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Beth Lindop

Correspondent

Based in Liverpool, Beth Lindop is ESPN's Liverpool correspondent and also covers the WSL and UWCL.

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Sam Tighe

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Sam Tighe

ESPN

Sam is a writer, broadcaster and podcaster for ESPN. He will write on the Premier League, scouting and transfers.

Oct 21, 2026, 08:44 PM ET

The UEFA Champions League enjoyed a wonderful Matchday 3 this week, with a feast of goals -- 74 across 18 games, a 4.1 per game average -- and plenty to talk about.

We got big wins for our No. 1 ranked Paris Saint-Germain (over No. 2 Barcelona ), Real Madrid (over RB Leipzig ), Liverpool (over Villarreal ), Real Betis (over Feyenoord ) and Aston Villa (over Viking FK ) as all five teams remain a perfect 3-0-0 in the competition, and we got a seismic shocks as Como thumped Manchester United to put Michael Carrick's future in doubt.…