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Champions League: Pape Guèye and Nicolas Jackson beaten

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Champions League: Pape Guèye and Nicolas Jackson beaten

Villarreal, with Senegal international Pape Guèye starting, were beaten 6-0 at home by Paris Saint-Germain, while Aston Villa and Nicolas Jackson lost 3-0 to FC Barcelona. Bayern Munich, Galatasaray and Manchester United also won their Champions League matches, according to Seneweb.

Villarreal, with Senegal international Pape Guèye starting in midfield, were beaten 6-0 at home by Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday 3 November in the fourth round of Champions League matches. João Neves, Désiré Doué, Senny Mayulu, Fabian Ruiz, who scored twice, and David Boly scored for the Paris club, according to Seneweb.

PSG thus won their fourth consecutive match in the competition. At Camp Nou, Nicolas Jackson and Aston Villa also lost, going down 3-0 to FC Barcelona. Lamine Yamal opened the scoring before Raphinha added two more, Seneweb reports.

Bayern Munich won 2-0 in Madrid against Atlético. Galatasaray, with Ismaïl Jakobs, beat Stuttgart 2-0, while Manchester United came from behind to beat AS Roma 3-2 at home. Inter Milan defeated Feyenoord 3-0 and Sporting CP won 1-0 against Shakhtar Donetsk at Stamford Bridge, according to the same outlet.

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