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, during the third round of the UEFA Champions League group stage.

Villarreal took an early lead through Georgia’s Georges Mikautadze in the fourth minute, with Spain’s Sergi Cardona adding a second in the 29th. Argentina’s Alexis Mac Allister pulled one back for Liverpool in the 36th minute, before Uruguay’s Ronald Araújo 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, followed by Germany’s Florian Wirtz netting the fourth in the 68th. Canada’s Tani Oluwaseyi reduced the deficit for Villarreal in the 87th minute.

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