Champions League: Liverpool come back from 2-0 down to beat Villarreal 4-3, with Marciniak refereeing
Liverpool trailed Villarreal 2-0 but won 4-3 at Anfield in a Champions League match refereed by Szymon Marciniak. Manchester City beat AEK Athens 5-1, with Phil Foden scoring a hat-trick.
Author: Editorial teamPublished: Region: Liverpool2 min read
Tuesday's Champions League matches (20 October 2026) produced plenty of goals and twists. The most drama came at Anfield, where Liverpool beat Villarreal 4-3 after being two goals down.
From 0-2 to 4-3
The Spaniards took the lead in the 4th minute, when Georges Mikautadze capitalised on a defensive error by the hosts. In the 29th minute Sergi Cardona doubled the lead after a pass from Nathan Saliba.
Liverpool began to peg them back before the break. In the 36th minute Alexis Mac Allister scored a goal to make it 2-1, and in first-half stoppage time Ronald Araujo equalised. Rio Ngumoha provided the assist.
After the interval the hosts pressed on. In the 65th minute Mac Allister scored his second following a move created by Ngumoha, and four minutes later Florian Wirtz made it 4-2. In the 87th minute Tani Oluwaseyi pulled one back from an Ayoze Perez pass, but Villarreal could not find an equaliser.
Polish officiating team
The match was refereed by Szymon Marciniak. He was assisted on the lines by Tomasz Listkiewicz and Adam Kupsik, Wojciech Myc was the fourth official and Piotr Lasyk was in charge of VAR. The only non-Pole in the team was German assistant VAR Benjamin Brand. According to Sportowe Fakty's report, Marciniak made no decision that dominated the discussion after the match.
Other results
Manchester City won 5-1 at home to AEK Athens. The goals came from Elliot Anderson, Rayan Cherki and Phil Foden, who scored three (in the 34th, 65th and 76th minutes). Stavros Pilios scored the visitors' consolation.
Napoli beat Bodo/Glimt 4-2. Scott McTominay scored twice for the hosts and Matteo Politano once, with an own goal by Odin Bjortuft completing the scoring. Jens Petter Hauge and Andreas Helmersen scored for the Norwegians.
In Stuttgart, VfB led Atletico Madrid through a 36th-minute goal from Jamie Leweling. Julian Alvarez equalised in the 47th minute. According to the source, Atletico salvaged a point even though they played with ten men from the 64th minute after a red card for Morten Hjulmand.
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