Champions League review: PSG set the standard as Viking stun Bayern and Italy faces a selection dilemma

Paris Saint-Germain beat Manchester City 4-2 at Manchester in the Champions League on Wednesday as the competition resumed after the international break. Aston Villa’s 6-0 win over Fenerbahce, attended by Prince William, was among other notable results during the same midweek programme.

PSG produced a dominant first-half display and withstood a second-half response from Manchester City to secure the 4-2 victory; Luis Enrique said: "We could’ve lost this match if they scored the chances they created." Manchester City have also been found guilty of more than 100 charges of breaking the Premier League’s financial regulations, while PSG — despite their own financial controversies — are described in the report as an establishment club with Nasser Al-Khelaifi a major powerbroker in European football.

Real Madrid recovered from a poor start to beat Roma 4-3, with Carlos Espí, 21, reducing the deficit to 3-2 and Endrick, 20, levelling at 3-3 before Antonio Rüdiger scored the winner via a second assist for Arda Güler, 21; a banner at the Stadio Olimpico read: "He who brings glory to Rome, Rome honors for ever," followed by "Your hands are blessed and the people will give you eternal glory!" José Mourinho said: "The first half was the coach’s fault; the second half was the players’ fault," and the club blocked a loan move to Milan for Endrick earlier in the week.

This game week produced a record 78 goals, surpassing the previous record of 71, and several Serie A clubs fared poorly: Como lost 3-2 at Feyenoord with the decisive moment an own-goal from Robert Sánchez; Inter were beaten 4-3 by Club Brugge; and Napoli lost 3-1 to Villarreal, the Yellow Submarines' first Champions League win in eight matches.

There were two hat-tricks: Bradley Barcola scored three as Liverpool beat Lask 6-3, and Nicolò Tresoldi played a central role in Club Brugge’s 4-3 win; Tresoldi, born in Italy but who moved to Hanover at 13 and plays for Germany’s under-21s, said: "I always speak Italian at home; I was born in Italy too." Paolo Di Canio commented on television: "He has already chosen."

Viking, returning to the Champions League for the first time since 1992-93, took a 2-0 lead over Bayern Munich in Stavanger — the club’s home in Norway’s oil capital — before Harry Kane scored twice and Luis Díaz added another to put Bayern 3-2 up; Herman Haugen then headed home to level the match at 3-3. Zlatko Tripić said: "I could have played another 90 minutes," said the captain, Zlatko Tripić, "I’m so incredibly proud."

Lisandro Martínez, speaking after Manchester United’s defeat to Atlético Madrid, said: "If we don’t say the truth, nothing will change," and the piece notes his Manchester United contract expires in June; Peter Schmeichel’s soft-shoe questioning on CBS was referenced in relation to that defeat. A quick turnaround brings the third round next week, with Manchester United heading to Como and the club due to travel after a difficult Sunday trip to Leeds.

The calendar also includes heavyweight ties: Barcelona, following a 4-1 win at Galatasaray, will visit PSG on Tuesday, and Arsenal will host Bayern on Wednesday, as the competition moves into its next round next week.