Paris Saint-Germain took a commanding lead in their Champions League knockout round play-off tie against Brest with a 3-0 victory, while Juventus edged out PSV Eindhoven and Borussia Dortmund secured a comfortable win against Sporting Lisbon.
Ousmane Dembele continued his impressive goal-scoring streak with a brace as Paris Saint-Germain took a commanding lead in their Champions League knockout round play-off tie against Brest , winning 3-0 away from home. PSG, the overwhelming favorites, faced a team making their debut in European competition this season, and the outcome seemed almost predetermined.
Vitinha opened the scoring for PSG at the Stade de Roudourou in Guingamp with a penalty just before halftime, awarded after Dembele's shot struck the arm of Brest's Pierre Lees-Melou. Dembele then doubled PSG's lead on the stroke of halftime, converting a well-worked move that saw him cut in from the right and beat the goalkeeper at his near post. He completed his brace and PSG's scoring in the 66th minute, capitalizing on a rebound after a shot intended for teammate Bradley Barcola. Meanwhile, Juventus secured a crucial 2-1 victory over PSV Eindhoven in Turin, with Samuel Mbangula scoring the decisive goal eight minutes from time. Juventus took the lead through Weston McKennie's powerful first-half strike, but Perisic, a former Inter Milan player, equalized for PSV with a thunderous shot shortly after halftime. Mbangula's late goal put Juventus in a commanding position for the second leg in Eindhoven. Finally, Borussia Dortmund claimed a comfortable 3-0 win against Sporting Lisbon. Serhou Guirassy, the top scorer in the competition, extended his tally to 10 goals with an hour on the clock and then set up Pascal Gross for Dortmund's second goal. Karim Adeyemi sealed the victory with a swift counter-attacking goal. This result leaves Sporting facing an uphill battle in the return leg in Dortmund
CHAMPIONS LEAGUE OUSMANE DEMBELE PARIS SAINT-GERMAIN BREST VITINH SAMUEL MBANGULA JUVENTUS PSV EINDHOVEN SERHOU Guirassy BORUSSIA DORTMUND SPORTING LISBON
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