That’s another round of the Champions League league phase in the bank. There were a couple major upsets on Wednesday evening, as Qarabag FK earned a 2-2 draw against Chelsea, and Club Brugge held Barcelona
to a point in a 3-3 draw with the Catalan giants. The biggest results of round four in the Champions League were Bayern Munich’s 2-1 victory against defending champions Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool’s 1-0 win over Real Madrid. Elsewhere, Frankfurt drew 0-0 with Napoli, and Bayer Leverkusen claimed victory in Portugal as Patrick Schick fired Die Werkself to a 1-0 win against Benfica.
There are still four teams undefeated in the Champions League so far this season — Bayern Munich, Arsenal, Inter Milan, and Manchester City. Bayern Munich are leading the pack at the top of the table with four wins from four, while Arsenal and Inter Milan are level with Bayern thanks to 100% records but trailing on goal difference (or on goals scored in Arsenal’s case). Manchester City, meanwhile, are sat in fourth, having dropped points against Monaco in October.
BVB News
- Niko Kovač acknowledged that Manchester City are a level above Borussia Dortmund, and there is work to do if BVB are going to reach that level.
- Nico Schlotterbeck gave a frank assessment of the game, saying that BVB deserved to lose.
- In some lighter news, Borussia Dortmund’s U19s beat Man City U19s 3-0 yesterday afternoon in the UEFA Youth League.
- The BVB squad appreciate that Kovač rewards good performances in training. If they put the work in, they will get the rewards.
Bundesliga News
- After Eintracht Frankfurt’s loan move for Newcastle United’s William Osula fell through at the last minute, they now face competition from VfB Stuttgart for the young forward.
- Bayer Leverkusen have suffered a major setback in their pursuit of a Bayern Munich-style “Campus Project”.
- Absolutely everyone wants to sign Hertha Berlin’s Kennet Eichhorn.
- The Germany kit for the 2026 World Cup looks pretty cool.
Your Thoughts?
What was your favourite moment from this week’s Champions League fixtures? Let us know in the comments.
