45-Goal Champions League Madness: Fenerbahçe Crushed in England, Real Madrid Fight Back

Football fans witnessed 45 goals across the nine matches played in the UEFA Champions League. Fenerbahçe suffered the heaviest defeat of the night, losing 6-0 to Aston Villa in England, while Liverpool beat LASK 6-3 away. Real Madrid, who fell 3-1 behind away at Roma, won 4-3 thanks to late goals. On the night Paris Saint-Germain beat Manchester City 4-2, Borussia Dortmund suffered a shock defeat in Norway.

Fenerbahçe fall apart at Aston Villa Fenerbahçe, visiting Aston Villa in England, left with a heavy 6-0 defeat. The hosts started quickly, going ahead through Johan Manzambi in the 12th minute. Nicolas Jackson's goals in the 31st and 39th minutes gave the English side a 3-0 half-time lead, and they kept up the pressure in the second half. Ross Barkley's goals in the 68th and 72nd minutes stretched the lead to five, before Tammy Abraham had the final word for Aston Villa in the 90th minute.

Historic Real Madrid comeback in Rome On the night Feyenoord beat Como 3-2, the most thrilling match of the week was played between Roma and Real Madrid. The Italian side went ahead through Marten de Roon in the 20th minute, before Kylian Mbappé equalised five minutes later. Roma took a 3-1 lead with Donyell Malen's goals in the 51st and 57th minutes of the second half, but could not hold on. Real Madrid refused to give up, drawing level with goals from Carlos Espí in the 83rd minute and Endrick in the 85th. Antonio Rüdiger then stepped up in the 90th minute, scoring to hand the Spanish giants a 4-3 victory.

Six goals from Liverpool, a Barcola hat-trick Liverpool produced the highest-scoring fixture of the night, winning 6-3 away at LASK in Austria. Bradley Barcola starred for the English side, completing a hat-trick with goals in the 24th, 37th and 66th minutes. Liverpool's other goals came from Ronald Araújo, Jeremie Frimpong and Lewis Koumas. LASK's resistance, with goals from Robert Ljubicic and Florian Flecker (2), was not enough for a point.

PSG topple City in Manchester In the blockbuster meeting between Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain, the visitors came out on top 4-2. PSG led 3-0 after the first 45 minutes thanks to goals from Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Vitinha. Although Erling Haaland pulled one back in the 53rd minute, Maghnes Akliouche made it 4-1 in the 62nd. Haaland's second goal in the 75th minute settled the final score but was not enough for a point.

Dortmund stunned in Norway One of the biggest surprises of the night was produced by Norwegian side Bodø/Glimt. Hosting Borussia Dortmund, the Norwegian team beat their powerful opponents to claim one of the most eye-catching wins of the week.