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Champions League Matchday 4 Tue 3 Nov

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Full-time 0:6

Neves 9′Doué 12′Mayulu 13′Ruiz 17′Ruiz 50′Boly 78′

Player of the match Fabián Ruiz 9.7

GolVolt ratingHighlights will do 4.9/10 more watchable than 49% of Champions League matches xG 3.7, Neves scored the winner. How we rate

GolVolt rating 4.9GolVolt rating

Worth watching: Highlights will do
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The match in 30 seconds

Turning point: 12' Doué, 0:2
  1. 6 of 12

    Paris Saint Germain turned that many shots on target into goals, from an xG of 2.9.

The turning point is the biggest jump in the match: after the goal for 0:2, from 72% to 93% (Paris Saint Germain).

How the match went

One minute axis for every view. The discs along the bottom are the goals.

90+2' · 0:6Villarreal 2%draw 4%Paris Saint Germain 94%

Key stats

29% Possession 71%
0.72 xG (expected goals) 2.87
14 Shots 22
2 On target 12
0 Big chances 4
4 Corners 8
All stats (22)

Preview and report

Live · goal

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

  1. Minute 78 0–6

    Boly scores, Villarreal 0–6 Paris Saint Germain

    David Boly scored Paris Saint Germain's sixth goal in the 78th minute, assisted by João Neves. Earlier, Neves scored in the 9th minute, while Doué, Mayulu and Fabián Ruiz found the net up to the 17th minute. Fabián Ruiz added a goal in the 50th minute.

    Number of the match: 4 of 20 — That is how many of Paris Saint Germain's goals in this season's Champions League have come after the 75th minute, including the goals from this match.

  2. Minute 50 0–5

    Fabián Ruiz scores, Villarreal 0–5 Paris Saint Germain

    Fabián Ruiz scored his second goal of the match in the 50th minute, assisted by Vitinha. Earlier, the Parisians had scored in the 9th, 12th, 13th and 17th minutes, and Ruiz also scored the fourth goal. He now has 4 goals in the Champions League this season.

    Number of the match: 4 — That is how many goals in this season's Champions League Fabián Ruiz now has.

  3. Minute 13 0–3

    Mayulu scores, Villarreal 0–3 Paris Saint Germain

    Senny Mayulu scored Paris Saint Germain's third goal in the 13th minute of their Matchday 4 Champions League game. João Neves had scored earlier, in the 9th minute, from a Willian Pacho assist, and Désiré Doué in the 12th minute, after a pass from Maghnes Akliouche.

    Number of the match: 0–3 — That is the score after three Paris Saint Germain goals in the first 13 minutes.

  4. Minute 12 0–2

    Doué scores, Villarreal 0–2 Paris Saint Germain

    Désiré Doué doubled Paris Saint Germain's lead in the 12th minute. Three minutes earlier, João Neves scored after an assist from Willian Pacho. Doué now has 3 goals in the Champions League this season.

    Number of the match: 3 — That is how many goals Doué has already scored in this season's Champions League.

Live · half-time · 0–4

Villarreal 0–4 Paris Saint Germain at half-time

Paris Saint Germain scored four goals in eight minutes, from the 9th to the 17th. After the first half of this Champions League matchday 4 game, Villarreal trail 0–4.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data

Number of the match 15 That is how many shots Paris Saint Germain had in the first half, 8 of them on target, while Villarreal had 4 shots and 1 on target.

Four goals in eight minutes. João Neves opened the scoring in the 9th minute, assisted by Willian Pacho. Désiré Doué added a second in the 12th minute from a pass by Maghnes Akliouche. A minute later Senny Mayulu scored after a ball from João Neves. In the 17th minute Fabián Ruiz got the fourth, again set up by Akliouche. For Doué and Ruiz these were their third goals of this Champions League season.

The first half in numbers. Paris Saint Germain had 74% of possession to Villarreal's 26%. The visitors had 15 shots, 8 of them on target, the hosts 4, including 1 on target. Corners were 5 to 3 in the visitors' favour. In this season's Champions League the Parisians have led at half-time three times and won every time. Five of their 18 goals in the competition, including this game, came in the first 15 minutes.

Before the match

PSG ahead of Villarreal clash: scoring in 10 straight games

Villarreal host Paris Saint Germain in Matchday 4 of the Champions League. The visitors have scored in 10 consecutive matches and won their last three Champions League games.

Automatically translated from Polish · AI-generated from GolVolt data and the sources listed below the article

Number of the match 10 That is how many consecutive matches PSG, who are travelling to Villarreal, have scored in.

A scoring run and three Champions League wins

PSG have gone nine matches unbeaten. In the Champions League they beat FC Barcelona 4–2, Manchester City (4–2 to PSG) and Slovan Bratislava 6–1.

Late goals and not a minute behind

In this season's Champions League PSG have scored 14 goals, 3 of them after the 75th minute. The team have not yet spent a single minute trailing.

