# PSG reach four goals in 16 minutes to set Champions League record

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/paris-st-germain-set-champions-league-record-as-fastest-side-to-score-four-goals/
- Published: 2026-11-04T11:11:59+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T17:50:17+00:00
- Original publisher: CNA (publisher lean: Centre)
- Original article: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/paris-st-germain-set-champions-league-record-fastest-side-score-four-goals-6517961
- Topics: Entertainment, Europe, Football, Sport, TV, World

## Key points

- PSG reached four goals against Villarreal in 16 minutes and two seconds.
- Opta recorded the quickest four-goal start in a Champions League match.
- PSG were already the competition’s leading scorers before kick-off.

## Summary

Paris Saint-Germain set a Champions League record against Villarreal, reaching 4-0 in 16 minutes and two seconds, according to Opta. The rapid start made them the fastest team to score four goals in a match and underlined the European champions’ attacking strength.

Joao Neves opened the scoring in the ninth minute, with Desire Doue and Senny Mayulu also scoring before Fabian Ruiz completed the record-setting haul. PSG had scored 14 goals, more than any other side in the competition, before kick-off and had won their first three matches. They were without injured Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele, the 2025 Ballon d’Or winner.

## Coverage

- [CNA: PSG reach four goals in 16 minutes to set Champions League record](https://www.channelnewsasia.com/sport/paris-st-germain-set-champions-league-record-fastest-side-score-four-goals-6517961)
- [France 24: Champions League: Paris Saint-Germain make easy work of Villarreal](https://www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/sports/20261104-champions-league-paris-saint-germain-make-easy-work-of-villarreal)

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