Paris Saint-Germain crushed Villarreal this Tuesday evening in Spain, during the fourth matchday of the Champions League group stage. Luis Enrique’s men were leading 6-0 by the 88th minute, after scoring four goals in just 7 minutes and 34 seconds early in the match. A record in the competition’s history, set thanks to João Neves, Désiré Doué, Senny Mayulu, and Fabian Ruiz. The latter also scored a brace, before young David Boly joined the celebration.
Four goals in under eight minutes: PSG shatters a record
PSG opened the scoring as early as the 9th minute. From a corner taken on the left by Désiré Doué, João Neves appeared at the near post. The ball slipped past him slightly, but Willian Pacho inadvertently redirected it back to him. The Portuguese midfielder did not miss this second chance and finished with his right foot at close range (0-1).
Three minutes later, Parisian pressing caused another Spanish error. Defender Santiago Mouriño chose to pass back to his goalkeeper Péter Gulácsi, whose clearance was intercepted by Maghnes Akliouche. The latter combined with Senny Mayulu, who set up Désiré Doué with a layoff. The Parisian forward beat the keeper with a right-footed cross shot (0-2, 12th minute).
Villarreal barely had time to reorganize before Paris struck a third time. In the 13th minute, Achraf Hakimi recovered the ball very high up the middle. João Neves tried his luck, but his shot was blocked. Senny Mayulu recovered and powerfully scored with his left foot inside the box (0-3).
In the 17th minute, PSG scored their fourth goal. Maghnes Akliouche first attempted a close-range shot, saved by Renato Veiga and Romero. The ball returned to the Parisian’s feet, who passed to Fabian Ruiz. The Spaniard finished with his left foot to make it 4-0.
Four goals in 7 minutes and 34 seconds: Paris Saint-Germain becomes the fastest team in Champions League history to achieve such a feat.
Fabian Ruiz scores a brace right after halftime
After a nightmare first half, Villarreal conceded a fifth goal just five minutes after the restart.
At the 50th minute, Fabian Ruiz accelerated down the left center and received a pass from Vitinha over the Spanish defense. Renato Veiga tried to recover, but the Parisian midfielder got past him before beating Péter Gulácsi with another left-footed shot (0-5).
With this brace, Fabian Ruiz brought PSG’s total goals to five. The Spanish midfielder also became the first player in the match to score twice.
At the 78th minute, David Boly puts Villarreal further down
The sixth Parisian goal came at the 78th minute, following another high pressing recovery. This time, Torres pressed the Spaniards about thirty meters from their goal.
João Neves recovered the ball and launched David Boly in depth on the right side. The young Parisian defender entered the box and shot with his right foot. Renato Veiga tried to deflect the ball, but his deflection ultimately fooled his own goalkeeper (0-6).
João Neves and Senny Mayulu opened their scoring accounts in this 2026-2027 Champions League edition. Désiré Doué directly contributed to the offensive festival, while Maghnes Akliouche stood out in the build-up of several goals.
The Parisian club leaves this fourth matchday with a historic performance: four goals scored in 7 minutes and 34 seconds, a speed record in the Champions League.
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