Villarreal's points and the absentees list

Villarreal have won 3 points in the Champions League in matches where they were previously behind, the third-best total in the competition. The hosts' top performer is Georges Mikautadze: two goals and an assist in three games. For the visitors that role belongs to Ousmane Dembélé, who has scored three goals and provided three assists, but he is among the injured. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Alessandro Longoni, Marquinhos and Nuno Mendes are also missing. For Villarreal, Alassane Diatta, Ilias Akhomach and Juan Foyth will not play, all through injury.

Why this rating

Four pillars, each measured against the same league over the last 12 months.

How we rate

xG 3.7, Neves scored the winner.

  • Dramaweight 50% Settled by 17′.Some excitement, but no big twists. Drama: 3.4 out of 10
  • Heroesweight 20% Neves scored the winner, Ruiz: rated 9.7.Solid performances, no single big hero. Heroes: 6.3 out of 10
  • Stakesweight 15% It mattered for the table but settled nothing. Stakes: 6.3 out of 10
  • Quality of playweight 15% xG 3.7, 6 goals, 36 shots.Plenty of chances and shots at both ends. Quality of play: 7.9 out of 10

Match ECG

A spike = a twist. The shading = how open the result still was.

Worth watching: Highlights will do

GolVolt rating 4.9more watchable than 49% of Champions League matches

The GolVolt rating comes from four pillars — drama, heroes, stakes and quality of play — measured against this league's matches of the last 12 months (model nap-v2).

Similar matches

A similar story: twists, the finish, chances. Same league, last 12 months.

How the match went

6 goals5 cards

Counts cover only events captured in the retained timeline.

Timeline

  1. 9' Goal: João Nevesright foot · assist: Pacho0:1
  2. 12' Goal: Désiré Douéright foot · assist: Akliouche0:2
  3. 13' Goal: Senny Mayululeft foot · assist: Neves0:3
  4. 17' Goal: Fabián Ruizleft foot · assist: Akliouche0:4
  5. 45' Santi Comesañayellow card · foul
  6. Half-time · 0:4
  7. 46' SubstitutionCardona for Pépé
  8. 50' Santiago Mouriñoyellow card · foul
  9. 50' Goal: Fabián Ruizleft foot · assist: Vitinha0:5
  10. 60' 2 substitutionsGodts for MayuluTorres for Akliouche
  11. 63' 3 substitutionsMikautadze for PérezMoleiro for ComesañaOluwaseyi for Romero
  12. 66' Sergi Cardonayellow card · foul
  13. 74' Quentin Ndjantouyellow card · entering the pitch without permission
  14. 74' 3 substitutionsBeraldo for VitinhaBoly for HakimiNdjantou for Doué
  15. 78' Alberto Moleiroyellow card · foul
  16. 78' Goal: David Bolyright foot · assist: Neves0:6
  17. 79' SubstitutionNavarro for Freeman
  18. Full-time · 0:6

Match stats

Shooting

0.72 xG (expected goals) 2.87
14 Shots 22
2 On target 12
0 Big chances 4
7 Off target 3
5 Blocked 7
5 Inside the box 18
9 Outside the box 4

Play

29% Possession 71%
4 Corners 8
304 Passes 743
78% Pass accuracy 91%
9 Key passes 18
69 Attacks 114
29 Dangerous attacks 47

Defence

16 Tackles 13
13 Interceptions 5
6 Saves 2

Discipline

19 Fouls 4
1 Offsides 1
4 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0

Lineups and ratings

The highlighted rating is the player of the match.

Starting XIs · provider ratings

4-2-3-1 –4-3-3
Bench

Villarreal

Paris Saint Germain

Match sheet

Coaches
Iñigo Pérez Villarreal Luis Enrique Paris Saint Germain
Stadium
Estadio de la Cerámica, Villarreal

Player ratings

Ratings from the data provider, scale 1–10.

  1. Player of the match · Paris Saint Germain Fabián Ruiz 9.65
  2. 2. place · Paris Saint Germain João Neves 8.87
  3. 3. place · Paris Saint Germain Désiré Doué 8.62
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Absences

Villarreal · 3 out

  • Alassane Diatta Injured

    since 30 Oct · until 9 Nov · 1 match missed · Muscle Injury

  • Ilias Akhomach Injured

    since 24 Oct · until 9 Nov · 3 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Juan Foyth Injured

    since 30 Oct · until 9 Nov · 1 match missed · Muscle Injury

Paris Saint Germain · 5 out

  • Khvicha Kvaratskhelia Injured

    since 21 Oct · until 31 May 2027 · 2 matches missed · Cruciate Ligament Injury

  • Alessandro Longoni Injured

    since 3 Sep · return date unknown · 10 matches missed · Dead Leg

  • Marquinhos Injured

    since 21 Oct · return date unknown · 2 matches missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

  • Nuno Mendes Injured

    since 18 Oct · return date unknown · 3 matches missed · Muscle Injury

  • Ousmane Dembélé Injured

    since 21 Oct · return date unknown · 2 matches missed · Thigh Muscle Strain

Injuries and suspensions as reported for this match.

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