UEFA Champions League league phase delivered fireworks, with Sporting CP’s miraculous 2-1 triumph over PSG stealing headlines alongside Real Madrid’s 6-1 annihilation of Monaco. Luis Suarez’s brace scripted one of the tournament’s biggest upsets, vaulting Sporting into sixth.
PSG bossed the ball in Portugal but rued two disallowed strikes. Kvaratskhelia ignited hope with a world-class curl to tie it up, only for Suarez to strike first in the 74th and then decisively in the 90th via header, silencing the Parisians and electrifying the home crowd.
Madrid’s evening was pure poetry. Mbappe, facing old flames Monaco, dazzled with goals at five and 25 minutes – the first a poacher’s finish off Valverde’s assist, the second a far-post gem. Mastantuono, Kehrer (og), Vinicius, and Bellingham feasted afterward, rendering Teze’s reply insignificant. Madrid’s top-eight dreams look ever brighter.
Ajax edged Villarreal on Edvardsen’s injury-time heroics, snatching vital points. Olympiacos, meanwhile, authored history by beating Leverkusen 2-0 after 14 winless tries – Taremi and Costinha’s counters lethal, Tzolakis impenetrable. These outcomes inject chaos into the standings, proving depth and determination trump talent alone in Europe’s elite club competition.