PSG score four early in 6-0 Champions League win

Paris Saint-Germain beat Villarreal 6-0 in the Champions League league phase on November 3, scoring four times in the opening 17 minutes and taking their points total to 12 from four matches. João Neves, Désiré Doué, Senny Mayulu and Fabián Ruiz scored before halftime, with Ruiz adding a second after the break and David Boly completing the result in the 78th minute. The early goals came in an eight-minute burst. Neves opened the scoring in the ninth minute, Doué made it 2-0 in the 12th, and Mayulu scored a minute later. Ruiz struck the fourth in the 17th minute. The Associated Press, citing UEFA, reported that PSG reached four goals faster than any team in Champions League history, surpassing a previous mark of 20 minutes set by Real Madrid in 2011. The precise timing of Ruiz’s goal was reported as 16 minutes and two seconds. Ruiz scored again in the 50th minute, finishing a move set up by Vitinha. Boly, 17, came on as a substitute and scored on his Champions League debut, with Neves providing the assist. The win kept PSG’s perfect record through four league-phase matches and left them top of the standings on 12 points. Reports said they were the only team with a perfect...