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PSG thrash Villarreal 6-0 with four goals in 17 minutes

Fabián Ruiz scored twice, with João Neves, Désiré Doué, Senny Mayulu and David Boly also on the scoresheet. PSG now lead the league phase.

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A PSG player in number 8 shirt raising a fist in celebration
A PSG player in number 8 shirt raising a fist in celebration · Photo: RMC Sport

Paris Saint-Germain beat Villarreal 6-0 in the Champions League league stage on Tuesday, scoring four times in the first 17 minutes. João Neves opened the scoring in the ninth minute, Désiré Doué doubled the lead in the 12th and Senny Mayulu made it 3-0 a minute later. Fabián Ruiz added a fourth in the 17th minute.

Ruiz scored again early in the second half, in the 50th minute, and David Boly completed the rout in the 78th. Luis Enrique had started Mayulu up front and Lucas Hernandez on the left, ahead of Ferran Torres and Lucas Digne.

The win sends PSG to the top of the league phase with 12 points from four games. Villarreal are 29th with three points. PSG host Troyes in Ligue 1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday 7 November.

According to TuttoMercatoWeb, Luis Enrique complained about the time the referee took over substitutions. Foot Mercato reported that he was not smiling after the final whistle, despite the scoreline.

Sources

This article is based on reports by:

  • Mundo Deportivo — ¡El PSG sentencia en La Cerámica con 4 goles en los primeros 17 minutos!
  • El Mundo — Un inmisericorde PSG le hace un set al Villarreal
  • Foot Mercato — Ligue des Champions : le PSG bat un record
  • TuttoMercatoWeb — Troppo tempo per i cambi, l'arbitro lascia il PSG in 8. Furia Luis Enrique: "Una pagliacciata"
  • RMC Sport — "Un véritable séisme", "dans le plus pur style Mike Tyson"… La presse européenne terrorisée par la démonstration du PSG à Villarreal

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