UCL Tuesday Roundup: PSG Outclass Barcelona, Man City Hammer AEK as Napoli and Liverpool Win Seven-Goal Thrillers

Paris St-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2 in Paris on Tuesday, while Napoli and Liverpool both won 4-3 thrillers and Manchester City hammered AEK Athens 5-1 in the Champions League.

In Paris, Desire Doue put the hosts ahead in the 38th minute. Ferran's replacement in the Barca side, Xavi Espart, levelled in the 55th, and Lucas Hernandez headed PSG back in front in the 72nd. Lamine Yamal made it 2-2 in the 79th, but Vitinha restored the lead in the 81st and Fabian Ruiz sealed it in the 86th. PSG had 15 shots on target to Barca's five.

In Naples, Matteo Politano scored after just 58 seconds, and Jens Petter Hauge levelled for Bodo/Glimt in the 27th. Scott McTominay made it 2-1 in the 41st for Napoli, Andreas Helmersen equalised in the 62nd, and McTominay headed in his second in the 75th. Odin Bjortuft put through his own net in the 88th, and Sondre Fet pulled one back in the 90th to set up a nervy finish.

At Anfield, Villarreal led 2-0 through Georges Mikautadze (4th) and Sergi Cardona (29th). Alexis Mac Allister headed Liverpool back into it in the 36th, and Ronald Araujo made it 2-2 from a corner right on half-time. Mac Allister put the Reds ahead in the 65th, Florian Wirtz added a fourth in the 68th, and Tani Oluwaseyi scored in the 87th to make the end tense. Teenager Rio Ngumoha was the star, with two assists.

Man City's win was a Phil Foden show. Elliot Anderson opened the scoring in the 12th minute, and Foden scored in the 34th, 65th and 76th. Pilios pulled one back for AEK Athens in the 52nd, and Rayan Cherki scored in the 57th.

AS Roma had an easy night, beating Slovan Bratislava 4-0. Mario Hermoso scored in the 21st minute, Nahuel Molina in the 39th, and Niccolo Pisilli in the 52nd. Donyell Malen added a penalty in the 58th. Slovan managed only one shot.

PSV Eindhoven won 1-0 at Porto thanks to Guus Til's finish in the 57th minute. Porto had good chances but could not take them.

Borussia Dortmund won 2-1 at Sabah. Serhou Guirassy scored in the 10th minute, Aden McCarthy levelled with a header in the 39th, and Guirassy scored again in the 53rd. Sabah keeper Stas Pokatilov made six saves and was named the top-rated player.

Fenerbahce and Slavia Prague drew 2-2 in Istanbul. Oguz Aydin scored in the 4th minute and Mason Greenwood in the 11th. Lukas Provod pulled one back in the 15th, and substitute Pavel Kacor snatched a point for Slavia in the 90th.

Stuttgart and Atletico Madrid drew 1-1. Jamie Leweling scored for Stuttgart in the 36th minute, and Julian Alvarez levelled in the 47th. Atletico held on after Morten Hjulmand was sent off in the 64th.

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