22 October 2025
Paris Saint-Germain didn’t just win in Leverkusen, they made a point. A 7-2 scoreline away from home in the Champions League would turn heads in any era, but this was something else entirely: a night of chaos, brilliance, and a reminder that PSG remain the benchmark in Europe.
The match had everything, goals, red cards, controversy, and, finally, the sight of Ousmane Dembélé marking his comeback with a goal. Luis Enrique’s side looked like champions again, ruthless when it mattered most and full of the confidence that carried them to glory last season.
PSG needed only seven minutes to strike. Willian Pacho rose highest from a corner and thumped in a header to silence the BayArena. From there, the game turned wild. Leverkusen hit the post from the spot, saw captain Robert Andrich sent off for a needless elbow, and then, somehow, were level again when Illia Zabarnyi conceded a penalty and picked up a red card of his own. Aleix García converted, and suddenly it was ten versus ten.
At that moment, PSG simply hit another level. Desire Doué restored the lead with a clever finish, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia blasted in a long-range strike, and Doué added his second just before the break. In eight minutes, the match had turned into a demolition.
Former Bundesliga champions attempted to regroup, but the Ligue 1 champions continued to press forward. Nuno Mendes added a fifth after the restart, and even García’s spectacular goal for the hosts barely lifted the mood in the stands. Then came the fairytale moment.
After weeks out injured, Dembélé came off the bench and scored within three minutes, a classic solo run and finish, greeted with wide smiles on the PSG bench. Vitinha’s late goal made it seven, sealing a night that will echo around Europe.
It wasn’t just the goals that mattered. PSG’s response to adversity, losing a man, facing the noise, then tearing through Leverkusen with clinical ease, said more about their character than any statistic could.
With Dembélé back, Doué maturing rapidly, and Kvaratskhelia fitting in seamlessly, Paris looks dangerous again. For all the early-season wobbles, nights like this remind everyone that if you want the Champions League crown, you still have to go through them.
You can now book 100% genuine and guaranteed tickets to PSG’s upcoming games against Brest and Lorient via 1BoxOffice Website.
ENG
عربى