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Nicolo Tresoldi scored a hat-trick as Club Brugge stunned Inter Milan 4-3 in a dramatic Champions League encounter on Tuesday, while Bayern Munich conceded a late equaliser in a 3-3 draw against Viking Stavanger.
Barcelona recovered from an early setback to beat Galatasaray 4-1, while Atletico Madrid defeated Manchester United 2-0. Arsenal also secured a 3-0 victory over Lille after scoring three times in the second half.
The night produced several surprises, with late goals, a red card and key attacking performances shaping the results.
Tresoldi led Club Brugge’s attack with three goals against Inter. He had already struck the post before converting a penalty in the 30th minute after Hakan Calhanoglu fouled Carlos Forbs.
Inter responded before the break through Lautaro Martinez, who finished after Marcus Thuram and Federico Dimarco combined down the left flank.
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However, a defensive misunderstanding gave Brugge another opportunity. Forbs sent the ball through goalkeeper Josep Martinez’s legs, allowing Tresoldi to score into an empty net.
The striker completed his hat-trick in the 74th minute. Martinez then scored again seven minutes later to keep Inter in contention.
Romeo Vermant restored Brugge’s two-goal cushion in the 87th minute. Ange-Yoan Bonny scored deep into stoppage time, but Inter could not complete the comeback.
Bayern Munich’s trip to Norway ended in frustration as Viking Stavanger fought back to claim a 3-3 draw.
Gianni Stensness headed Viking into an early lead from a second-minute corner. The hosts doubled their advantage in the 38th minute with a counter-attack while Bayern pushed forward.
Harry Kane started Bayern’s recovery by converting a penalty in the 54th minute. The spot-kick followed a lengthy VAR review of a foul by Kristoffer Haugen on Konrad Laimer.
Kane headed home six minutes later to level the score. Luis Diaz then put Bayern ahead in the 71st minute.
However, Michael Olise received a second yellow card three minutes later, leaving Bayern with 10 men. Viking capitalised in stoppage time when Herman Johan Haugen scored the equaliser.
Kane’s goal extended his scoring run in the Champions League to nine consecutive matches, according to the source report.
Barcelona overcame an early deficit to defeat Galatasaray 4-1 in Istanbul.
Alexey Batrakov put the hosts ahead in the 28th minute. Galatasaray later thought they had doubled their lead through a Baris Yilmaz header, but VAR ruled out the effort for offside in the build-up.
Joao Cancelo equalised shortly before halftime. Barcelona then took control after the break, with Lamine Yamal providing assists for Fermin Lopez and Anthony Gordon to score in the 50th and 53rd minutes.
Karim Adeyemi added another goal to complete Barcelona’s comeback.
Atletico Madrid made an immediate impact against Manchester United, taking the lead after just 50 seconds.
Alex Baena broke down the left before squaring the ball for Pablo Barrios, who finished to put the hosts ahead.
United threatened through Bryan Mbeumo and Marcus Rashford, but they could not find an equaliser. Atletico also had a Johnny Cardoso goal ruled out for a handball by Marcos Llorente before halftime.
Julian Alvarez struck the post early in the second half. United’s hopes then suffered another blow when Leny Yoro received a red card in the 74th minute for denying Jonathan David a goalscoring opportunity.
Five minutes later, Ademola Lookman tapped into an empty net after David’s effort was saved, sealing Atletico’s 2-0 win.
Arsenal broke Lille’s resistance in the 64th minute when Jurrien Timber finished from Noni Madueke’s pass.
Substitute Bukayo Saka then set up Eberechi Eze to extend the lead. Saka completed the scoring in the 71st minute after receiving a pass from Kai Havertz.
The three goals in seven minutes secured Arsenal a comfortable 3-0 victory.
Villarreal came from behind to beat Napoli 3-1, with Georges Mikautadze, Santiago Mourino and Tanitoluwa Oluwaseyi finding the net.
RB Leipzig secured a narrow 1-0 win over PSV Eindhoven. Brajan Gruda scored in the 75th minute after goalkeeper Maarten Vandevoordt had saved Ivan Perisic’s early penalty.
Sabah Baku defeated Slavia Prague 2-0 through second-half goals from Kaheem Parris and Joy-Lance Mickels.
Sporting also claimed a 2-0 away victory at RC Lens, with Luis Suarez and Issa Doumbia scoring.
Tuesday’s results delivered contrasting outcomes for Europe’s leading clubs, with Brugge producing the biggest upset, Bayern surrendering a late lead and Barcelona recovering strongly after falling behind.
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