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Real Madrid overturn 3-1 deficit to beat Roma 4-3 in Champions League
October 14, 2026 at 09:32 PM · Updated 1d ago
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27 reports · 26 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 25 hours
Real Madrid overturned a 3-1 deficit to beat Roma 4-3 in the Champions League league phase at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday.
- Real Madrid defeated Roma 4-3 at the Olympic Stadium on Wednesday, overturning a 3-1 deficit with three goals in six minutes.
- De Ron and Donel Malin scored for Roma, while Kylian Mbappé, Carlos Espi, Endrick, and Antonio Rudiger scored for the visitors.
- With the win, Real Madrid moved to six points in eighth place, while Roma remained on one point in 25th.
- Real Madrid claimed a second consecutive Champions League win after beating Inter Milan 2-1 in their opening match.
- Referee François Letexier rejected Real Madrid's penalty appeal after Endrick fell following contact with Roma goalkeeper Gollini in the 64th minute.
- Rüdiger scored the 90th-minute winner from an Arda Güler corner and prostrated in sujud with Konaté, initially declining to celebrate against his former club.
- Madrid completed the comeback in 7 minutes 43 seconds, the fastest away-team comeback in Champions League history, per statistician MisterChip.
- Mourinho and Valverde publicly disagreed after the match over whether Madrid improved only after the substitutions.
- Vinícius Júnior mocked Mourinho's reaction after his error led to Roma's second goal and was substituted in the 59th minute.
- Donyell Malen's third goal for Roma was allowed after a VAR review overturned the offside flag, and Madrid's Bellingham penalty claim was dismissed.
- AS reported goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois completed 19 first-half passes, more than midfield starters Valverde and Tchouaméni.
























