Paris Saint-Germain were too powerful for even Lamine Yamal's magic as they ended Barcelona's 11-game winning run to top the Champions League table on Tuesday. PSG were joined by Liverpool as the only teams with three wins after Alexis Mac Allister led a rousing 4-3 comeback win over Villarreal. Yamal had just displayed stunning skill to level the score at 2-2 from a narrow angle when PSG took the lead again through Vitinha, before Fabian Ruiz added another for a 4-2 victory.
Injuries to stars Ousmane Dembélé and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia took some of the shine off the win for PSG, who could now face having to cope without two of their biggest difference-makers in attack. The game took place with a visible police presence outside, against the backdrop of violent unrest across France. What began in France as protests against school conditions has expanded to include a wide range of other groups and causes.
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To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: PSG beat Strasbourg and take the lead in the league - ROMEO BOETZLE Eighteen-year-old Rio Ngumoha played a starring role in Liverpool's comeback, setting up goals for Ronald Araujo, Mac Allister and Florian Wirtz. Liverpool had been 2-0 down after an erratic start, which included captain Virgil van Dijk holding up his hands in apology after his wayward header allowed Georges Mikautadze to score the opener for Villarreal.
Manchester City bounced back from defeat to PSG with a slick 5-1 win against AEK Athens, with top scorer Erling Haaland on the bench. Phil Foden scored a hat-trick, with his second goal the pick of the bunch, coming at the end of a sweeping attack. Atletico Madrid held on with 10 men for a 1-1 draw with Stuttgart, foiling the German underdogs' bid to join PSG and Liverpool on nine points.
Julian Alvarez's goal for Atletico had cancelled out Jamie Leweling's opener when midfielder Morten Hjulman made a reckless sliding tackle from behind on Angelo Stiller to leave Atletico clinging on. Scott McTominay scored his first two goals of the season to help Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt 4-3 and relieve pressure on coach Massimiliano Allegri. Serhou Guirassy scored twice but Borussia Dortmund wasted plenty more chances in a 2-1 win over Azerbaijan's Sabah.
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