase standings.
Real Madrid complete another comeback
Real Madrid maintained their record of four wins from four matches after recovering twice to defeat AEK Athens 3-2 in Greece. Aboubakary Koita opened the scoring for AEK before Jude Bellingham equalised. Stavros Pilios restored the hosts' lead in the 75th minute, but Kylian Mbappe levelled it again for Madrid.
Federico Valverde scored the winner in stoppage time, securing another comeback victory for the Spanish club. Madrid remain among the teams with the most points from four fixtures.
Arsenal and Manchester City win away
Arsenal continued their campaign with a 2 to 1 victory over Slavia Prague, with Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres scoring before Wiktor Nowak reduced the deficit for the Czech side. Manchester City also collected three points after beating RB Leipzig 3 to 2 in Germany.
City took the lead twice through a Castello Lukeba own goal and Enzo Fernandez, but Leipzig equalised through Ridle Baku and Antonio Nusa. Erling Haaland scored late to secure the win for Pep Guardiola's side. Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund defeated Real Betis 2 to 1, Club Brugge won 2 to 1 at PSV Eindhoven, Porto beat Napoli 4 to 1 and Viking Stavanger defeated Sabah by the same score.
The results leave several clubs competing for places in the top eight, which guarantee direct qualification for the round of 16. Teams finishing ninth to 24th will enter the knockout phase play offs, making the remaining four league phase fixtures important for qualification and seeding. The fifth round of matches will take place on November 24 and 25.
