Champions League: Osimhen Sinks Liverpool, Mbappé Hits Hat-Trick for Real, Chelsea Edge Mourinho’s Benfica

Victor Osimhen’s early penalty gave Galatasaray a famous 1-0 win over Liverpool in Istanbul on Tuesday, on a night of dramatic action across the Champions League. Elsewhere, Chelsea edged past José Mourinho’s Benfica, Kylian Mbappé scored a hat-trick for Real Madrid, and Bayern Munich, Atlético Madrid, Marseille and Inter Milan all claimed emphatic victories.

Liverpool Beaten Again

Osimhen struck from the spot in the 16th minute to condemn Liverpool to back-to-back defeats after their weekend Premier League loss to Crystal Palace. Arne Slot’s side thought they had a late penalty when Ibrahima Konaté went down in the box, but the referee overturned his decision after a VAR review.

Liverpool also lost goalkeeper Alisson Becker to injury in the second half, while substitutes Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak were unable to turn the game around. “The margins were really small,” Slot admitted. “But for the second time in a row we are on the wrong side.”

Mourinho Returns to Stamford Bridge

Chelsea bounced back from their opening defeat to Bayern Munich with a 1-0 home win over Benfica. Richard Rios’ own goal from an Alejandro Garnacho cross in the 18th minute proved decisive as Mourinho returned to face his former club. The Portuguese side pushed hard but couldn’t find a way back, while Chelsea had Joao Pedro sent off in stoppage time.

Mourinho struck a philosophical tone: “A defeat is always a defeat but this one can be a start for us. It was a stable performance.”

Spurs Salvage Draw in Norway

Tottenham battled back from two goals down to draw 2-2 with Bodo/Glimt north of the Arctic Circle. Jens Petter Hauge’s double had the Norwegians in control, but Micky van de Ven pulled one back before a bizarre late equaliser saw Nikita Haikin’s save rebound off teammate Jostein Gundersen and trickle into the net.

Mbappé Leads Real Rout

In Kazakhstan, Real Madrid thrashed Kairat Almaty 5-0, with Kylian Mbappé hitting a hat-trick to reach 60 career Champions League goals. The Frenchman has now scored 13 goals in nine matches this season. Eduardo Camavinga and Brahim Diaz also struck as the 15-time champions cruised.

Kane Shines for Bayern

Bayern Munich were equally ruthless, defeating Pafos 5-1 in Cyprus. Harry Kane scored twice in the first half to take his tally to 17 goals in nine games this season. Raphael Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson and Michael Olise added further goals, while Mislav Orsic netted a consolation for the hosts.

Big Wins for Atlético, Marseille and Inter

Atlético Madrid followed up their derby triumph with a 5-1 demolition of Eintracht Frankfurt. Antoine Griezmann scored his 200th goal for the club, with Giacomo Raspadori, Robin Le Normand and Giuliano Simeone also on target.

Marseille destroyed Ajax 4-0 thanks to an Igor Paixão brace, with Mason Greenwood and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang adding the others. Inter Milan saw off Slavia Prague 3-0 at San Siro, with Lautaro Martínez netting twice and Denzel Dumfries also scoring.

Atalanta Edge Brugge

In Belgium, Mario Pašalić struck late to give Atalanta a 2-1 win over Club Brugge. Lazar Samardžić’s penalty had earlier cancelled out Christos Tzolis’ opener before Pasalic secured the points.