13 Picks← Blog · 16 October 2026
Midweek Round-Up: Big Champions League Scores and Coupon Previews
Midweek in a nutshell
Monday to Thursday brought plenty of goals. The Champions League gave us a string of high-scoring games, the Championship had a full midweek round, and several sides in this weekend's coupon had eventful nights. Here is the pick of the results.
Headline results
| Competition | Match | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Champions League | LASK v Liverpool | 3-6 |
| Champions League | Aston Villa v Fenerbahçe | 6-0 |
| Champions League | Roma v Real Madrid | 3-4 |
| Champions League | Inter v Club Brugge | 3-4 |
| Champions League | Man City v PSG | 2-4 |
| Champions League | Viking v Bayern | 3-3 |
| Champions League | Galatasaray v Barça | 1-4 |
| Champions League | Atleti v Man United | 2-0 |
| Premier League (Mon) | Coventry City v Newcastle | 4-1 |
| Championship | Lincoln City v West Ham | 0-6 |
| Championship | Cardiff v Watford | 5-1 |
| Championship | Birmingham v Preston NE | 4-0 |
Tricky games and surprises
Bodø/Glimt 1-0 Dortmund and Club Brugge's 4-3 win at Inter were the sort of results that make a coupon interesting. Coventry City's 4-1 home win over Newcastle on Monday was another eye-catcher. Elsewhere, Viking and Bayern shared six goals, and Levante and Sevilla drew 3-3 on Monday night.
Championship corner
The Championship played a full round on Tuesday and a smaller one on Wednesday. Burnley and Charlton drew 2-2, Stoke lost 3-2 to Middlesbrough, and Portsmouth beat Sheffield United 3-2. Southampton won 1-0 at Norwich, and QPR beat Derby County 4-1.
Players to watch
These are the top scorers in each league this season, according to our data:
- Premier League: Erling Haaland (Man City) leads with 6 goals, ahead of João Pedro (Chelsea) on 5. Alexander Isak (Liverpool) has 4.
- Primera Division: Raphinha (Barça) has 12 goals. Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid) and Lamine Yamal (Barça) are among those on 7.
- Bundesliga: Patrik Schick (Leverkusen) has 5. Michael Olise (Bayern) has 4.
- Serie A: Donyell Malen (Roma) has 6. Lautaro Martínez (Inter) has 4.
- Ligue 1: Ferrán Torres (PSG) is among several players on 4.
Looking ahead to the weekend coupon
Some of this weekend's games follow on neatly from midweek:
- Brentford v Liverpool: Liverpool scored six at LASK in midweek.
- Man City v Ipswich Town: City lost 4-2 to PSG on Wednesday.
- Real Betis v Barça: Betis beat Porto 3-2 and Barça won 4-1 at Galatasaray.
- Bologna v Inter: Inter lost 4-3 to Club Brugge.
- Bayern v RB Leipzig: Bayern drew 3-3 at Viking and Leipzig beat PSV 1-0.
- Newcastle v Aston Villa: Newcastle lost 4-1 at Coventry on Monday and Villa won 6-0 in Europe.
- Real Madrid v Sevilla FC: Madrid won 4-3 at Roma and Sevilla drew 3-3 at Levante.
- Leeds United v Man United: United lost 2-0 at Atleti.
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