The second part of the fifth Champions League Matchday, Wednesday, November 27, featured fewer goals than the previous day, but equally dramatic action, including last-second victories, authority statements and mistakes that will haunt those responsible for many nights...
The widest result, and perhaps most surprising, was Crvena Zvezda 5-1 Stuttgart, a stunning victory from one of the only teams that had lost all four previous games. Both teams are on the lowest part of the chart, with 3 and 4 points respectively, and their qualifications are doubtful, but it was still remarkable seeing the Serbian team, comeback from a 0-1 in the first five minutes to 5-1.
Last year's finalist Borussia Dortmund claimed another impressive away victory that secures them in the top 4 against Croatian GNK Dinamo, 3-0.
Celtic 1 - 1 Club Brugge had perhaps the most egregious goal of the Champions League so far, when Cameron Carter-Vickers made a back pass to his own goal... unaware that the goalkeeper wasn't there.
A draw that's enough for both teams to still remain in the qualification zone... above Real Madrid. The current champion fell again, this time to Liverpool, 2-0, to the only club to have won all of their matches. Kylian Mbappé didn't make up for Vinícius' absence and even lost a penalty that could have levelled the match, even if Liverpool was superior the whole game.
Another mistake that will likely won't be forgotten happened in the Sturm Graz 1-0 Girona, when Iván Martín inexplicably missed a shot one meter away from the goal.
Monaco lost its first game of the Champions League after wasting its leverage against Benfica in the last five minutes, ending 2-3, with two assists by veteran Ángel di María.
And PSV Eindhoven made the most dramatic comeback: losing 0-2, they scored three goals between 87' and 90+5', literally the last kick of the match, against Shaktar Donetsk, who could have secured a qualification that would have put Real Madrid in the elimination zone...
Finally, the only goal-less game this week was Aston Villa 0-0 Juventus. Now, two more weeks to wait until Matchday 6, which will be the final Champions League fixtures of the year until January...