PSG beat Barcelona 4-2 to top the league phase

In the UEFA Champions League, Paris Saint-Germain, the champions of the last two years, beat Barcelona 4-2 at home. The match turned into a goal-filled contest.

PSG went 1-0 up in the 38th minute through Desire Doue, and the first half ended with that score. Barcelona started the second half strongly and levelled it at 1-1 in the 55th minute through Xavi Espart. In the 72nd minute, Lucas Hernandez put PSG back in front with a header: 2-1.

Barcelona made it 2-2 in the 79th minute with a goal from Lamine Yamal. However, the Catalan side's joy lasted two minutes. PSG made it 3-2 in the 81st minute with Vitinha, and extended the score to 4-2 in the 86th minute with a goal from Fabian Ruiz.

With this result, PSG made it 3 wins from 3 and moved to the top of the league phase. Barcelona, who suffered their first defeat of the 2026-2027 season, remained on 6 points.

It was announced that PSG's Khvicha Kvaratskhelia will undergo surgery for a torn cruciate ligament. The club said that Ousmane Dembele, who injured his left thigh, and Marquinhos, who has an injury to his right thigh, will receive treatment in the coming weeks. Barcelona, for their part, said that Dani Olmo suffered an injury to his left thigh muscle after colliding with an opponent and will be out for 1 month.