According to a report by Sky Sports on Tuesday, October 20, 2026, the UEFA Champions League standings have been affected by several exciting Matchday 3 results, with Paris Saint Germain beating Barcelona 4-2, Liverpool defeating Villarreal 4-3 and Manchester City recording a convincing 5-1 victory over AEK Athens.

Paris Saint Germain continued their impressive campaign with a victory over Barcelona in Paris. The French champions scored four goals to secure all three points, handing Barcelona their first defeat of this season’s Champions League campaign after the Spanish side had won their opening two matches.

Liverpool also maintained their winning run after producing an impressive comeback against Villarreal at Anfield. The visitors took a two goal lead, but Liverpool responded with four goals to secure a 4-3 victory. Alexis Mac Allister scored twice, while Ronald Araújo and Florian Wirtz also found the net. Youngster Rio Ngumoha provided two assists to help Liverpool claim another important result.

Manchester City returned to winning ways with a dominant 5-1 victory over AEK Athens at the Etihad Stadium. Phil Foden scored a hat trick as Pep Guardiola’s side bounced back from their previous defeat to PSG. The result earned City three valuable points in the league phase.

Elsewhere, Roma defeated Slovan Bratislava 4-0, while PSV Eindhoven secured a narrow 1-0 victory over Porto. Napoli edged Bodø/Glimt 4-3 in another high scoring match, and Borussia Dortmund claimed a 2-1 away win against Sabah.

Fenerbahçe and Slavia Prague played out a 2-2 draw, while Stuttgart and Atlético Madrid shared the points after a 1-1 stalemate.

The Champions League standings will continue to change as the remaining Matchday 3 fixtures take place on Wednesday, October 21. Arsenal are set to face Bayern Munich in one of the biggest matches of the evening, while Real Madrid will take on RB Leipzig.

Manchester United are also scheduled to play Como, and Aston Villa will host Viking as the competition continues.