Overview
- Paris Saint‑Germain recorded a third straight win in the league‑phase with a 7–2 victory in Leverkusen to move top after three matches.
- A wild first half featured two dismissals as Leverkusen captain Robert Andrich was sent off for an elbow and PSG’s Illia Zabarnyi conceded two penalties before seeing red.
- After Aleix Garcia briefly drew Leverkusen level from the spot, Désiré Doué struck twice and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia added another in a seven‑minute surge for a 4–1 halftime lead.
- Willian Pacho opened the scoring, then Nuno Mendes, substitute Ousmane Dembélé three minutes after coming on, and Vitinha completed the Paris tally.
- Leverkusen remain winless in the competition and face a suspension for Andrich, while PSG’s strong European form continues despite recent domestic stumbles.