Parrott's Betis overcome Porto
Real Betis secured a 3-2 Champions League victory over Porto thanks to a late penalty, while Real Madrid staged a dramatic 4-3 comeback win against Roma. Other matches saw Shakhtar Donetsk defeat AEK Athens and Paris St Germain beat Manchester City.
Why it matters
These results significantly impact the standings and momentum of major European football clubs in the prestigious Champions League tournament.
Troy Parrott's Real Betis claimed their second consecutive Champions League win as a late penalty clinched a 3-2 home win over Porto .
Parrott made his first start in the competition, after he came off the bench to snatch the winner against Lille on the opening day, but he endured a frustrating evening in front of goal.
The Dubliner, who came into the game off the back of scoring four goals in three games for Ireland in the recent Nations League, was short on service up front and failed to hit a shot on target before he was substituted with roughly half an hour to go.
Betis were trailing 2-1 by that time after Abde Ezzalzouli's opener for the hosts had been cancelled out by Porto goals from Samu Aghehowa and Gabri Veiga.
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