Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Villarreal 6-0 in Spain on Tuesday to extend their perfect start to the UEFA Champions League campaign and strengthen their position at the top of the standings.
The French champions produced a devastating first-half display at Estadio de la Ceramica, scoring four goals within 17 minutes to leave the hosts struggling to recover.
Joao Neves, Desire Doue, Senny Mayulu and Fabian Ruiz were all on target during the early blitz.
Neves opened the scoring in the ninth minute, finishing from close range after a corner kick.
Doue doubled the advantage three minutes later, steering home a right-footed effort following Maghnes Akliouche’s pass.
Mayulu quickly made it 3-0 with a powerful shot into the top corner before Ruiz added the fourth, converting another Akliouche assist to cap PSG’s remarkable opening spell.
Ruiz struck again five minutes after the restart, collecting Vitinha’s free-kick inside the penalty area and finishing emphatically to make it 5-0.
Villarreal attempted to respond, with Pape Gueye testing PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov in the 66th minute.
Substitute David Boly completed the rout late in the game, firing home an angled effort after receiving an assist from Neves.
The victory extended PSG’s winning streak to 10 matches across all competitions, following a difficult start to their Ligue 1 campaign in which they collected just two points from their opening three games.
Luis Enrique’s side have also maintained their impressive Champions League form, having beaten Slovan Bratislava 6-1, Manchester City 4-2 and Barcelona 4-2 in their previous matches.
