Champions League: PSG score four in 16 minutes to rout Villarreal 6-0, Cunha double completes Man United comeback against Roma
PSG set a Champions League record with four goals in 16 minutes at Villarreal; Man United came from 2-0 down to beat Roma 3-2 and Bayern won 2-0 in Madrid.
At a glance
- Paris Saint-Germain won 6-0 at Villarreal and became the fastest team in Champions League history to score four goals, needing 16 minutes and 2 seconds; Real Madrid had held the record since 2011.
- Manchester United trailed Roma 2-0 at Old Trafford before Bruno Fernandes' penalty and two late goals from Matheus Cunha, who was then sent off, won it 3-2.
- Bayern Munich beat Atletico Madrid 2-0 in Madrid through Lennart Karl and Konrad Laimer; Barcelona beat Aston Villa 3-0 with a Lamine Yamal goal and a Raphinha double.
- Inter won 3-0 at Feyenoord, Galatasaray beat Stuttgart 2-0, Sporting won 1-0 against Shakhtar, LASK beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 and Bodo/Glimt drew 0-0 with Lille.
Paris Saint-Germain scored four goals in the first 16 minutes and 2 seconds at Villarreal on Tuesday night and went on to win 6-0, the fastest any team has reached four goals in the history of the Champions League. On the same night Manchester United came back from 2-0 down to beat Roma 3-2 at Old Trafford, with Matheus Cunha scoring twice in the last eight minutes before being sent off.
PSG's record start in Villarreal
PSG were missing Ousmane Dembele, Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes through injury, and it made no difference. Joao Neves opened the scoring in the ninth minute, Desire Doue and Senny Mayulu added two more within minutes, and Fabian Ruiz made it four with 16 minutes and 2 seconds on the clock.
The previous record belonged to Real Madrid, who scored four in the opening stages against Dinamo Zagreb in 2011. Ruiz scored again after half-time and substitute David Boly completed the rout in the 78th minute.
| Minute | PSG goal | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 9' | Joao Neves | 0-1 |
| early | Desire Doue | 0-2 |
| early | Senny Mayulu | 0-3 |
| 16' (16:02) | Fabian Ruiz | 0-4 |
| second half | Fabian Ruiz | 0-5 |
| 78' | David Boly | 0-6 |
PSG are now unbeaten in 14 Champions League matches, equalling the longest unbeaten run by a French club in the competition.
How United turned round a 2-0 deficit
Roma were in control early at Old Trafford. Matias Soule scored in the 11th minute and Donyell Malen doubled the lead from the penalty spot seven minutes later. United went in at half-time two goals down and facing another bad night in a poor run of form.
Bruno Fernandes started the recovery with a penalty in the 58th minute. Cunha then struck twice in three minutes, in the 83rd and 86th, to complete the turnaround. The Brazilian was shown a red card before the final whistle, which means Michael Carrick will be without his match-winner for the next European game. The win ended a long run without a victory for Carrick's side.
Bayern win in Madrid, Barcelona beat Villa
Bayern Munich were patient at the Metropolitano. After a goalless first half, 18-year-old Lennart Karl put them ahead in the 54th minute and Konrad Laimer made it 2-0 in the 74th from a pass by Ballon d'Or winner Harry Kane.
In Barcelona, Lamine Yamal scored in the seventh minute and Raphinha added two second-half goals, in the 52nd and 64th minutes, as Unai Emery's Aston Villa were beaten 3-0.
All of Tuesday's results
| Home | Score | Away |
|---|---|---|
| Villarreal | 0-6 | Paris Saint-Germain |
| Manchester United | 3-2 | Roma |
| Atletico Madrid | 0-2 | Bayern Munich |
| Barcelona | 3-0 | Aston Villa |
| Feyenoord | 0-3 | Inter |
| Galatasaray | 2-0 | Stuttgart |
| Shakhtar Donetsk | 0-1 | Sporting CP |
| LASK | 4-0 | Slovan Bratislava |
| Bodo/Glimt | 0-0 | Lille |
Inter won comfortably in Rotterdam, with young striker Francesco Pio Esposito among the scorers. Galatasaray scored twice inside the first 15 minutes in Istanbul to beat Stuttgart, and Sporting edged Shakhtar 1-0.
Wednesday's games
The fourth round of the league phase continues on Wednesday night, November 4, with the second half of the fixtures. Evening kick-offs are at 9pm Central European Time, which is 1am on Thursday in Pakistan and 1:30am in India.
