"I think that it is a very good start that reflects our style of football, against a very good Atalanta side with physical strength and good technique. They press you and cause problems, but we are in very good shape and deserved this victory. We hope to go far. Our fixture list is like an obstacle course, but it's true that if we go back a year, we won our first game in stoppages, and this was much better."
"PSG have scored 36 goals across their 11 Champions League games in 2025, with their average of 3.27 goals per match during that time only bettered by Bayern Munich in 2020 (3.36) in the competition's history over a calendar year. The Ligue 1 side have a tough schedule in the league phase, with trips to Barcelona and Bayer Leverkusen up next before home matches against Bayern and Tottenham."
Paris Saint-Germain opened their Champions League campaign with a 4-0 win over Atalanta, Marquinhos scoring after three minutes and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes and Goncalo Ramos also on the scoresheet. The result extended PSG's strong record against Italian opposition, with only one defeat in their last 12 matches versus Serie A teams in major European competitions. PSG have scored 36 goals across 11 Champions League games in 2025, averaging 3.27 goals per match, a calendar-year rate only surpassed by Bayern Munich in 2020. Luis Enrique praised the start, warned that the fixture list is like an obstacle course and emphasised the importance of starting strong as tougher group fixtures loom.
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