Erling Haaland was among the scorers in Manchester City’s 2-0 win at Villarreal as a total of 43 goals rained down across nine games.
However, it was champions PSG who stole the show with their 7-2 win at Bayer Leverkusen in Germany.
Desire Doue scored twice in between goals by Willian Pacho and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia for PSG in a first half which saw Alejandro Grimaldo miss a penalty and Aleix Garcia net from the spot for Leverkusen.
Nuno Mendes got the French side’s fifth goal shortly after the break and Garcia pulled it back to 5-2. Ousmane Dembele, on his return from injury and first appearance since winning the Ballon d’Or, got PSG’s sixth and Vitinha completed the scoring at the death.
It is the first time PSG have scored seven goals away from home in a Champions League game, and they are top of the standings after three outings in the league phase, with a maximum nine points and the best goal difference.
Inter Milan and Arsenal are the other teams with a 100% record after three outings, with the Italians easing to a 4-0 victory at Union Saint-Gilloise in Brussels.
English Premier League leaders Arsenal hammered Atletico at the Emirates Stadium, as Mikel Arteta’s side made it three straight wins, all with clean sheets, in Europe this season.
All the goals came in the second half, with Gabriel putting them ahead and Gabriel Martinelli getting the second before Viktor Gyokeres struck twice.
Haaland put City ahead against Villarreal in Spain and Bernardo Silva got their second goal before halftime as Pep Guardiola’s team moved on to seven points from three outings.
Felix Nmecha hit a brace as Borussia Dortmund won 4-2 away to FC Copenhagen, while
Barcelona thumped Olympiacos 6-1 at Montjuic as Fermin Lopez starred with a hat-trick.
Lamine Yamal got his name on the scoresheet with a penalty and Marcus Rashford scored twice, with Ayoub El Kaabi’s spot-kick scant consolation for the Greeks.
Newcastle United got their second straight win in the competition by easing to a 3-0 victory against Benfica at St James’ Park.
Yesterday’s other game ended in a 0-0 draw between rank outsiders Kairat Almaty and Pafos of Cyprus in Kazakhstan. — AFP
