Liverpool's 100% record in the Champions League was ended by a remarkable comeback from Dirk Kuyt's Fenerbahce.
05 Nov 2026
Alexander Isak came off the bench to restore Liverpool's lead midway through the second half after former Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood cancelled out Trey Nyoni's opener.
However, two goals in quick succession from Englishman Archie Brown and Vedat Muriqi gave Fenerbahce a stunning victory inside a raucous Sukru Saracoglu stadium.
Kuyt, who previously played for Liverpool and Fenerbahce, has been serving as interim head coach of the Turkish side - with former Newcastle player Emre Belozoglu to take over on a permanent basis on Thursday.
This turned into a special night for the Dutchman as Fenerbahce won for the first time in the Champions League this season.
Liverpool boss Andoni Iraola made five changes following the weekend defeat by Arsenal, with Bradley Barcola starting as the team's striker.
Fenerbahce's starting XI boasted over 1,000 Premier League appearances between them, containing the likes of Ederson, Ngolo Kante and Romelu Lukaku.
Liverpool started strongly and led when Nyoni's volley took a deflection off Kojo Peprah Oppong and went past Ederson.
It was the 19-year-old's first goal for the club and Liverpool's first goal against a Turkish side in Turkey since Kuyt scored against Trabzonspor in 2010.
The home side responded swiftly as Greenwood's free-kick deflected off Jeremy Jacquet and beat Alisson.
Both managers turned to the bench after the break, with Iraola throwing on Isak, Florian Wirtz and Cody Gakpo. Gakpo and Isak combined to restore Liverpool's advantage, with the latter heading in from close range.
But a spirited Fenerbahce side drew level just four minutes later when Gakpo's header from Kante's cross took the ball away from Alisson and Brown tapped in from close range.
Brown - born in Birmingham - then turned provider when Liverpool failed to deal with his cross and Muriqi headed into the right corner.
Liverpool have happy memories in Istanbul, winning the 2005 Champions League in the Turkish capital, but have now lost six consecutive games against Turkish sides here.
Federico Valverde scored a superb stoppage-time winner as Real Madrid avoided an upset at AEK Athens to maintain their 100% record in this season's Champions League.
05 Nov 2026
The visitors had been trailing with 15 minutes to go but Kylian Mbappe levelled before Valverde thundered in a long-range strike to seal the three points.
The 15-time European champions had arrived in Greece looking to make it four wins from four in the league phase of the competition, but fell behind early on when Aboubakary Koita drove in a powerful finish.
Jude Bellingham produced an outrageous bit of skill to put Real Madrid ahead in the 32nd minute when he cleverly back-heeled a ball across the face of goal into the net.
That goal meant that at 23 years and 128 days he became the youngest player to score in seven successive Champions League seasons, surpassing team-mate Mbappe.
But AEK Athens kept plugging away for a second goal and that duly arrived 15 minutes from time.
Stavros Pilios first made a goal-saving block to deny Mbappe, then raced up the length of the pitch to finish off an attack with a near-post finish.
That looked on course to give AEK Athens a famous win, but Mbappe levelled three minutes later at the far post from Denzel Dumfries' ball, before Valverde's dramatic late strike completed Real Madrid's comeback win.
Koita was sent off for AEK Athens after the final whistle as the hosts' frustrations at the result bubbled over.
Club Brugge kept up their push to get out of the Champions League's league phase with a battling victory at PSV.
05 Nov 2026
Carlos Forbs struck the winner for the Belgian champions after Kodai Sano's deflected effort had cancelled out Nicolo Tresoldi's first-half opener.
The game burst into life after a slow start as both sides began to find space in attack, with Brugge looking particularly dangerous when moving the ball quickly through the home side's defence.
Tresoldi broke the deadlock after PSV failed to clear a corner, nodding home the opener after the ball was recycled and dinked back into the middle.
It was the striker's fifth Champions League goal of the campaign, continuing his impressive scoring form.
Forbs had several opportunities to extend Brugge's advantage before the break, while Sergino Dest proved PSV's greatest attacking threat as he made dangerous runs and forced Yann Sommer into a couple of good saves.
The Dutch side found a way back when Brugge failed to clear a low cross from Lutsharel Geertruida, allowing Sano to collect the loose ball and fire an effort which took a significant deflection before curling inside the far post.
But the Belgians got back in front with a superb counter-attack as Joaquin Seys won possession on the edge of his own penalty area and released Forbs, who raced through on goal before calmly slotting into the far corner.
PSV travel to Real Madrid in their next Champions League fixture on 24 November (20:00 GMT), while Club Brugge host Liverpool the following evening (20:00 GMT).
Erling Haaland scored the winner to continue his formidable goalscoring record against RB Leipzig as Manchester City returned to winning ways by collecting three points in the Champions League.
05 Nov 2026
Enzo Maresca's side have fallen to back-to-back defeats in the Premier League and edged past Brighton on penalties in the Carabao Cup, but emerged victorious in Germany in a thrilling game that ebbed and flowed.
City were struggling to break down the obdurate Leipzig backline and it was the home side who had the better chances in the opening exchanges.
Antonio Nusa's effort from outside the area almost squirmed in through the grasp of Gianluigi Donnarumma but landed on top of the net, while Christoph Baumgartner curled narrowly wide of the far post.
Having had plenty of possession without threatening, City were given a gift by home defender Castello Lukeba, who conspired to get his feet in a muddle and ended up sliding Nico O'Reilly's harmless cross into his own net.
But the visitors returned the favour at the start of the second half - Donnarumma's recent form has been questionable and the Italian left his near post far too exposed, allowing Ridle Baku to squeeze in the equaliser.
City restored their lead on 57 minutes through Enzo Fernandez's bullet header, but the lead was short-lived as Nusa drilled home a brilliant low finish on the hour mark to draw Leipzig level again.
Maresca's men pushed on and got their reward through captain Haaland, who slid home the winner on 78 minutes from Elliot Anderson's low cross for his 13th goal in nine games against Leipzig.
England full-back Djed Spence starred as Inter Milan bounced back from their derby defeat with a comfortable Champions League victory over Feyenoord.
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Inter's unbeaten start to the Serie A season came to an end at the San Siro on Saturday as they fell to a 3-1 defeat by neighbours AC Milan.
But, after claiming just three points in their opening three Champions League matches, the Italian champions got back on track with an assured victory at Stadion Feijenoord.
Played in by Spence, Yann Bisseck put the visitors in front inside eight minutes with a sublime curling finish from the edge of the box.
Pio Esposito doubled the lead in the 34th minute when he pounced on Spence's deflected strike and headed home from close range.
Poland midfielder Piotr Zielinski added the third after darting across Feyenoord's box and bending a brilliant strike beyond Tjark Ernst.
Esposito thought he had scored his second of the evening when he tapped in from six yards, but it was quickly ruled out for offside.
Spence, who played a starring role in England's run to the World Cup semi-finals, left Tottenham for Inter in August and his side are 14th in the league phase table on six points.
By sitting 30th in the standings on three points after four games, Feyenoord face a battle to qualify for the play-offs.
The Dutch side welcome Porto in their next Champions League outing on Tuesday, 24 November, while Inter host Stuttgart the following day.