The third matchday of the UEFA Champions League league phase continued on Wednesday, 21 October 2026, with nine matches played across Europe.

Como produced the biggest result of the evening by beating Manchester United 4-1, while LASK claimed a surprise 3-2 victory away to Sporting CP.

Real Madrid also recorded a convincing win, defeating RB Leipzig 4-1. Bernardo Silva, Arda Guler, Kylian Mbappe and Ivorian forward Yan Diomande were all on the scoresheet for the Spanish side.

Diomande came off the bench to score one goal and provide an assist against his former club. The result gave Real Madrid a commanding win in their third league-phase fixture.

There was an entertaining contest in Germany, where Bayern Munich and Arsenal shared four goals in a 2-2 draw. Neither side was able to find a decisive goal, with the points divided after an evenly matched encounter.

Galatasaray secured a 4-2 win at Lille in another high-scoring match. Club Bruges were also comfortable winners, beating Lens 3-0.

Inter Milan overcame Shakhtar Donetsk 1-0 despite being reduced to 10 men following Alessandro Bastoni’s sending-off. Carlos Augusto scored the decisive goal to secure victory for the Italian side.

Aston Villa beat Viking 3-1, while Real Betis edged Feyenoord 1-0. Isco settled the latter match by converting a penalty.

The nine results from Wednesday, 21 October 2026 were:

- Como 4-1 Manchester United - Lille 2-4 Galatasaray - Aston Villa 3-1 Viking - Club Bruges 3-0 Lens - Bayern Munich 2-2 Arsenal - Inter Milan 1-0 Shakhtar Donetsk - Real Madrid 4-1 RB Leipzig - Real Betis 1-0 Feyenoord - Sporting CP 2-3 LASK