Another Champions League night is in the books, and Wednesday delivered some incredible action. Bayern Munich were held to a 2–2 draw by Arsenal at home in a thrilling encounter. Alphonso Davies and Eberechi Eze found the net in the first half before Harry Kane converted a penalty, only for Declan Rice to score the equalizer and secure a point for the Gunners.
Earlier in the day, Como dominated Manchester United to claim a stunning 4–1 victory on home soil. It was a historic result for the Italian side, representing one of the biggest moments in the club's history. For Manchester United, however, it was a night to forget and potentially one of the lowest points of Michael Carrick's tenure.
Galatasaray won 4-2 away at Lille, while Aston Villa convinced and won 3-1 against Viking. Elsewhere, Real Betis won their third game in a row against Feyenoord and Club Brugge also won 3-0 against Lens. After two defeats against Real Madrid and Brugge, Inter struggled again but at the end won 1-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk despite playing with 10 men in the last 25 minutes of the match played at San Siro.
Real Madrid showcased a convincing victory at the Bernabeu against RB Leipzig, with goals scored by Kylian Mbappe, Yan Diomande, Bernardo Silva and Arda Guler. Here's what we learned from Wednesday's Champions League action. The 4–1 defeat to Como at the Stadio Sinigaglia on Wednesday could well have marked the lowest point of Michael Carrick's tenure at Manchester United, with the Red Devils suffering a humiliating loss on Italian soil.
After the defeat, there are now increasing rumors on the future of the English coach, who is now seriously risking his job. There is a feeling that the relationship between some of the key players of the dressing room and the coach is now broken, as the words of Bruno Fernandes might suggest. Here's what the Portuguese midfielder said after the match: "It's a decision from the staff to not press man to man and sometimes leave space behind and try to get the ball, wait for them, but sometimes when you give space to these teams they get confidence.
That's on the manager and staff to see, not me. Sometimes you have to be more brave under pressure, take the risk of pressing high and making them uncomfortable. As you saw with them [Como], the center back was coming to mark me in my own half.
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