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- Ousmane Dembélé scored twice (17th and 23rd minutes) and assisted two more in PSG's 6-1 win, registering his first goals of the season after being dropped for the Lille match by Luis Enrique.
- Ferran Torres completed a hat trick — his third goal headed in from a Dembélé corner in the 57th — taking him to five goals since joining PSG from Barcelona in the offseason.
- PSG entered the match on a four-game winless run, having conceded seven goals and lost the French Super Cup to Lens, with Dembélé himself ineffective in a 2-1 home loss to Monaco the previous Friday.
- Slovan Bratislava coach Yaya Touré said of Dembélé: "Today he was at 200% and he really hurt us today -- he is a superb player. I can't put three or four players on him, otherwise there will be space everywhere."
- PSG fired 35 shots with 13 on target against what the source calls a "weak opposition" and "overwhelmed" Slovan defense, with 10 PSG players named on the 30-player Ballon d'Or shortlist.
- Suleiman Camara scored Slovan's lone reply with "a fine finish" — one of the few positives for the Slovak side, whose sloppy defending gifted Fabián Ruiz the sixth goal late.
Why it matters: PSG desperately needed a statement result after a four-game winless stretch and a Super Cup loss to Lens, and Dembélé's two-goal, two-assist display answered early questions about his form post-World Cup. Ten players on the Ballon d'Or shortlist highlights squad depth, but the source itself calls Slovan "weak opposition" — meaning the 6-1 scoreline, while decisive, came against the group's lightest test and offers limited evidence the domestic slump is over.
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