Liverpool edge Villarreal 4-3 in Champions League thriller

Liverpool secured a hard-fought 4-3 victory over Spain's Villarreal on Tuesday at Anfield in Liverpool, in the third round of the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Villarreal took an early lead through Georgian forward Georg Mikautadze in the fourth minute, and Spaniard Sergi Cardona doubled the advantage in the 29th. Argentine Mac Allister pulled one back for Liverpool in the 36th minute, before Uruguayan Ronald Araujo equalized in the 47th, ending the first half at 2-2.

In the second half, Mac Allister scored his second and Liverpool's third in the 65th minute, with German Florian Wirtz adding a fourth in the 68th. Canadian Tani Oluwaseyi reduced the deficit for Villarreal in the 87th minute.

With this result, Liverpool climbed to second place with a perfect nine points, while Villarreal remain on three points in 19th place.