Night of comebacks: Goal fest in Turin, Real defeated Marseille, Benfica lost to Qarabağ

(Patria) - Four more matches of the first round of the new Champions League edition have been played.

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(Patria) - Esmir Bajraktarević, a BiH national team footballer, watched his PSV's debacle from the bench tonight at the start of the new Champions League season, writes Faktor. The Dutch team was defeated at home with a score of 1:3 by the Belgian team

Real Madrid defeated French side Marseille 2:1 after a comeback at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium.

The visitors took the lead first in the match officiated by BiH referee Irfan Peljto. After winning the ball in midfield, a counter-attack followed, and Timothy Weah scored in the 22nd minute.

After Kondogbia's foul on Rodrygo in the penalty area, Peljto awarded a penalty for Real, and Mbappé converted from the spot for 1:1 in the 28th minute.

Dani Carvajal then made a mistake and headbutted Marseille's goalkeeper Rulli, after which Peljto showed him a red card in the 72nd minute.

Even with a man down, the royal club was more dangerous, and the BiH referee awarded another penalty for the Madrilenians due to Medina's handball in the penalty area.

Mbappé was again a sure penalty taker nine minutes before the end of the match, for the final score of 2:1.

🏁 FT: @RealMadridEN 2-1 @OM_English
⚽ 22' Weah
⚽ 29' @KMbappe (p)
⚽ 81' @KMbappe (p) pic.twitter.com/sJ323JYB5U

— Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) September 16, 2025

Azerbaijani side Qarabağ caused a big surprise tonight, defeating Benfica 2:3 in Lisbon.

The hosts were leading 2:0, but in vain… Our Amar Dedić played the entire match for the Portuguese giants.

⏹ Termina a partida.#SLBQFK • #UCL pic.twitter.com/qwvPny3mGp

— SL Benfica (@SLBenfica) September 16, 2025

Juventus saved themselves from defeat against Borussia Dortmund at home with two goals in added time (Vlahović and Kelly were the scorers), and a great match in Turin ended with a 4:4 score.

FT | ⏳ | Last gasp dramatic draw against Borussia Dortmund. 𝗖𝗥𝗔𝗭𝗬! 🖤🤍🤯#JuveBVB #UCL pic.twitter.com/PqP29Qx6N0

— JuventusFC 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@juventusfcen) September 16, 2025

Tottenham secured a minimal 1:0 victory over Spanish side Villarreal at home, thanks to an own goal by Luiz Junior.

Starting our Champions League campaign with a win! 🙌 pic.twitter.com/kVEUXjXXnL

— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 16, 2025