Paris Saint-Germain sets a record in the Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain, the defending champions of the Champions League, set a new record in the competition's history with a resounding 7-2 victory over hosts Bayer Leverkusen in the third round of the group stage on Tuesday evening at the BayArena. The Parisian team started the match strongly, as Ecuadorian defender Willian Pacho opened the scoring with a well-placed header in the first ten minutes of the match, putting his team on the path to a resounding victory. However, the significance of this goal went beyond the opening goal; it also carried a historic significance, as it was Paris Saint-Germain's 39th goal in the Champions League in 2025, breaking the previous record held by Manchester United, who scored 38 goals in 2002. Not content with this achievement, Paris continued its goal-scoring spree, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Désiré Douet (two goals), Vitinha, Ousmane Dembélé, and Nuno Mendes adding more goals, bringing the total to 45 goals in a single year, an unprecedented number in the history of the competition. It is noteworthy that Paris Saint-Germain still has three more Champions League matches before the end of the year, giving them a golden opportunity to extend this record and consolidate their attacking dominance in the continental competition.