--- title: "PSG thrashed Slovan 6-1, while Sporting squeezed past Galatasaray – Champions League matchday recap" description: "PSG started their new Champions League season with a crushing 6-1 home win over Slovan: a hat-trick by Ferran Torres and a brace by Ousmane Dembélé. Sporting squeezed past Galatasaray at home – 3:1." date: 2026-09-09T21:20:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/psg-slovan-6-1-sporting-galatasaray-3-1-champions-league-recap tags: [champions-league, psg, sporting, ferran-torres, usman-dembele, slovan-bratislava, galatasaray, ilya-zabarnyi] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # PSG thrashed Slovan 6-1, while Sporting squeezed past Galatasaray – Champions League matchday recap ![PSG player celebrates a goal in the Champions League match against Slovan that ended 6-1](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/10/pszh-slovan-6-1-sporting-galatasaray-3-1-liga-chempionov-itogi/pszh-slovan-6-1-sporting-galatasaray-3-1-liga-chempionov-itogi-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - PSG thrashed Slovan 6-1 at home in the 1st matchday of the Champions League: Torres's hat-trick, Dembélé's brace, and a goal by Ruiz. - Ilya Zabaarnyi started for PSG; Slovan's Ukrainians did not appear on the pitch. - Sporting beat Galatasaray 3-1, coming back from Ignácio's own goal. - The final six matches of the 1st matchday will be played on 10 September, with Shakhtar's debut. Paris-based PSG opened their new Champions League season with a crushing home win over Bratislava's Slovan, while Portugal's Sporting also kicked off their tournament campaign with a victory over Galatasaray. Both matches were played on Wednesday, 9 September 2026, and set the tone for the first matchday of the tournament's league phase. Details of the results and key moments of the matches are in the XAB.info article, with reference to [Sport RBC.UA](https://sport.rbc.ua). ### A thrashing in Paris: Torres's hat-trick and Dembélé's brace PSG – Slovan (Bratislava) – 6:1 (3:0, 3:1). Goals: Dembélé, 17, 23; Torres, 31, 47, 57; Ruiz, 88 – Camara, 59. The Parisians' attack got going from the opening minutes: Ousmane Dembélé scored a brace already in the first half, while Ferran Torres finished the match with a hat-trick. Fabián Ruiz completed the rout in the 88th minute. The visitors' only goal was scored by Camara, who found the net in the 59th minute. ### Ukrainian accent and a "calm" defensive performance Ilya Zabaarnyi featured in the Parisians' starting lineup. During the match, neither he nor Willian Pacho had too much to do – PSG's defense played confidently and conceded just one goal. The Ukrainian players of the Bratislava team did not appear on the pitch: Danylo Ignatenko spent the entire match on the substitutes' bench, while Mykola Kucharevych was not included in the matchday squad. ### The Portuguese squeezed past the Turks after conceding Sporting – Galatasaray – 3:1 (1:1, 2:0). Goals: Catamo, 27; Suárez (penalty), 57; Salasar, 63 – Ignácio (own goal), 5. The match started badly for the hosts: right at the start, Gonçalo Ignácio scored an own goal. Sporting equalized in the 27th minute thanks to a goal by Catamo. The Portuguese were only able to squeeze past their opponents at the start of the second half – first Suárez converted a penalty in the 57th minute, and six minutes later Salasar made it 3:1. ### Closing the matchday and the context of the round On Thursday, 10 September 2026, the final six matches of the first matchday of the Champions League league phase will take place. On the same day, Donetsk's Shakhtar will begin their European season in the Netherlands. Earlier in the matchday, Liverpool secured a comeback win over Atlético, which further enlivened the tournament's opening program. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [Dembélé and Torres tore apart Slovan, while Sporting squeezed past Galatasaray in the Champions League](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/football/dembele-ta-torres-rozirvali-slovan-sporting-1788988563.html) - Счета 6:1 и 3:1, авторы голов, участие Забарного, статус Игнатенко и Кухаревича, расписание на 10 сентября. - [Ferran's hat-trick, Safonov fails to keep a clean sheet again. PSG started the Champions League with a thrashing](https://www.sport-express.net/football/champions-league/reviews/pszh-slovan-schet-6-1-rezultat-i-obzor-matcha-1-go-tura-obschego-etapa-ligi-chempionov-9-sentyabrya-2026-video-golov-2453965/) - Подтверждает счет 6:1 и хет-трик Торреса в матче 9 сентября 2026 года. - [Torres after his hat-trick for PSG: "I'm happy. It's easy to play with these players"](https://www.sport-express.ru/football/champions-league/news/napadayuschiy-pszh-ferran-torres-kommentariy-o-het-trike-v-vorota-slovana-v-matche-ligi-chempionov-2453959/) - Подтверждает хет-трик Торреса в ворота «Слована». - [Torres's hat-trick and Dembélé's brace brought PSG a crushing win over Slovan](https://www.sport-express.ru/football/champions-league/news/pszh-slovan-schet-6-1-rezultat-matcha-obschego-etapa-ligi-chempionov-9-sentyabrya-2026-2453949/) - Подтверждает хет-трик Торреса в ворота «Слована». ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: What was the score in the PSG – Slovan match? **A:** PSG won 6-1 (3:0, 3:1). Goals: Dembélé (17, 23), Torres (31, 47, 57), Ruiz (88) – Camara (59). ### Q: Who scored for Sporting against Galatasaray? **A:** Sporting's goals were scored by Catamo (27), Suárez from a penalty (57) and Salasar (63). For the Turks, an own goal by Ignácio (5). Final score 3-1. ### Q: Did Ilya Zabaarnyi start for PSG? **A:** Yes, Zabaarnyi featured in the starting lineup. During the match, neither he nor Willian Pacho had much to do in defense. ### Q: When will the remaining matches of the 1st Champions League matchday be played? **A:** The final six matches of the first matchday will take place on Thursday, 10 September 2026; Shakhtar will also make their debut on that day.