"Five goals, two red cards and two penalties. The first half of Bayer Leverkusen's 7-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday was wild. Defending champion PSG ran up a 4-1 halftime lead in Germany after a breathtaking first period at the BayArena. The action was relentless from the moment William Pacho gave the visitors the lead with a seventh-minute header. What followed was chaos, with both teams reduced to 10 men and Leverkusen awarded two penalties."
"Eight minutes later Leverkusen captain Robert Andrich was shown a straight red following a VAR review of his elbow on Désiré Doué. But PSG then saw Illia Zabarnyi sent off for a foul on Christian Kofane, who was through on goal. Zabarnyi had also conceded the first penalty. This time Leverkusen made the chance count, with Aleix García converting. If that handed the home team a lifeline, it didn't last long as PSG went into overdrive."
Paris Saint-Germain defeated Bayer Leverkusen 7-2 in a Champions League match marked by an explosive first half. PSG raced to a 4-1 halftime lead after William Pacho opened the scoring with a seventh-minute header and a flurry of goals before halftime. The match featured chaos: both teams were reduced to ten men, two penalties were awarded to Leverkusen, and Alex Grimaldo missed the first by hitting the post while Aleix García converted the second. Robert Andrich received a straight red after a VAR review, Illia Zabarnyi was also sent off, and Désiré Doué, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé scored for PSG.
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