International football
Rice rescues Arsenal in Munich (2-2), Real crush Leipzig 4-1; Como humiliate Manchester United 4-1
The third Champions League matchday brought a draw in the Bayern–Arsenal “early final,” Real’s third straight win and a deepening crisis at Carrick’s United.
By ANN Newsroom · Newsroom
October 21, 2026, 23:15 · Updated 12:23 · 2 min read
In brief
- Declan Rice equalized for Arsenal in the 82nd minute at the Allianz Arena after Kane had put Bayern ahead from the penalty spot.
- Real Madrid beat Leipzig 4-1 with goals from Bernardo Silva, Güler, Mbappé and Diomande.
- Manchester United lost 4-1 at Como and are seven games without a win; Bruno Fernandes criticized the tactics.
Wednesday night’s most anticipated Champions League match, Bayern Munich vs. Arsenal, ended 2-2. Eberechi Eze, brought on early for Bukayo Saka, who injured his thigh, put the Gunners ahead from an Ødegaard pass, with the goal confirmed by VAR. Alphonso Davies equalized in the 35th minute from a Harry Kane assist, and Kane himself turned the game around in the second half with a penalty after a Timber handball. With eight minutes left, Declan Rice, assisted by Viktor Gyökeres, scored the equalizer.
Kane has now scored in 10 straight Champions League matches, just one short of Cristiano Ronaldo’s record of 11. Bayern played without Olise, Kimmich and Musiala. Both teams remain unbeaten in the league phase.
Real perfect, crisis at United
Real Madrid beat RB Leipzig 4-1 at the Bernabéu and have three wins from three matches. The scorers were Bernardo Silva, with his first goal for the club, Arda Güler in the 52nd minute, Kylian Mbappé and Yan Diomande with a spectacular strike. Tidiam Gomis scored for the Germans. On Sunday, Real host Barcelona in El Clásico.
In Italy, Como routed Manchester United 4-1, with Nico Paz scoring as early as the second minute. Joshua Zirkzee scored a consolation goal in stoppage time. United are without a win in their last seven matches in all competitions. Captain Bruno Fernandes criticized the staff’s decision not to press man-to-man, while manager Michael Carrick called the performance unacceptable and apologized.
Other results
Inter beat Shakhtar 1-0 with a Carlos Augusto goal in the 77th minute despite Bastoni’s sending-off. Galatasaray won 4-2 at Lille, Aston Villa beat Viking 3-1 for their third straight win, Club Brugge beat Lens 3-0, Betis beat Feyenoord 1-0 with an Isco penalty, and LASK stunned Sporting 3-2 in Lisbon.
