psg vs slovan bratislava ends 6-1 in PSG title defense
Finished as a one-sided night in Paris, with Paris Saint-Germain beating Slovan Bratislava 6-1 to open their Champions League title defense. Ferran Torres…
PARIS — psg vs slovan bratislava ended in a heavy 6-1 win for Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princes, as the French club opened its UEFA Champions League title defense with a statement result. Ferran Torres scored a hat trick, Ousmane Dembélé netted twice, and Fabián Ruiz added a late goal.
The result gave PSG a fast start in a campaign they are expected to treat as a test of staying power as much as talent. Slovan Bratislava, the Slovakian champions, were second best for long stretches and only managed a moment of brilliance from Suleiman Camara just before the hour.
Fast start, quick damage
PSG did not waste time. Dembélé put the hosts ahead in the 17th minute after controlling the rebound from a fierce Nuno Mendes strike that hit the post, then lashed in before Dominik Takac could recover.
Five minutes later, he had his second. Bratislava were caught trying to play out from the back after losing defender Kenan Bajric to injury, and when a Fabian Fernandez effort was deflected, the ball sat up for Dembélé to nod in.
That was the shape of the night. PSG pressed, recovered quickly and kept forcing errors. Dembélé then turned creator, sending in an inswinging cross for Torres to poke home the third before the Spain forward completed his hat trick with PSG’s fourth.
PSG’s attack keeps coming
Torres’ treble mattered in another way too. It was his first hat trick in the Champions League for PSG, and it came on his debut in the competition for the club. He made the scoreline look even more lopsided while PSG continued to move the ball with confidence around the edge of the area.
Luis Enrique’s lineup underlined the point. ESPN reported that six of PSG’s 10 Ballon d'Or nominees were named in the starting side, and the team still found room to punish every lapse from Bratislava.
Slovan did get their goal. Camara produced the finish just before the hour, and for a brief moment it gave the visitors something to take from a rough night. Briefly.
But PSG kept their foot down. Takac denied Dembélé a hat trick with a superb save that pushed a close-range strike onto the crossbar and out, while the French side kept stacking chances.
What the scoreline says
The margin matters. PSG have now begun their European title defense with an emphatic home win, while Slovan will leave Paris knowing the gap in quality was clear in every phase. Reuters-style live coverage from the BBC game text had already framed the night as one of Wednesday’s six Champions League matches, and this one quickly became the standout for goals.
Fabián Ruiz closed the scoring in the 87th minute, poking home from a corner. That final touch made it 6-1 and left PSG with a result that travels well beyond Paris, especially with tougher tests still ahead against teams such as Manchester City and Barcelona, as ESPN noted.
