Champions League Thriller: Spoils Shared in Munich, Real Madrid Settling, Another Carrick Catastrophe, Five Perfect Sides & Everything Else

Hello Rank Squad!

Champions League Takeaway returns for Matchweek Three of this season's League Stage, to look back at all of Wednesday's action from across all nine games. We begin with the marquee matchup between Bayern Munich and Arsenal at the Allianz, where the spoils were shared 2-2 after a game that both teams will take plenty of positives from.

From there it's onto Real Madrid, who won 4-1 for the second time in four days, and who finally appear to have found some feel of balance ahead of El Clásico this weekend. This was another positive result and performance for Jose Mourinho, who might have just worked out how best to deploy his vast array of superstars.

In Part Two we discuss another chastening night for Michael Carrick and Manchester United, who were soundly beaten on the banks of Lake Como by the latest rising power of Italian football, spearheaded by Nico Paz and Martin Baturina, who were a delight - unless you're a United fan. Carrick remains firmly on the hot seat after a bleak night, summed up by Bruno Fernandes' pretty stark comments after the full time whistle. There's also a little bit of time to chat through Inter's 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk which provided relief but no answer to the questions that plague the Italian Champions.

As ever in Part Three we round things up with everything else, starting with two teams who remain perfect: Aston Villa - after their routine 3-1 win over Viking; and Real Betis - who beat Feyenoord 1-0 in an electric La Cartuja to continue their excellent start to this season. We round up with wins for Club Brugge over Lens, LASK over Sporting, and Galatasaray over Lille.

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