Matchweek 3 of the UEFA Champions League had a little something for everyone. Debutants Como dominated European heavyweights Manchester United (the 4-1 scoreline flattered United). PSG out-Barcelona-d Barcelona to win 4-2, Real Madrid were scoring for fun (they beat RB Leipzig 4-1), Liverpool staged a comeback to beat Villarreal 4-3, while Arsenal and Bayern Munich played out a thrilling 2-2.
By The Numbers brings you the best stats from MD3 of the 2026-27 UCL league phase:
7-11 to 2-11
Michael Carrick began 2026 with a 7-2-2 record in his first 11 matches in charge of Manchester United. His record in his last 11 is 2-4-5 (W-D-L).
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Manchester United is the first English team to concede in the first two minutes in consecutive games in major European matches
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This is the third time Man United have lost back-to-back UCL matches by multiple goals. It happened in Nov 1994 vs Barcelona and Göteborg and in 2003 vs Deportivo La Coruna and Real Madrid
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United are winless in seven consecutive games in all competitions for the first time since a run of eight matches between November and December 2015.
22y, 43d
At 22 years, 43 days Nico Paz becomes the youngest Argentinian player with 3 goal contributions (2 goals, 1 assist) in a UCL game since 21-year-old Lionel Messi in April 2009 against Bayern Munich.
He is also the youngest player to score a brace vs Man United in the UCL, breaking the record set by Raul Gonzalez for Real Madrid in the 1999-00 Quarterfinals
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Speaking of Real Madrid, they have now scored 10 goals through 3 UCL games this season, their most after the first three games in a season since 2014-15 under Carlo Ancelotti (also 10)
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Their 4-1 win over RB Leipzig saw Kylian Mbappé get his 1st career game with a goal and an assist for Real Madrid in the UCL and the 10th in his career (first since Nov. 2022 vs Juventus, for PSG)
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Mbappé has now been involved in 99 goals in 101 UCL (73 goals, 26 assists)
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Yan Diomande is the fourth youngest player (19y, 341d) with a goal and an assist coming off the bench in UCL history (after Erling Haaland, Désiré Doué and Kingsley Coman); and is the youngest Real Madrid player to do so, breaking the record set by Guti in Sep. 1999 (22y, 325d).
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Harry Kane has scored in 10 consecutive UCL games, breaking a tie for second place with Robert Lewandowski and Ruud van Nistelrooy. He's just one behind Cristiano Ronaldo now.
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Kane has 17 goal contributions in 11 games for Bayern this season (10 goals, 7 assists). He is only behind Lamine Yamal (20) for most G+A among players in clubs from Europe's top 5 leagues.
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Also 17, Harry Kane scored his 17th penalty goal in UCL with his goal against Arsenal. He's now two behind the record held by Robert Lewandowski and Cristiano Ronaldo (19) and one behind Lionel Messi (18)
25
Eberechi Eze scored the earliest goal (25') by an Arsenal substitute in a UCL match since Thierry Henry in October 2005 vs Sparta Prague (21st minute).
Eze's goal was also the earliest goal by an English substitute in a major European match since Raphael Meade scored 18 minutes into Sporting CP's 6-0 win over IA Akranes in October 1986 in the UEFA Cup.
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Aston Villa are the second quickest team to reach 20 wins in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (30th match, behind only Real Madrid (29 matches).
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Manuel Neuer made his 163rd UCL appearance, tying Lionel Messi and Thomas Müller for the third most appearances in the competition, behind Cristiano Ronaldo (183), Iker Casillas (177)
0-2
Every time Liverpool has gone 0-2 down before the half-hour mark in a home major European match, it has come back to win - April 1976 vs Club Brugge (12th minute, won 3-2), October 1996 vs Sion (23rd minute, won 6-3), April 2016 vs Borussia Dortmund (9th minute, won 4-3) and October 2026 vs Villarreal (29th minute, won 4-3)
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Rio Ngumoha is the third-youngest player (18y 52d) to provide multiple assists in a UCL game behind Warren Zaïre-Emery v Milan (17y 231d) and Theo Walcott v Hamburger SV (17y 250d)
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Barcelona faced 10 shots on their goal in the first half vs PSG, the most the club has faced in the first half of a LALIGA or UEFA Champions League game since 2010-11 (ESPN data set).
In total, Barcelona allowed 15 shots on goal. That's the most in any game in the last 20 seasons (previous highest was 14, in the 2-8 defeat to Bayern Munich in 2020).
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Xavi Espart is the 15th different teenager to score for Barcelona in UCL. That breaks a tie with Ajax (14) for the team with most different players teenagers scoring in UCL all-time.
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Lamine Yamal has scored or assisted in 10 straight games for Barcelona in all competitions (20 G+A in that span). That's the longest such streak by a Barcelona player since Lionel Messi in 2018 (12 games).
10+, 10+
Yamal is the only player in Europe's top 5 leagues with 10+ goals and 10+ assists this season in all competitions
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Barcelona's all-time longest winning start to a season in all competitions ends at 11 at the hands of former boss Luis Enrique.