The Champions League Matchday 4 results from Wednesday, November 4, 2026 gave us a late winner in Athens, a Haaland goal in Leipzig, Liverpool’s first defeat of the league phase and a 9-1 scoreline in France. Here is what happened and why it matters for the table.
Champions League Matchday 4 results: Wednesday’s scores
- AEK Athens 2-3 Real Madrid
- Fenerbahce 3-2 Liverpool
- Borussia Dortmund 2-1 Real Betis
- Porto 4-1 Napoli
- Lens 1-9 Como
- PSV 1-2 Club Brugge
- RB Leipzig 2-3 Manchester City
- Slavia Prague 1-2 Arsenal
- Viking 4-1 Sabah
Arsenal move up to second
Arsenal made it three wins from four league-phase games with a 2-1 victory at Slavia Prague. According to Yahoo Sports, Noni Madueke scored in the ninth minute after a pass from Viktor Gyokeres, and Gyokeres added a second before half-time after a passing move with Mikel Merino. Wiktor Nowak pulled one back for Slavia in the 91st minute, but Mikel Arteta’s side held on.
The result lifts Arsenal into second place on 10 points. Their next league-phase match is against Borussia Dortmund on Matchday 5, on November 24.
Manchester City survive a scare in Leipzig
RB Leipzig 2-3 Manchester City was the wildest of the big-club games. Enzo Fernandez put City ahead in the 58th minute, Antonio Nusa levelled soon after, and Erling Haaland scored the 78th-minute winner with Elliot Anderson setting him up. Yahoo Sports describes it as City’s third lead of the match, which says plenty about how open it was. For Enzo Maresca, three points on the road matter more than the way they arrived.
Real Madrid win it in stoppage time
AEK Athens led twice. Aboubakary Koita scored after 12 minutes, and Stavros Pilios put the hosts back in front with roughly 15 minutes left. In between, Jude Bellingham equalised with a back-heel. Kylian Mbappe levelled again in the 78th minute and Federico Valverde scored in the second minute of stoppage time to win it 3-2 for Real Madrid.
Liverpool lose their first game of the competition
Fenerbahce 3-2 Liverpool is the result that will sting at Anfield. The sides went into the break level at 2-2. Alexander Isak put Liverpool ahead in the 69th minute, Archie Brown equalised four minutes later, and Vedat Muriqi’s 79th-minute goal beat Alisson for the winner. It was Liverpool’s first loss in this season’s competition, and Fenerbahce’s first Champions League win after a 10-match winless run, according to Yahoo Sports.
The other results
The biggest score of the night came in Lens, where Como won 9-1. Anastasios Douvikas scored a hat-trick, Nico Paz was on the scoresheet before half-time with Como 3-0 up, and six different players scored after the break. Yahoo Sports reports that Como became only the second club to score nine in a single Champions League match.
Elsewhere, Konstantinos Karetsas scored the 72nd-minute winner for Dortmund against Real Betis, Porto beat Napoli 4-1 with Jakub Kiwior scoring his first Champions League goal, and Carlos Forbs’s 66th-minute goal gave Club Brugge a 2-1 win at PSV. Viking recorded their first Champions League win, 4-1 against Sabah.
What to watch next
With a long wait until Matchday 5 on November 24-25, domestic football takes over. Our league football coverage and match reports will follow the Premier League weekend, and our guide to football formations is a useful companion if you want to follow the tactics.
FAQ
When is Champions League Matchday 5?
UEFA lists Matchday 5 for November 24-25, 2026.
How long does the 2026-27 league phase run?
According to UEFA, the league phase runs from September 8, 2026 to January 27, 2027.
That is the story of a night where the favourites mostly delivered and the margins were thin.
Sources: Yahoo Sports (Sean Leahy), UEFA.com. Article date: November 5, 2026.
