After two consecutive defeats in the Champions League, Bayern Munich turned around. Germany beat Benfica 1-0 in the second half with a header from Jamal Musial.
Despite dominating the entire match and creating several opportunities, Bayern could not open the scoring. Finally, in the 67th minute, German midfielder Musiala's bullet header made the difference.
With this win, Bayern rose to 17th place with 6 points in four matches. Benfica is number 19 with equal points.
Meanwhile, Aston Villa's winning streak came to a halt, handing Bayern their first defeat of the season. After winning three matches in a row, they stepped into Club Brugge's field. The English club was in great form, participating in the European competition for the first time in 41 years. But they lost in the fourth match.
Villa lost 1-0 in strange circumstances. Their keeper Amy Martinez extended a short pass to the goal kick, Tyrone Mings thought play had not started and sent the ball back to the Argentine keeper. By then the referee blew the penalty whistle.
The Jan Breidel Stadium erupted in cheers when Hans Vanaken scored from the penalty spot. As Villa lost, Liverpool now have a record of 100% success in this tournament. Unai Emery's team is in eighth place with 9 points in 4 matches. 20th Club Brugge with 6 points.
Arsenal, another English club like Villa, have lost. They could not take advantage of the first appearance with Inter Milan in 21 years. The Gunners lost for the third time in the last six games in all competitions.
Both teams had kept their goal posts intact after three matches before Wednesday's match. But Arsenal's goal was opened that day. Hakan Kalhanoglu maintained his excellent penalty record to win the Italian club.
Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs whistled for a penalty when Mehdi Taremi's flick caught Merino in the box. Kalhanoglu scored his 19th goal from 19 penalties in all competitions after joining Inter.
Arsenal, who conceded a goal in the third minute of first-half added time, failed to score 14 times after the break. With that, the Gunners went out of the top eight to go directly to the knockout stage. 12th star with 7 points. And Inter is in fifth place with 10 points.
Paris Saint-Germain suffered an embarrassing defeat on the same day. They conceded a last-minute goal at home. Atletico Madrid won 2-1. The French giants saw their second loss in three matches. With that, PSG is in the elimination zone with 4 points in four matches.
In the 14th minute, Warren Zaire-Emery's goal led the Paris club. Nahuel Molina equalized four minutes later. Angel Correa scored for Madrid in the third minute of added time in the second half.
Atletico rose to 23rd place with 4 points in their second win in four matches.
