UEFA Champions League

PSG vs Atalanta 2025-26 UEFA Champions League, League Phase

  • 3': Marquinhos
  • 39': Khvicha Kvaratskhelia
  • 51': Nuno Mendes
  • 90'+1': Gonçalo Ramos
FT
4 - 0

Holders PSG outclass Atalanta 4-0 in UCL opener

Paris Saint-Germain made a winning start in defence of their Champions League title as they outclassed Atalanta in an impressive 4-0 win at Parc des Princes.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Atalanta 0. Marquinhos (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Fabián Ruiz.
  • 39': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Atalanta 0. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.
  • 44': Yunus Musah (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card.
  • 44': Penalty saved. Bradley Barcola (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Marco Carnesecchi (Atalanta).
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Atalanta 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Nikola Krstovic replaces Daniel Maldini.
  • 45': Substitution, Atalanta. Lazar Samardzic replaces Charles De Ketelaere.
  • 51': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 3, Atalanta 0. Nuno Mendes (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bradley Barcola.
  • 55': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Warren Zaïre-Emery replaces Fabián Ruiz.
  • 55': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Lee Kang-In replaces Senny Mayulu.
  • 58': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Gonçalo Ramos replaces João Neves because of an injury.
  • 75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Illia Zabarnyi replaces Nuno Mendes.
  • 75': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Ibrahim Mbaye replaces Khvicha Kvaratskhelia.
  • 75': Substitution, Atalanta. Marco Brescianini replaces Yunus Musah.
  • 75': Substitution, Atalanta. Giorgio Scalvini replaces Berat Djimsiti.
  • 85': Substitution, Atalanta. Honest Ahanor replaces Giorgio Scalvini because of an injury.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 4, Atalanta 0. Gonçalo Ramos (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 4, Atalanta 0.

Game Information

Competition: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+4 Paris Saint-Germain 1 3 0
+2 Union St.-Gilloise 1 3 0
+2 Bayern Munich 1 3 0
+2 Arsenal 1 3 0
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Statistics

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11 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
1 Corner Kicks 6
9 Saves 2
33.1 Possession 66.9
7 SHOTS 22
2 ON GOAL 13
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
279 Accurate Passes 650
343 Passes 711
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 8
0.5 Cross % 0.5
39 Long Balls 35
20 Accurate Long Balls 19
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 10
13 Tackles 12
0.6 Tackle % 0.8
8 Interceptions 6
11 Effective Clearances 11
11 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

PSG Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Lucas Chevalier (GK)
51 Willian Pacho
5 Marquinhos
25 Nuno Mendes
2 Achraf Hakimi
17 Vitinha
8 Fabián Ruiz
87 João Neves
24 Senny Mayulu
29 Bradley Barcola
7 Khvicha Kvaratskhelia

ATA Atalanta (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
29 Marco Carnesecchi (GK)
4 Isak Hien
19 Berat Djimsiti
3 Odilon Kossounou
6 Yunus Musah Yellow Card
15 Marten de Roon
8 Mario Pasalic
47 Lorenzo Bernasconi
16 Raoul Bellanova
70 Daniel Maldini
17 Charles De Ketelaere

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