Paris Saint-Germain, Inter Milan and Arsenal all won convincingly on Tuesday to reach nine points in the UEFA Champions League league phase. The night featured high-scoring affairs, including PSG's 7-2 rout of Bayer Leverkusen and Barcelona's 6-1 victory over Olympiacos. A total of 43 goals were scored across the matches.
Tuesday's UEFA Champions League action delivered thrilling results, with several teams extending their unbeaten runs. Paris Saint-Germain dominated Bayer Leverkusen 7-2 at the BayArena, moving atop the standings with a perfect record. Goals came from Willian Pacho, Désiré Doué (twice), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes, Ousmane Dembélé and Vitinha, while Aleix García scored twice for the hosts. Both teams finished with 10 men after red cards in the first half, but PSG controlled over 70% possession.
Inter Milan stayed perfect with a 4-0 win at Union SG, thanks to Denzel Dumfries, Lautaro Martínez, Hakan Çalhanoğlu's penalty and Pio Esposito's first Champions League goal. Arsenal crushed Atlético Madrid 4-0 at home, with Gabriel heading in from Declan Rice's free-kick, followed by Gabriel Martinelli's curl and Viktor Gyökeres' brace in quick succession.
Barcelona thrashed Olympiacos 6-1, reaching six points. Fermín López netted a hat-trick, Lamine Yamal converted a penalty, and Marcus Rashford scored twice after Ayoub El Kaabi's spot-kick reply for the visitors, who played with 10 men following Santiago Hezze's second yellow. Youngster Dro Fernández made his Champions League debut and provided an assist, expressing excitement: "It’s a special day for me, one that I’ll never forget." He aims for minutes in El Clásico.
Other results included PSV Eindhoven's 6-2 home win over Napoli, with Dennis Man scoring twice; Borussia Dortmund's 4-2 victory at Copenhagen, Felix Nmecha netting a brace; Newcastle United's 3-0 defeat of Benfica; Manchester City's 2-0 away win at Villarreal via Erling Haaland and Bernardo Silva; and a 0-0 draw between Kairat Almaty and 10-man Pafos.