PSG set Champions League record with four goals in 16 minutes and two seconds

PSG won 6-0 away at Villarreal in the league phase of the Champions League on Tuesday 3 November 2026. Fabián Ruiz scored the fourth goal in the 17th minute. Opta timed it at 16 minutes and two seconds after kick-off, making it the fastest four goals by one team in the competition. UEFA said it was the fastest any team had reached four goals in a Champions League game.

The previous record dated to November 2011, when a team scored four goals against Dinamo Zagreb inside 20 minutes, AzerNews reported. Robert Lewandowski's individual record is different: he scored four goals in 15 minutes for Bayern Munich against Red Star Belgrade on 26 November 2019, beIN Sports reported.

João Neves scored in the ninth minute, Désiré Doué in the 12th, Senny Mayulu in the 13th and Ruiz in the 17th. PSG's match report said Neves headed in from a corner after Willian Pacho's deflection. Doué curled a shot into the top corner from the edge of the box. Mayulu volleyed home a rebound after Renato Veiga blocked a Neves effort. Ruiz half-volleyed a Maghnes Akliouche assist just inside the post.

Xinhua reported that three of the four goals followed turnovers high up the pitch. Ruiz added his second in the 50th minute.

David Boly, a 17-year-old defender on his Champions League debut, came off the bench and scored in the 78th minute from a Neves cross. At 17 years and 285 days, he became PSG's second-youngest Champions League scorer behind Warren Zaïre-Emery, Lente Desportiva reported.

PSG were missing four regulars

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Ousmane Dembélé, captain Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes were all absent from the matchday squad. Kvaratskhelia and Dembélé were out injured. Luis Enrique said afterwards, in comments carried by AFP: "I obviously wasn't expecting that but you get matches where you start in that way." He added: "We were impressive throughout and we are really pleased even if it is very difficult for Villarreal."

PSG had already scored 14 goals in three matches before kick-off, beIN Sports reported. The win stretched their winning run to ten matches across all competitions, Lente Desportiva reported. PSG's match report said it was the biggest away win in the club's Champions League history.

What the win does to the table

PSG top the league phase with 12 points from four matches, three points clear of the field, Lente Desportiva reported. They are the only team on 12 points, the Deccan Chronicle reported. Villarreal dropped to 29th with three points from four matches.

PSG are chasing a third straight Champions League title, which would match Real Madrid's run from 2016 to 2018, the Deccan Chronicle reported.