Champions League Tuesday Round-Up: 40 Goals, Napoli Edge Bodo/Glimt and Guirassy Rescues Dortmund

Tuesday's nine Champions League matches produced 40 goals, an average of more than four per game, as matchday three of the 2026-27 league phase got under way. Beyond the headline wins for Paris Saint-Germain, Liverpool and Manchester City, Napoli survived a seven-goal thriller, Borussia Dortmund ended a long wait for an away win, and Roma recorded their biggest result of the campaign. All games finished in the early hours of Wednesday morning in Malaysia.

Napoli 4-3 Bodø/Glimt

Napoli needed only 54 seconds to take the lead in Naples, Matteo Politano's volley the fastest goal the club has ever scored in the Champions League. Jens Petter Hauge equalised for the Norwegians, but Scott McTominay restored the lead before half-time. Andreas Helmersen levelled again on 62 minutes, McTominay struck a second for 3-2, and a late Odin Bjørtuft own goal from a Giovane cross proved decisive. Sondre Fet headed in deep into stoppage time to set up a nervy finish. It was Massimiliano Allegri's first Champions League win as Napoli coach and lifted the club to three points after two opening defeats. McTominay now has seven goals in the competition, a record for a Scottish player.

Sabah 1-2 Borussia Dortmund

In Baku, Serhou Guirassy scored twice to give Dortmund victory over Azerbaijani side Sabah. He opened the scoring on ten minutes after a Felix Nmecha shot was parried, and added a second early in the second half from a Joey Veerman cross. Aden McCarthy headed in a free-kick for Sabah before the break. The win was Dortmund's first away from home in 364 days and ended a run of four straight Champions League away defeats. Guirassy now has 21 Champions League goals for the club, second only to Marco Reus.

Roma, PSV and the draws

Roma beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 for their first win of the league phase, following a draw at Fenerbahçe and a narrow home defeat by Real Madrid. Slovan have now lost all three games and conceded 13 goals.

PSV Eindhoven won 1-0 away at Porto, leaving the Portuguese club without a point after three matches. In Germany, Stuttgart drew 1-1 with Atlético Madrid, Julián Álvarez scoring Atlético's equaliser, and Fenerbahçe were held 2-2 at home by Slavia Praha.

The table after Tuesday

PSG and Liverpool are the only teams with nine points after three games. Stuttgart are unbeaten on seven, while Manchester City, Barcelona and Dortmund have six. Arsenal, Aston Villa, Real Madrid, Sporting CP and Real Betis all have six points from two games and can join the leaders on nine with wins on Wednesday.

At the bottom, Porto and Slovan Bratislava remain pointless after three games, with Slavia on one point and Fenerbahçe on two. The top eight at the end of the league phase qualify directly for the round of 16, while ninth to 24th go into a two-legged play-off.

Wednesday's games

The remaining nine matchday-three fixtures take place on Wednesday 21 October, finishing early on Thursday morning in Malaysia. They include Bayern Munich against Arsenal, Real Madrid against RB Leipzig and Como against Manchester United.

Key takeaways

• Tuesday's nine matches produced 40 goals.
• Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt 4-3, with McTominay scoring twice.
• Guirassy's double gave Dortmund a 2-1 win in Baku, their first away win in 364 days.
• PSG and Liverpool lead on nine points; Porto and Slovan Bratislava have none.

FAQ Q: What were the Champions League results on 20 October 2026? A: PSG 4-2 Barcelona, Liverpool 4-3 Villarreal, Man City 5-1 AEK Athens, Napoli 4-3 Bodø/Glimt, Roma 4-0 Slovan Bratislava, Sabah 1-2 Dortmund, Porto 0-1 PSV, Stuttgart 1-1 Atlético Madrid and Fenerbahçe 2-2 Slavia Praha.

Q: Who scored for Dortmund against Sabah? A: Serhou Guirassy scored both of Dortmund's goals in the 2-1 win.

Q: Which teams have a perfect record in the Champions League? A: After Tuesday, PSG and Liverpool both have three wins from three. Several clubs playing on Wednesday can match them.

Sources: UEFA, beIN Sports, Sky Sports, Al Jazeera