Paris Saint-Germain beat Villarreal 6-0 in the Champions League on Tuesday to establish a three-point lead at the top of the table. It was the first meeting in the history of Paris Saint-Germain and Villarreal.
Paris Saint-Germain raced into control
Paris Saint-Germain had made a 100 per cent start to the league phase before playing Villarreal. Joao Neves, Desire Doue, Senny Mayulu and Fabian Ruiz put Paris Saint-Germain 4-0 ahead within 17 minutes.
Two more goals after the break
Fabian Ruiz struck again early in the second half. Substitute David Boly rounded off the scoring in the 78th minute.
Results elsewhere on Tuesday
Bayern Munich beat Atletico Madrid 2-0. Bayern Munich had drawn their last two Champions League games before playing Atletico Madrid, and Harry Kane had scored in each of his last 10 Champions League outings before playing Atletico Madrid, but he missed the chance to match Cristiano Ronaldo’s milestone of scoring in 11 consecutive Champions League games. Teenager Lennart Karl and Konrad Laimer scored Bayern Munich's second-half goals, and Kane registered an assist for Laimer’s goal.
Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 at home to move up to second place and end Aston Villa’s 100 per cent record after three opening league-phase wins. Lamine Yamal provided an early opener for Barcelona, and Raphinha scored a second-half double. Matty Cash, Victor Lindelof and Johan Manzambi missed chances for Aston Villa. Barcelona recorded their third victory in four European matches.
Manchester United ended a nine-game winless run across all competitions against Roma at home. Manchester United were 2-0 down at half-time after goals from Matias Soule and a Donyell Malan penalty. Bruno Fernandes converted a twice-taken spot-kick, Bryan Mbeumo saw a shot strike both posts, and Matheus Cunha scored twice before receiving a red card in stoppage time.
Inter Milan won 3-0 at Feyenoord. Galatasaray, Sporting and LASK also won, while Bodo/Glimt and Lille drew 0-0.
Wednesday fixtures
There will be nine more Champions League matches on Wednesday night. On Wednesday, Arsenal play Slavia Prague, Liverpool face Fenerbahce and Manchester City play RB Leipzig.
