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Quick Answer
Manchester United came from 2-0 down to beat Roma 3-2 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 3 November, ending a nine game winless run, while Lamine Yamal broke the teenage Champions League scoring record in Barcelona's 3-0 win over Aston Villa.
Why did United's comeback matter so much?
Manchester United beat Roma 3-2 at Old Trafford on Tuesday 3 November, and the scoreline alone does not explain why the night felt so large. United trailed 2-0 at half time, looked set for a tenth game without a win, and were booed off at the break. They then scored three times in the second half, won with ten men after a late sending off, and gave Michael Carrick the result he needed most. This was the first of the two games Carrick was given to reach the international break still in charge, with Aston Villa at home on Sunday the second. A defeat on Tuesday would have made Sunday feel like a formality. A win changes the whole week, because United now go into Sunday having remembered how to win a game they were losing.
The winless run mattered because it had become the story around the club. Before Roma, United had gone nine games without a win in all competitions, their last victory a 4-0 win over Sabah on 10 September. They had lost at Atletico Madrid and 4-1 at Como in the Champions League, and 2-0 at Chelsea in the Premier League. They were 16th in the Premier League on seven points and 21st in the 36 team Champions League league phase on three points. Roma arrived in better form, unbeaten in five in Serie A, and for 45 minutes the gap in confidence looked enormous. The second half reversed it, and that reversal is why this result will be talked about beyond the points.
How did the game turn around?
Roma scored first through Matias Soule in the 11th minute, then doubled the lead through Donyell Malen from the penalty spot in the 17th minute after a handball. United were 2-0 down before many fans had settled, and the mood inside Old Trafford turned again. In the 21st minute, home supporters threw tennis balls onto the pitch in a planned protest against the club leadership and rising ticket prices, a demonstration flagged on social media before kickoff. The protest paused play briefly, but it did not change the first half pattern. Roma led 2-0 at the break, and United looked, in the words of one television pundit, on their last legs under Carrick.
The second half began differently. Bruno Fernandes scored from the penalty spot in the 58th minute, and the detail matters. His first attempt was saved by Roma third choice goalkeeper and debutant Devis Vasquez, but the penalty was retaken for encroachment, and Fernandes made no mistake second time. It was his first goal in nine games, and it gave Old Trafford something to believe in. Matheus Cunha then changed the game in three minutes. He pounced on a defensive error to equalise in the 83rd minute, then hammered home a second from a narrow angle on the right in the 86th minute to put United 3-2 ahead. Cunha was then sent off late, so United had to hold on with ten men, and they did. The final whistle brought relief, noise, and a first win in ten attempts counting the game itself, ending the nine game winless run that had defined the previous two months.
| Time | Event | | Soule, 11th minute | Roma 1-0 | | Malen penalty, 17th minute | Roma 2-0 | | Tennis ball protest, 21st minute | Play briefly paused at Old Trafford | | Fernandes retaken penalty, 58th minute | United 1-2 | | Cunha, 83rd minute | United 2-2 | | Cunha, 86th minute | United 3-2 | | Cunha late sending off | United finish with ten men and hold on |
What the result changes is simple, and it should not be overstated. United move to 17th in the league phase with two wins and two defeats from four games, on six points. Roma drop to 19th, two points behind United, after a defeat they led at half time. United are not suddenly safe in the top 24, and they are a long way from the top eight that would take them straight to the last 16. But they have stopped the slide, they have a European win to point to before Villa, and Carrick goes into Sunday with momentum instead of dread. If United beat Villa as well, the international break conversation changes completely. If they lose on Sunday, Tuesday will be remembered as a great night that bought time, not as a turning point.
What happened in the other Tuesday games?
Tuesday produced nine games, and the table below gives every result, so fans do not have to chase nine separate reports. Paris Saint-Germain produced the most destructive performance of the night. Barcelona produced the record. Bayern produced the away statement. Inter, Galatasaray, Sporting and LASK all won, and the only draw was a goalless game in Norway.
| Tuesday result | Scorers in brief | | Galatasaray 2-0 Stuttgart | Batrakov twice inside the opening 15 minutes | | Shakhtar Donetsk 0-1 Sporting CP | Doumbia 59th minute | | Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Lille | Only goalless game of the night | | LASK 4-0 Slovan Bratislava | Jorgensen twice, Ljubicic, Adeniran | | Feyenoord 0-3 Inter Milan | Bisseck, Esposito, Zielinski | | Atletico Madrid 0-2 Bayern Munich | Karl 54th minute, Laimer 74th minute | | Barcelona 3-0 Aston Villa | Yamal early, Raphinha second half brace | | Villarreal 0-6 Paris Saint-Germain | Four goals in the first 17 minutes | | Manchester United 3-2 Roma | Fernandes penalty, Cunha brace |
Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Villarreal 6-0 away from home, and the opening spell was historic. Joao Neves scored in the 9th minute, Desire Doue in the 12th, Senny Mayulu in the 13th, and Fabian Ruiz in the 17th, making PSG the fastest team to score four goals in a Champions League match, according to Tuesday night reporting. Ruiz added a second in the 50th minute and a sixth goal in the 78th minute completed the scoring. PSG stay top of the league phase on 12 points, and they look, on this evidence, like the team to beat again.
Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 at Camp Nou, ending Villa's perfect start in the league phase. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring early, pouncing on a loose Villa pass, and that goal took him outright past Kylian Mbappe's teenage Champions League scoring record. Yamal had shared the mark of 13 teenage goals with Mbappe before Tuesday. He now holds it alone, at 19 years old, which is a remarkable sentence on its own. Raphinha added a second half brace, in the 52nd and 64th minutes, to make the win comfortable, even though Villa had created the clearer openings before the break. Barcelona move into the group of teams on nine points behind PSG, alongside Villa, who remain on nine points despite the defeat.
