Bayern Munich and Arsenal reached half-time locked at 1-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, the headline fixture of Champions League Matchday 3 still wide open with 45 minutes played.
The early Wednesday kick-offs had already delivered two statement results. Como beat Manchester United 4-1 at the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia, with Nico Paz scoring twice — in the 2nd and 57th minutes — alongside goals from Anastasios Douvikas and Jacobo Ramón, before Joshua Zirkzee's late consolation for United. In France, Galatasaray won 4-2 away to Lille after the sides had been level 2-2 at the break.
The rest of Wednesday's slate kicked off alongside Bayern-Arsenal: Aston Villa against Viking, Club Brugge against Lens, Inter against Shakhtar Donetsk, Real Madrid against Leipzig, Real Betis against Feyenoord and Sporting CP against LASK, all chasing ground in the 36-team league phase.
Tuesday's Matchday 3 results set the bar: Paris Saint-Germain beat Barcelona 4-2, Liverpool edged Villarreal 4-3, Manchester City routed AEK Athens 5-1, Napoli beat Bodø/Glimt 4-3 and Roma shut out Slovan Bratislava 4-0. The top eight in the league phase advance directly to the last 16, with the next 16 entering play-offs.
