Rice Strikes Late as Arsenal Hold Bayern 2-2; Real Madrid Stay Perfect
The Champions League results on Wednesday night kept the tournament’s heavyweights honest. Declan Rice scored in the 82nd minute to earn Arsenal a 2-2 draw away to Bayern Munich, while Real Madrid thumped RB Leipzig 4-1 to make it three wins from three.
Rice rescues Arsenal in Munich
Arsenal lost Bukayo Saka to an early injury, but his replacement Eberechi Eze fired the visitors ahead. Alphonso Davies levelled before the interval after a fine pass from Harry Kane, and Kane then put Bayern ahead from a second-half penalty, his 10th goal of the season in all competitions.
Bayern looked set for the win until Rice struck late to secure a point. It was Bayern’s second straight Champions League draw, while last season’s beaten finalists Arsenal have seven points from a possible nine.
“We looked dangerous, we got the goal, and we had a moment there where we could have killed off the game,” Kane told broadcaster DAZN. “Probably a draw was a fair result overall. There’s a lot of games, and we’ve got players with injuries, players missing tonight, so we take the point and move on.”
Real Madrid march on
Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid are one of five teams with a perfect record after three games. Goals either side of half-time from Bernardo Silva and Arda Guler set them on their way at the Bernabeu, before Kylian Mbappe made it 12 goals in 12 games this season. Tidiam Gomis pulled one back for Leipzig, but Yan Diomande completed the win with a spectacular volley against his former club.
“We know every point is important to get into the top eight; we know we have to win as many games as possible — we’ve won three, and there are five to go,” Mbappe told Movistar.
More Champions League results from Wednesday night
Aston Villa also have nine points from nine after a 3-1 home win over Viking Stavanger, with Ross Barkley, Emiliano Buendia and an own goal doing the damage. Real Betis have maximum points too after Isco’s penalty beat Feyenoord 1-0 in Seville.
Inter Milan earned their first points as Carlos Augusto’s late goal secured a 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk despite Alessandro Bastoni’s second-half red card. Club Brugge beat RC Lens 3-0, Victor Osimhen sealed Galatasaray’s 4-2 win at his old club Lille, and Austria’s LASK came from behind to beat Sporting Lisbon 3-2.
The night’s most shocking scoreline came in driving rain on Lake Como, where Manchester United were hammered 4-1 by tournament debutants Como — their joint-heaviest Champions League defeat in 30 years. United are now seven games without a win, and the pressure on manager Michael Carrick keeps growing. The result also kept Khvicha Kvaratskhelia’s injury-hit PSG company in a week of heavyweight stumbles.
FAQ
What was the Arsenal vs Bayern score?
Arsenal drew 2-2 at Bayern Munich. Eze gave Arsenal the lead, Davies and Kane (penalty) turned it around for Bayern, and Declan Rice equalised in the 82nd minute.
Who has a perfect record in the Champions League?
After three games, Real Madrid, Aston Villa and Real Betis have all won three from three.
How did Manchester United do?
United lost 4-1 at Como, their joint-heaviest Champions League defeat in three decades, and are winless in seven matches.
*Source: Dawn*
