By Eskender Tamrat[@eskeFussball](https://www.twitter.com/eskeFussball)
Germany international Florian Wirtz is directly involved in goals in three successive games for the first time since joining Liverpool.
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**Florian Wirtz** finally scored his first goal of the season for Liverpool as the Reds beat Villarreal 4-3 to maintain their perfect UEFA Champions League record. The Germany international provided assists when Andoni Iraola's side saw off LASK and Brentford in the previous week.
As a result, he has directly contributed to goals in three consecutive games for Liverpool for the very first time. The 23-year-old has consistently faced criticism from all corners for his underwhelming spell at the Merseyside club, but his current form could be a springboard to a more consistent output in the final third.
The former Bayer Leverkusen star replaced Ronald Araujo, who scored Liverpool's second goal as they came from a two-goal deficit, at half-time. Iraola confirmed Wirtz, Alexander Isak and Bradley Barcola – who have all joined the club with over €120 million price tag – started the game on the bench for load management reasons.
Wirtz and co. will next face third-placed Brighton at Anfield as Fabian Hürzeler's men will hope to extend their impressive winning streak in Premier League to five games. The 2024/25 champions will then play against Xabi Alonso's Chelsea and the holders Arsenal.
Meanwhile, former Borussia Dortmund attacker **Donyell Malen** added a goal and an assist to his scintillating stats in 2026 as he helped AS Roma to a 4-0 victory over Slovan Bratislava. Ex-Bayer Leverkusen defender **Mario Hermoso** opened the scoring for the side from Italy's capital.
Fellow Serie A side Napoli earned their first points of the season with a roller-coaster 4-3 win over Bodø/Glimt, who had the ex-Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder **Jens Petter Hauge** as one of the scorers. **Peter Bosz'**s PSV also recorded their first win on Tuesday night as former Freiburg striker **Guus Til** scored the only goal of the game away at Porto.
In the marquee game of the night, the holders PSG maintained their lead at the standings with a 4-2 success over Barcelona. **Hansi Flick**'s side previously won all of their first 11 games in all competitions.
Despite having to make triple substitutions due to injuries, the Ligue 1 giants repeated their scoreline from Etihad Stadium. **Lucas Hernandez**, who won the competition with Flick's FC Bayern, scored his first goal since the 2023/24 season. **Dani Olmo** also suffered an early injury on the day he made his 100th Barcelona appearance.