Champions League summary: Paris leads the way 7-2! Arsenal 4-0 Atletico Madrid, Inter Milan 3 consecutive wins + Mourinho 3 consecutive losses

On October 22, the first 9 games of the third round of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League will be played. Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain defeated Bayer Leverkusen 7-2 and won the first three consecutive games. Arsenal defeated Atletico Madrid 4-0 at home. Both teams and Inter Milan started with three consecutive victories. In addition, Manchester City and Barcelona also won easily this round. Benfica, coached by Mourinho, lost 0-3 to Newcastle, starting with a three-game losing streak.

Arsenal 4-0 Atletico Madrid

In the first 5 minutes, Eze's long shot changed the line and hit the center post. In the 37th minute, Martinelli scored with a push shot, but was called for offside. In the 49th minute, Alvarez hit the post with high quality from a long distance.

Arsenal, who escaped the disaster, scored 4 goals in 13 minutes. Gabriel broke the deadlock, Martinelli took a shot to expand the advantage, and Dzekielesh scored twice to help Arsenal win 4-0.

Arsenal started the Champions League with 3 consecutive wins without conceding a goal, while Atletico Madrid suffered its second defeat.

Leverkusen 2-7 Paris Saint-Germain

In the 7th minute, Mendes passed the ball and Pacho scored to help Paris take the lead. In the 25th minute, Zabarni sent a point and Grimaldo took the penalty at the center post. In the 29th minute, Paris Saint-Germain, who had escaped the disaster, also hit the post with Mayulu's shot.

In the 33rd minute, Andrich elbowed Douay and was sent off. Leverkusen played one less player. In the 38th minute, Zabarni scored another point and was sent off. Garcia made a penalty shot to equalize for Leverkusen. However, Douai scored 2 goals in the 41st minute and the 3rd minute of half-time stoppage time, and Kvaratskhelia also scored in the 44th minute.

Change of sides and fight again, Nuno Mendes succeeded in a shot in the 50th minute. 2 minutes later, Alex Garcia pulled one back for the pharmaceutical company. In the 66th minute, Dembele, who came on as a substitute, also scored. In the 90th minute, Vitinha added the icing on the cake.

After the 7-2 victory in this game, Paris Saint-Germain has started to lead the Champions League standings with 3 consecutive wins, while Leverkusen has 2 draws and 1 loss without a victory.

Barcelona 6-1 Olympiacos

In the 7th minute, Yamal assisted Fermin to break the deadlock. In the 38th minute, Fermin scored twice. In the 50th minute, Caebi's goal was canceled due to his teammate's offside. After VAR intervened, it was determined that Garcia had handballed before. Caebi fired a penalty shot and regained a victory for Olympiacos. In the 58th minute, Eze was sent off after receiving two yellows.

In the 68th minute, Rashford made a point and Yamal made a free throw. Rashford then scored two goals in the 74th and 79th minutes to complete his brace. Fermin scored another goal in the 76th minute, completing a hat trick.

Barcelona has 2 wins and 1 loss after 3 rounds, while Olympiacos has 1 draw and 2 losses.

San Giros United 0-4 Inter Milan

In the 41st minute, Bisek's header changed direction, and Dumfries shot in front of the goal to break the deadlock. In half-time stoppage time, Lautaro pushed the ball to expand Inter Milan's advantage. In the 53rd minute, Charhanoglu fired a shot to expand the advantage. In the 76th minute, Esposito added the icing on the cake.

Inter Milan started with 3 consecutive victories and did not concede a goal.

Villarreal 0-2 Manchester City

In the 17th minute, Lewis crossed the goal and Harland grabbed the point and broke the deadlock. In the 40th minute, Savinho passed the ball and helped Seat B score a header to expand the score.

Manchester City remains unbeaten with 2 wins and 1 draw in the first 3 rounds, while Villarreal remains unbeaten with 1 draw and 2 losses.

Newcastle United 3-0 Benfica

In the 21st minute, Lukebakio hit the post. Newcastle, who escaped, broke the deadlock in the 32nd minute with Murphy assisting Gordon's push shot. In the 70th minute, Barnes used a counterattack to expand his advantage. In the 83rd minute, Barnes scored twice to seal the victory.

In the end, Newcastle defeated Benfica with 3 goals at home. Benfica led by Mourinho started the Champions League with three consecutive defeats, while Newcastle United won two consecutive games after a slow start.

Copenhagen 2-4 Dortmund

In the 20th minute, Nmega broke the deadlock with a blast from the top of the arc. In the 33rd minute, Anton accidentally scored an own goal in front of the goal to help the home team equalize. In the 61st minute, Gilasi made a point and took the penalty himself, helping Dortmund take the lead again. In the 76th minute, Nmega scored twice to seal the victory for Dortmund. In the 87th minute, Fabio Silva added the icing on the cake. In stoppage time, Dadason pulled one back for the home team.

In the end, Dortmund won 4-2 away from home and remained unbeaten with 2 wins and 1 draw in the first 3 rounds.

Eindhoven 6-2 Naples

In the 18th minute, Sayvari's goal was called for offside. In the 31st minute, Napoli, who had escaped the disaster, assisted McTominay with a header from Spinazzola to break the deadlock. However, in just 4 minutes, PSV relied on Buongiorno's own goal to equalize the score. In the 38th minute, Sayvari scored with a single goal, giving PSV Eindhoven the lead.

In the 54th minute, Dennis Mann succeeded in outflanking, expanding PSV's advantage. In the 79th minute, Lorenzo Luque was sent off, leaving Napoli with one less player. In the 80th minute, Dennis Mann scored twice.

Five minutes later, McTominay pulled one back for Naples and chased 2-4. However, PSV scored 2 more goals since then. Eindhoven, which won 6-2, finally won its first victory, while Napoli had 1 win and 2 losses in 3 rounds.

Almaty Kairat 0-0 Paphos

In the 4th minute, Joao Correa raised his foot too high and kicked Mata in the face and was sent off straight away. Paphos started with one less player. In the 72nd minute, Dragomir scored a goal in Paphos, which was at a numerical disadvantage, but it was offside and the goal was invalid.

In the 77th minute, Arad broke into the penalty area and shot into the far corner. The ball hit the post and bounced out. Almaty Kairat missed the chance to win. Neither team has a win after 3 rounds.