Matchday 4 of the 2026/27 Champions League is in the books, and it was another pulsating round of league phase action in Europe’s premier club competition.
Among the standout results, Manchester United snapped their nine-match winless run with a dramatic 3-2 comeback victory over Roma and Como equalled the biggest away win in Champions League history by routing Lens 9-1.
It goes without saying, then, that there were numerous outstanding attacking performances this week – and these are the top-performing individuals in various key metrics…
Champions League most goals: Douvikas leads the way as Como run riot
Tasos Douvikas took centre stage in Como’s historic drubbing of Lens, hitting a hat-trick as Cesc Fabregas’ side averaged a goal every 10 minutes.
The Greece striker opened the scoring after seven minutes and completed his hat-trick three minutes short of the hour mark – before being substituted for a well-earned rest.
And as if taking home the match ball wasn’t enough, he also provided the assist for Como’s third goal, scored by Nico Paz.
Six players bagged braces on Matchday 4, with Aleksey Batrakov notching both goals as Galatasaray beat Stuttgart 2-0.
Player | Goals |
Tasos Douvikas (Como) | 3 |
Raphinha (Barcelona) | 2 |
Aleksey Batrakov (Galatasaray) | 2 |
Fabian Ruiz (PSG) | 2 |
Erik Botheim (Viking) | 2 |
Matheus Cunha (Man United) | 2 |
Kasper Jorgensen (LASK) | 2 |
Champions League most shots: Mbappe and Yamal both a constant threat
Of the two players to top the Champions League shooting charts this week with seven shots, only Kylian Mbappe scored – a crucial equaliser as Real Madrid came from behind to win 3-2 at AEK Athens.
One of the competition’s other foremost stars wasn’t far off Mbappe, though, Lamine Yamal capitalising on some sloppy Aston Villa defending to send Barcelona on their way to a 3-0 victory.
Player | Shots |
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) | 7 |
Victor Osimhen (Galatasaray) | 7 |
Lamine Yamal (Barcelona) | 6 |
Sven Mijnans (PSV) | 6 |
Champions League most shots on target: Doue keeps the ‘keeper busy and gets his reward
PSG’s Desire Doue was the only player to attempt four shots on target during the latest round of Champions League fixtures, scoring one of his side’s six goals, but no one was as efficient as Tasos Douvikas.
Como’s man of the match had three shots, hit the target with all of them and scored with all of them. That’s what you call clinical!
Champions League highest xG: Douvikas fills his boots
It should also come as little surprise that Douvikas tops the Matchday 4 expected goals (xG) charts with 1.57 – meaning he finished his chances almost twice as well as their overall xG value.
He was one of seven player to pass 1.00 xG this week, with all of them scoring apart from Sasa Kalajdzic (not that his drawing a blank ultimately mattered as LASK ran out 4-0 winners against Slovan Bratislava).
Player | xG |
Tasos Douvikas (Como) | 1.57 |
Kylian Mbappe (Real Madrid) | 1.39 |
Carlos Forbs (Brugge) | 1.17 |
Zlatko Tripic (Viking) | 1.10 |
Robert Ljubicic (LASK) | 1.09 |
Erling Haaland (Man City) | 1.08 |
Sasa Kalajdzic (LASK) | 1.02 |
Champions League most big chances scored: Perfect Douvikas
Given his round-leading xG tally, it makes sense that Douvikas put away the most big chances – finding the net with three out of three clear-cut goalscoring opportunities.
No one else scored more than one big chance, though Shakhtar Donetsk’s Kaua Elias suffered the ignominy of missing a Matchday-high three (out of three) in their 1-0 defeat to Sporting CP.
