Champions League: Goals rain as PSG hit seven, Barcelona, PSV score six each | Football News
PSG hammered seven goals past Bayer Leverkusen in the UEFA Champions League including a brace for Desire Doue. (Getty Images)
On Tuesday night’s Champions League action, Paris Saint-Germain dominated with a 7-2 victory at Bayer Leverkusen, while Barcelona and PSV Eindhoven each scored six goals in their respective matches, and Arsenal secured a 4-0 win against Atletico Madrid, with a total of 43 goals scored across nine games.PSG’s impressive performance in Germany saw Desire Doue score twice, along with goals from Willian Pacho and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia in the first half. The match also featured a missed penalty by Alejandro Grimaldo and a successful penalty conversion by Aleix Garcia for Leverkusen.The first half was marked by red cards for both teams, with Robert Andrich dismissed for Leverkusen and Illia Zabarnyi sent off for PSG. Nuno Mendes added PSG’s fifth goal after halftime, followed by Garcia’s second for Leverkusen.Ousmane Dembele, making his return from injury after winning the Ballon d’Or, scored PSG’s sixth goal, with Vitinha completing the scoring in the final moments.“I am not yet at 100 percent. I wanted to play at the weekend and the coach told me to wait a bit, but I felt great,” Dembele told broadcaster Canal Plus.Inter Milan and Arsenal maintained perfect records after three matches. Inter secured a 4-0 victory at Union Saint-Gilloise with goals from Denzel Dumfries, Lautaro Martinez, Hakan Calhanoglu, and Pio Esposito.Arsenal’s victory over Atletico Madrid featured all goals in the second half, with Gabriel opening the scoring, followed by Gabriel Martinelli and a Viktor Gyokeres double.“Hopefully it’s the start of some beautiful sequence now,” said Arteta regarding Gyokeres’ performance.Manchester City defeated Villarreal 2-0, with Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva scoring before halftime. Haaland continued his impressive form, reaching 15 goals in 11 appearances this season.“I see that things are looking good, we are playing a little bit better day after day and that’s a good sign,” Guardiola told broadcaster Movistar.Borussia Dortmund secured a 4-2 away victory against FC Copenhagen, featuring a brace from Felix Nmecha and goals from Ramy Bensebaini and Fabio Silva. Copenhagen’s goals came from a Waldemar Anton own goal and Viktor Dadason.Barcelona rebounded from their previous loss to PSG with a 6-1 victory over Olympiacos, highlighted by Fermin Lopez’s hat-trick. Lamine Yamal scored from the penalty spot, Marcus Rashford netted twice, while Ayoub El Kaabi converted a penalty for Olympiacos.Newcastle United earned their second consecutive win, defeating Benfica 3-0 at St James’ Park. Anthony Gordon opened the scoring, followed by two second-half goals from substitute Harvey Barnes.PSV Eindhoven overcame an early Scott McTominay goal to defeat Napoli 6-2. The Dutch side’s goals came from an Alessandro Buongiorno own goal, Ismael Saibari, Dennis Man’s double, Ricardo Pepi, and Couhaib Driouech. McTominay scored again for Napoli, who had Lorenzo Lucca expelled.The final match of the night ended in a goalless draw between Kairat Almaty and Pafos in Kazakhstan.
