Paris Saint-Germain's French forward Ousmane Dembélé, French midfielder Desiré Doué and Moroccan defender Achraf Hakimi celebrate after the UEFA Champions League football match against Bayer 04 Leverkusen at the BayArena stadium in Leverkusen, Germany on October 21, 2025. FRANCK FIFE / AFP
Ousmane Dembélé scored on his return from injury as defending champions Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 7-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday, October 21, as both teams finished with 10 men. Ballon d'Or winner Dembélé scored PSG's sixth just three minutes after coming on as a second-half substitute for his first appearance since suffering a hamstring injury in early September.
Desiré Doué bagged a brace while Willian Pacho, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes and Vitinha also hit the net at Leverkusen's BayArena as the visitors laid down the gauntlet to their European rivals. Aleix Garcia scored both of the hosts' goals while PSG lost center-back Illia Zabarnyi to a red card on 37 minutes, as he conceded a second spot-kick of the match, and Leverkusen had captain Robert Andrich dismissed for crashing his elbow into Doué's jaw a few minutes earlier. PSG have been injury-hit and inconsistent this season, but once both teams were reduced to 10 men, they dominated their helpless hosts.
