Valverde rescues Real as Liverpool crash at Fenerbahce in Europe

Valverde – (Special Correspondent/Web Desk) – Valverde rescues Real as Liverpool lose their perfect record in a dramatic Champions League night. Federico Valverde scored in stoppage time to give Real Madrid a 3-2 win at AEK Athens.

Real fell behind twice but kept their fine start alive. They now have 12 points from four games and sit second, behind Paris Saint-Germain on goal difference.

AEK made the better start. Aboubakary Koita curled a shot into the top corner in the 12th minute. Jude Bellingham levelled with a neat backheel before the break.

Stavros Pilios put AEK back in front in the 75th minute. His low shot crept through Thibaut Courtois’ legs. Kylian Mbappe equalised three minutes later, and Valverde then made sure of the win.

Liverpool had no such luck in Istanbul. They arrived with three wins from three, but lost 3-2 at Fenerbahce.

Trey Nyoni and Alexander Isak gave Liverpool the lead twice. Fenerbahce hit back each time. Vedat Muriqi headed the winner in the 79th minute to give the hosts their first win of the season.

Liverpool are now eighth on nine points. Fenerbahce moved up to 19th with five.

Manchester City also had a tough night at RB Leipzig. They went ahead and were pulled back twice. Erling Haaland then slid in at the far post in the 78th minute to win it 3-2.

City are seventh on nine points. Arsenal beat Slavia Prague 2-1 and moved third on 10 points. Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres scored in the first half, and Slavia replied only in the final minute.

The biggest show came in France. Como thrashed Lens 9-1, scoring six times after the break. Anastasios Douvikas claimed a hat-trick. The result matched the biggest win in the competition’s history.

Elsewhere, FC Porto beat Napoli 4-1 for their first points. Borussia Dortmund edged Real Betis 2-1, and Club Brugge won 2-1 at PSV Eindhoven. Viking Stavanger beat Sabah 4-1.