It was an eventful night in the Champions League, with several shock results and standout performances.
Real Madrid suffered their first loss in 36 matches, falling 1-0 to Lille in France. Jonathan David's penalty, awarded after Eduardo Camavinga's handball, secured the victory for the French side. Real Madrid's Kylian Mbappe made his return from injury as a substitute, but Lille goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier's late saves ensured the upset.
Aston Villa triumphed 1-0 over Bayern Munich in a repeat of the 1982 European Cup final, thanks to a stunning lob from Jhon Duran in the 79th minute. Bayern’s Harry Kane nearly equalized in the dying moments, but Villa’s Emiliano Martinez made a crucial save to seal the win.
At Anfield, Liverpool continued their strong start under new boss Arne Slot, securing a 2-0 win over Bologna. Alexis Mac Allister opened the scoring early on, while Mohamed Salah sealed the victory with a brilliant curling effort in the second half. Slot's record of eight wins in his first nine games as Liverpool manager is a new club record.
Juventus managed a dramatic 3-2 win away at RB Leipzig, despite losing their goalkeeper Michele Di Gregorio to a red card. Dusan Vlahovic scored twice to keep Juve in the game, and Francisco Conceicao's late goal secured all three points.
Atletico Madrid had a night to forget, suffering a crushing 4-0 defeat to Benfica, while Monaco fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Dinamo Zagreb.
Other notable results included Feyenoord beating Girona 3-2 in a match featuring two own goals, and Atalanta comfortably defeating Shakhtar Donetsk 3-0 in Gelsenkirchen.
It was a night full of surprises, upsets, and thrilling action in Europe's elite competition.
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