PSG 10-0 Brest: Where Paris Saint-Germain's Aggregate Mauling ...

Seven different scorers, a club-record victory and a 10-goal aggregate win; Paris Saint-Germain‘s hammering of Brest was one for the history books.

Paris Saint-Germain stormed into the last 16 of the 2024-25 Champions League after dismantling Brest 7-0 at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

Going into the game with a comfortable 3-0 lead from the first leg, PSG wasted no time in pressing home their advantage. Bradley Barcola and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia extended their aggregate lead before the break, while second-half goals from Vitinha, Désiré Doué, Nuno Mendes, Gonçalo Ramos and Senny Mayulu – who became PSG’s youngest ever scorer in a Champions League knockout stage match (18 years, 278 days) – sealed an emphatic victory.

In doing so, PSG became the first team in Champions League history to have seven different goalscorers in a single match and the first to have three substitutes score in the same game.

It was also PSG’s biggest European win in what was their 285th such match, and they now advance to face either Liverpool or Barcelona in the round of 16.

As well as breaking numerous club records, PSG’s 10-goal aggregate margin is one of the largest in Champions League history. But where does it rank among the biggest aggregate victories?

Bayern vs Sporting CP (12-1)2008-09 Last 16

Bayern Munich hold the record for the biggest aggregate win in Champions League history, thrashing Sporting CP 12-1 over two legs in the 2008-09 round of 16.

Franck Ribéry and Luca Toni both scored twice as Bayern cruised to a 5-0 win in the first leg in Lisbon. The second leg was even more brutal, with the Bavarians running riot in a 7-1 demolition to secure an 11-goal aggregate victory.

Despite their dominance, Bayern were eliminated in the next round, losing 5-1 on aggregate to an all-conquering Barcelona side led by Lionel Messi, who went on to lift the trophy.

PSG vs Brest (10-0)2024-25 Play-Offs

PSG’s 10-goal aggregate victory over Brest this season places them second on the all-time list. A routine 3-0 win in the first leg set the stage for a ruthless second-leg performance, as PSG hammered their fellow Ligue 1 side 7-0 at home, with Barcola, Kvaratskhelia, Doué and Ramos grabbing a goal and an assist each.

The 7-0 scoreline was the second-largest margin of victory by a team against an opponent from the same nation in any European competition, behind only Real Madrid’s 8-0 thrashing of Sevilla in the 1957-58 European Cup quarter-finals.

Lyon vs Werder Bremen (10-2)2004-05 Last 16

Lyon’s 10-2 win on aggregate 20 years ago against Werder Bremen is the first of four ties to have been settled by an eight-goal margin.

Former Arsenal striker Sylvain Wiltord opened the scoring in the first leg before Mahamadou Diarra doubled the lead and Juninho Pernambucano curled in a trademark free-kick to make it 3-0.

Wiltord was at it again in the return leg, bagging a hat-trick, while Michael Essien – who would later move to Chelsea – scored twice. Florent Malouda, another who’d go on to Chelsea, also found the net in a rampant 7-2 second-leg win.

Lyon’s European journey ended in the quarter-finals, where they were eliminated by PSV on penalties.

Barcelona vs Bayer Leverkusen (10-2)2011-12 Last 16

Barcelona’s last-16 tie with Bayer Leverkusen will always be remembered for one historic individual performance. A 3-1 first-leg win in Germany put Barça in control, but it was the second leg at Camp Nou that will never be forgotten.

Lionel Messi produced one of the greatest individual displays in Champions League history, becoming the first player to score five goals in a single match as Barcelona dismantled Leverkusen 7-1.

Messi’s record has since been matched by Luiz Adriano (for Shakhtar Donetsk against BATE Borisov in 2014) and Erling Haaland (for Manchester City against RB Leipzig in 2023).

Bayern Munich vs Arsenal (10-2)2016-17 Last 16

Another iconic Champions League tie. Despite topping their group, Arsenal were handed a tough last-16 draw against Bayern Munich – and the result was a 10-2 aggregate humiliation that only intensified scrutiny on manager Arsène Wenger.

The first leg in Germany saw Arsenal briefly hold hope when Alexis Sánchez cancelled out Arjen Robben’s opener. But Bayern turned it on in the second half, with Robert Lewandowski restoring their lead before Thiago Alcântara netted twice. Thomas Müller completed the 5-1 rout late on.

The second leg at the Emirates also ended with a 5-1 scoreline. Theo Walcott gave Arsenal an early boost, but a second-half collapse saw Bayern score five unanswered goals to complete a 10-2 aggregate thrashing.

Manchester City vs Schalke (10-2)2018-19 Last 16

Manchester City’s round-of-16 clash with Schalke in 2018-19 was competitive for one leg, and it was anything but in the second.

City edged the first meeting 3-2 in Gelsenkirchen, needing late goals from Sergio Agüero and Raheem Sterling to turn the game around.

The second leg, however, was a completely different story. Agüero struck twice early on before Leroy Sané, Sterling, Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus added to the tally in a 7-0 demolition at the Etihad.

City’s campaign ended in heartbreak as they were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Tottenham in a dramatic tie that saw VAR deny them a last-minute winner. Spurs would go on to reach the final, losing to Liverpool.

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