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Champions League League-Phase Shaken as Arsenal Stays Perfect, Mbappé Hits Four, Atlético Stuns Inter

UEFA’s new single-table format sharpened the fight for top-eight spots that grant direct Round of 16 berths.

Overview

  • Arsenal beat Bayern Munich 3-1 in London to remain the competition’s only perfect side on 15 points after five matches.
  • Real Madrid won 4-3 at Olympiacos with Kylian Mbappé scoring all four goals in a comeback that lifted Madrid to 12 points.
  • Atlético de Madrid defeated Inter 2-1 at the Metropolitano with a Julián Álvarez opener and Joséma Giménez’s stoppage-time winner, as Juan Musso started with Jan Oblak out injured.
  • PSG outscored Tottenham 5-3 in Paris thanks to a Vitinha hat-trick, joining the cluster of teams on 12 points behind leaders Arsenal.
  • Liverpool’s 1-4 home loss to PSV capped a volatile Matchday 5 that tightened the standings, with Inter, Real Madrid and PSG near the automatic-qualification line and Atlético up to nine points.