Troy Parrott’s Real Betis Beat Porto 3-2 in Champions League

Troy Parrott Struggles as Real Betis Beats Porto in Champions League

Troy Parrott made his first Champions League start as Real Betis secured a 3-2 home victory over Porto to claim their second consecutive win in the competition. The Dubliner endured a frustrating evening up front, lacking service and failing to register a shot on target before being substituted with roughly 30 minutes remaining.

Betis fell behind 2-1 during Parrott’s time on the pitch, after Abde Ezzalzouli’s opening goal for the hosts was answered by Porto strikes from Samu Aghehowa and Gabri Veiga. Substitute Cucho Hernandez leveled the score with a neat finish shortly after replacing Parrott, and Spanish veteran Isco secured all three points from the penalty spot. The late spot-kick was awarded after VAR determined that Francisco Moura had tripped Angel Ortiz.

Real Madrid Edges Roma in Seven-Goal Thriller

Antonio Rudiger scored a 90th-minute winner as Real Madrid completed a 4-3 comeback victory against Roma at the Olympic Stadium. Donyell Malen netted twice early in the second half to give Roma a 3-1 lead, following an opening goal from Marten de Roon and an equalizer from Kylian Mbappe before halftime.

Carlos Espi narrowed the deficit for Real Madrid in the 83rd minute, and substitute Endrick headed home two minutes later to level the match. Rudiger then pounced after Roma failed to clear a corner in the final minute of regulation.

Paris Saint-Germain Down Manchester City as Liverpool Thrills in Austria

Holders Paris Saint-Germain produced a first-half masterclass in a 4-2 win against Manchester City, with Pep Guardiola watching from the stands at the Etihad Stadium. Bradley Barcola starred for the visitors by firing a hat-trick.

Meanwhile, Ronald Araujo scored his first goal for Liverpool in a 6-3 victory away against LASK. Araujo’s header and a first-half double from Barcola—a £122 million signing—built a 3-0 interval lead for Andoni Iraola’s side. Jeremie Frimpong extended the advantage to 4-0 early in the second half. Robert Ljubicic pulled one back for LASK before Barcola added his third, and Lewis Koumas scored Liverpool’s sixth prior to a late double from Florian Flecker.

Aston Villa Rout Fenerbahce and Wider European Results

Aston Villa secured their first home win of the season and their biggest European win by thrashing Fenerbahce 6-0. Nicolas Jackson and Ross Barkley each scored twice, while Johan Manzambi and Tammy Abraham also found the back of the net.

In other fixtures, Shakhtar Donetsk defeated AEK Athens 3-1 at Stamford Bridge—serving as their home venue due to the ongoing war in Ukraine—thanks to late goals from Vinicius Tobias and Gleiker Mendoza after Lovro Majer’s opener and a penalty by Pedrinho. Bodo/Glimt earned a 1-0 home win against Borussia Dortmund, Feyenoord bounced back from a 5-1 loss to Barcelona by beating Como 3-2 in Rotterdam, and Stuttgart won 3-0 on the road against Slovan Bratislava.

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