Manchester City blew a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night at the Etihad Stadium after another disastrous performance from Pep Guardiola’s struggling side.
Erling Haaland scored twice, while Ilkay Gundogan added the other strike for the hosts, who looked headed for victory after a five-game losing streak in all competitions.
However, defensive errors late in the game allowed Anis Hadj Moussa, Santiago Gimenez and David Hancko to pull Feyenoord level as the English champions dropped to 15th in the Champions League table on eight points.
In Portugal, Bukayo Saka scored one goal and assisted another as Arsenal trounced Portuguese side Sporting 5-1 at the Estadio Jose Alvalade, the Gunners’ biggest away win in the Champions League in 21 years.
Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal ahead early on before Kai Havertz and Brazilian defender Gabriel added two more goals before half-time as Arsenal overran their hosts.
Goncalo Inacio pulled a goal back for Sporting early in the second half, but Saka restored Arsenal’s three-goal advantage with a penalty and Leandro Trossard got a fifth for their biggest away win in the Champions League since victory by the same scoreline at Inter Milan in 2003.
Arsenal moved above Sporting to seventh place in the 36-team table with 10 points from five games.
The Portuguese side, who recently lost coach Ruben Amorim to Manchester United, have the same number of points but are one position back on goal difference.
In Germany, Bayern Munich edged past 10-man Paris St Germain 1-0 thanks to Kim Min-jae’s winner to improve their chances of automatic qualification and leave the visitors in trouble after a third defeat in the competition.
It was the second straight win for Bayern in the Champions League after a poor start of one victory and two defeats, lifting them to 11th with nine points from five games, a point off the top eight places that bring automatic qualification for the last 16.
Luis Enrique’s PSG are 26th on four points, outside the playoff spots with three matches remaining in the first phase.
Atalanta, without Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman, produced a vibrant attacking display to post a commanding 6-1 win at Young Boys, Charles De Ketelaere starring with three assists and two goals.
The result put Atalanta fourth in the table, with 11 points from five matches, two points behind leaders Inter Milan. Young Boys are bottom of the table after five straight defeats.
The 23-year-old De Ketelaere provided his first assist to Mateo Retegui, who put Atalanta ahead after nine minutes.
Super Eagles winger Samuel Chukwueze was in AC Milan’s starting line-up and played the full game as the Italian side eked out a 3-2 win at Slovan Bratislava, while Bayer Leverkusen thumped RB Salzburg 5-0 without the injured Victor Boniface.
The biggest win of the night was recorded by Atletico Madrid, who spanked Sparta Prague 6-0 in the Czech Republic, with fellow Spaniards Barcelona easing to a 3-0 victory over Brest.
RESULTS
Slovan Bratislava 2-3 AC Milan
Sparta Prague 0-6 Atletico Madrid
Barcelona 3-0 Brest
Leverkusen 5-0 Salzburg
Bayern Munich 1-0 PSG
Inter Milan 1-0 RB Leipzig
Manchester City 3-3 Feyenoord
Sporting 1-5 Arsenal
Young Boys 1-6 Atalanta
