Manchester City's Phil Foden celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Borussia Dortmund in a UEFA Champions League match in Manchester, England, November 5, 2025. /VCG
Manchester City's Phil Foden celebrates after scoring the opening goal against Borussia Dortmund in a UEFA Champions League match in Manchester, England, November 5, 2025. /VCG
Manchester City eased to a 4-1 win over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday to stay unbeaten in the UEFA Champions League, while Inter Milan kept up their perfect start with a win over Kairat Almaty and Barcelona salvaged a point at Brugge.
Phil Foden twice curled in from outside the area and Erling Haaland slammed home his fifth goal of the continental competition as City brushed aside Dortmund at the Etihad Stadium. Waldemar Anton pulled one back for the visitors from Germany before Rayan Cherki netted the English home side's fourth goal in stoppage time.
Pep Guardiola's men have 10 points from four matches, sitting fourth in the table at the halfway stage of the league phase.
Inter Milan moved back alongside Bayern Munich and Arsenal at the top with a fourth straight win, scraping past Kazakh outsiders Kairat Almaty at home.
Ofri Arad canceled out Lautaro Martinez's opener nine minutes after halftime, but a thumping low drive from Carlos Augusto gave Inter a 2-1 victory, bolstering the Italian club's hopes of qualifying directly for the round of 16.
Barcelona came from behind three times to rescue a 3-3 draw in Belgium, as Lamine Yamal helped the visitors from Spain overcome a shaky defensive performance. Barca's defense was shredded on multiple occasions by the hosts, with Brugge winger Carlos Forbs striking twice and setting up Nicolo Tresoldi for their other goal.
Ferran Torres, Yamal and a Christos Tzolis own goal saved Barcelona from what would have been a humiliating defeat, even though several key players were out due to injury.
Alejandro Garnacho spared Chelsea's blushes as the Argentine's equalizer rescued a 2-2 draw against Qarabag. Estevao Willian staked the Blues to an early lead, but Leandro Andrade equalized before Marko Jankovic converted a penalty, giving the hosts from Azerbaijan hope of a famous upset. Former Manchester United winger Garnacho came off the bench to bail out Chelsea with a composed finish after the break.
Jose Mourinho's Benfica slumped to a fourth defeat in a row as Patrik Schick netted the only goal in a 1-0 win for Bayer Leverkusen in Lisbon.
Ajax also remain without a point after Victor Osimhen bagged a hat-trick to power Galatasaray to a 3-0 victory in Amsterdam.
Lazar Samardzic drilled a 90th-minute winner as Atalanta downed Marseille 1-0 in France, despite missing an early penalty.
Cypriot debutants Pafos picked up their first win, stunning Villarreal 1-0 on a second-half header from Dutch defender Derrick Luckassen.
Source(s): AFP