Paris Saint-Germain clearly won against Atalanta Bergamo. The incumbent defending champion of the Champions League easily finished the Italians in 4-0 (2: 0) victory.
Marquinhos (3rd), Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (39th), Nuno Mendes (51.) and Goncalo Ramos (90.+2) scored the goals for the undisputed victory.
A fully packed prince park in Paris welcomed the defending champion to the Champions League premiere 2025/26. With a lot of confidence, because after the triumph from the pre -season, PSG has already got the transition to the new season great again: in the French league you are back in the French league after four wins from four games.
Almost all stars were on board – only Ousmane Dembele had to fit due to muscle problems. And Atalanta immediately felt the team of coach Luis Enrique. Just two minutes had been completed, Paris already led: Defense chief Marquinhos had conquered the ball in counterpressing, sneaked into the storm center and was ready to push the cross pass from Fabian Ruiz 1-0 over the line.
Paris is in a hurry
Paris was ahead early – and did not give up. Just 120 seconds later, Nuno Mendes should have done the 2-0, but his nerves failed in front of Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Carnesecchi – he shot just left. And that was just the beginning.
Atalanta swam – even more: the Italians fell from one embarrassment to the other. After 15 minutes of continuous pressure, Paris had collected seven dangerous degrees – Atalanta had not yet been allowed a single dangerous goal action. It was almost a miracle that it was only 1-0. In the 22nd minute, the ball was in the Italian goal a second time, but the goal didn’t count. Sagittarius Bradley Barcola had been in the way to pass from Ruiz.
Kvaratskhelia ingenious, Barcola Arrogant
Such a little bit of Atalanta then recovered from the permanent pressure of the hosts, but had to accept the 0: 2 of all places when it ventured a little forward. Because Paris knows the single -class only one of the EXRA -class in his ranks. Such as Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The Georgian started in the 39th minute one of his dreaded solos. From the right half position he started towards the Bergamo box and only turned off after he played three opponents and had sunk the ball from 16 meters unsustainably on the right in the box. A great goal.
Barcola could have achieved that too, but the 23-year-old Frenchman failed due to his arrogance that can be observed from time to time. After Marquinhos had received a bad kick in the Atalanta penalty of Yunus Musah, there could be no other decision: penalty. But Barcola pushed the ball out of the stand into the arms of keeper Carnesecchi. Awkward.
Paris showed Bergamo the borders.
Mendes makes everything clear
A class difference was obvious between the two teams that evening. Which was also reflected five minutes after the restart. The Barcola, which was previously so badly next to it, now played a very nice pass into the depth to the run -in Mendes, the opponent Raoul Bellanova let it run into the void with a simple body decree and finely sank the ball from an acute angle in the short corner – 3: 0 (51.).
Substitute Goncalo Ramos finally put the lid on with the 4-0 in added time and screwed the result for the victory earned at this height.
Off to Barcelona
It won’t be as simple as this evening for PSG on the next Champions League game day. Then the French champion travels to FC Barcelona. Atalanta Bergamo receives FC Bruges at home. Atalanta has no particularly good memories of the Belgians. Last season, Bruges failed in the first round of the KO phase.