Champions League Wrap: PSG and Barca Start with a Bang
- Paris Saint-Germain defeated Slovan 6-1 at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday, opening their quest for a third consecutive Champions League title.
- The French champions sought to rebound after failing to win their previous four matches, facing a Slovan side coached by former Manchester City and Barcelona star Yaya Toure.
- Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembele netted twice in the first half, while new signing Ferran Torres completed a hat-trick to secure the dominant victory.
- Gambian winger Suleiman Camara netted the sole goal for Slovan, while Fabian Ruiz added a late goal to finalize the 6-1 scoreline.
- Ten PSG teammates join Dembele among the 30 Ballon d'Or nominees, with the club facing Manchester City and Barcelona in October.
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In the first day of the league phase of the Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain made only one bite of the Slovenian Bratislava (6-1) on Wednesday. Without victory in the first three days of Ligue 1, the two-time defending European champion ran against a weak opposition. Luis Enrique's players were carried by the offensive duo-trigger Ousmane Dembélé - Ferran Torres. - Champions League: the PSG on a walk to start his search for a third star (Sp…
PSG 6-1 Slovan Bratislava: Torres scores hat-trick as Dembele stars in dominant UCL opener
Ferran Torres scored a hat-trick and Ousmane Dembele struck twice as Paris Saint-Germain opened its Champions League campaign with a comfortable 6-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava.
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Title defence has begun for Paris Saint Germain after they trashed Slovan Bratislava 6-1 overnight.
Dembélé, Torres star as PSG score 6 to launch UCL defense
Ballon d'Or winner Ousmane Dembélé scored titleholder Paris Saint-Germain's first goals of the new Champions League campaign, and his first goals the season, when he netted twice in a 6-1 home win against Slovan Bratislava on Wednesday.
Summered in a crisis at the beginning of the season in France, the PSG cured his wounds thanks to a doublet of Ousmane Dembélé (17', 23') and a triplet of his new Spanish attacker Ferran Torres (31', 47', 57'). The Slovan signed the honor in 59' through Suleiman Camara and the PSG sealed the sixth and definitive already in the final months, by means of another Spanish, Fabián Ruiz (87'). Thanks to this broad win, the PSG is already in the first …
On Wednesday, the Parisians managed to start the season in the most prestigious European football competition by imposing themselves on the lawn of the Parc des Princes, thanks to a triple of Ferran Torres and a double of Ousmane Dembélé.
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