Bayern Munich won 2-0 at Atletico Madrid, at the stadium that will host the final in June. Lennart Karl broke the deadlock in the 54th minute and Konrad Laimer doubled the lead in the 74th, after Harry Kane had set up the second. Bayern had drawn 2-2 with Arsenal and 3-3 with Viking in their previous two European games, so a clean sheet and an away win at Atletico was important for their top eight hopes. Atletico's 16 match unbeaten home run against German opposition, which was a talking point before the game, is over.
What is on Wednesday night, and when does it start?
Wednesday brings nine more games, and the English and Spanish giants all play away from home. Liverpool travel to Fenerbahce in Istanbul, Manchester City travel to RB Leipzig, Arsenal travel to Slavia Prague, and Real Madrid travel to AEK Athens. The early games kick off at 17:45 London time. The late games kick off at 20:00 London time. The full Wednesday list is below, with kickoff conversions for fans outside the UK.
| Wednesday fixture | London kickoff | | AEK Athens v Real Madrid | 17:45 | | Fenerbahce v Liverpool | 17:45 | | Borussia Dortmund v Real Betis | 20:00 | | Porto v Napoli | 20:00 | | PSV Eindhoven v Club Brugge | 20:00 | | RB Leipzig v Manchester City | 20:00 | | Lens v Como | 20:00 | | Slavia Prague v Arsenal | 20:00 | | Viking v Sabah | 20:00 |
| Kickoff | London | Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Rome, Amsterdam | New York, Toronto | Los Angeles | Karachi | | Early games, Wednesday 4 November | 17:45 | 18:45 CET | 12:45 EST | 09:45 PST | 22:45 PKT | | Late games, Wednesday 4 November | 20:00 | 21:00 CET | 15:00 EST | 12:00 PST | 01:00 Thursday PKT |
Liverpool go to Istanbul looking to maintain a perfect start in the league phase. They edged Villarreal 4-3 in their previous European game, according to Wednesday previews, and Fenerbahce drew 2-2 with Slavia Prague last time out. Istanbul away is never a quiet night, and Liverpool will need to handle the atmosphere as much as the football. Arsenal go to Prague still unbeaten in this season's Champions League, according to Sports Mole, against a Slavia side still searching for a first win in the competition. Arsenal won 3-0 in Prague last season and have kept a clean sheet in all six previous away games in Czechia, according to Wednesday previews, but they also lost 1-0 to Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday, so they travel needing a response.
Manchester City go to Leipzig looking to bounce back from back to back Premier League defeats, after losing at Brighton and at home to Chelsea in recent weeks, and after Brighton beat them 1-0 on Saturday. Leipzig are coached by former City defender Martin Demichelis, which adds a personal edge to the night. City won emphatically over AEK in their previous European game, so Europe has been kinder to them than the league lately. Real Madrid go to AEK Athens after winning their opening three Champions League games, and they are the other perfect record on Wednesday night. By the end of Wednesday, the league phase will be at its halfway mark, with four games played and four to go, and the top eight and top 24 races will be much clearer.
For fans going to a game, or watching from home, the practical point is simple. Wednesday is two nights in one. The early games finish before the late games start, so a fan in London can watch Fenerbahce against Liverpool, then switch to Arsenal or City at 20:00. A fan in New York watches the early games at lunchtime and the late games in the afternoon. A fan in Karachi watches the early games at 22:45 and stays up past 01:00 for the late games. That is the Champions League league phase working as intended, even if the maths still confuses everyone. Tuesday belonged to United, Yamal and PSG. Wednesday will decide whether Liverpool and Real Madrid stay perfect, whether Arsenal bounce back, and whether City stop their domestic slide in Europe.
Related live posts: Man Utd v Roma Tonight: Carrick Survival Test, Yamal Record Chase and Tuesday Champions League Times, and Arsenal End 14 Year Anfield Wait and Go Three Clear: Matchday 9 Table, Havertz Record and Carrick Gets Two More Games.
Sources: UEFA, Champions League league phase fixtures and results, 3 and 4 November 2026; TNT Sports, Manchester United 3-2 Roma result and reaction, 3 November 2026; NBC Sports, Manchester United 3-2 Roma final score and highlights, 3 November 2026; 3 News, Champions League Tuesday results, 4 November 2026; Sports Mole, Tuesday Champions League roundup, 4 November 2026; Sports Illustrated, Champions League predictions 4 November 2026; UEFA, Matchday 4 key stats, 4 November 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions
What was the Manchester United v Roma score?
Manchester United won 3-2 at Old Trafford, coming from 2-0 down at half time through a Bruno Fernandes penalty and a Matheus Cunha brace.
Did Manchester United end their winless run?
Yes. United had gone nine games without a win before Roma, and the 3-2 victory ended that run ahead of Sunday's home game against Aston Villa.
Why were tennis balls thrown at Old Trafford?
Home supporters threw tennis balls onto the pitch in the 21st minute in a planned protest against the club leadership and rising ticket prices.
What record did Lamine Yamal break?
Yamal scored his 14th teenage Champions League goal in Barcelona's 3-0 win over Aston Villa, moving outright past Kylian Mbappe's mark of 13.
How fast did Paris Saint-Germain score four goals?
PSG scored four goals in the first 17 minutes at Villarreal, through Neves, Doue, Mayulu and Ruiz, on their way to a 6-0 win.
When do Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester City play on Wednesday?
Fenerbahce v Liverpool kicks off at 17:45 London time, while RB Leipzig v Manchester City and Slavia Prague v Arsenal kick off at 20:00 London time.
