German-born Ghanaian forward Jeremiah Mensah made his UEFA Champions League debut in Bayer Leverkusen’s clash with European champions Paris Saint Germain on Wednesday, October 21, 2025.
The 17-year-old came on as a late substitute as the Germans suffered a 7-2 defeat at home, their first of the 2025/26 campaign in Europe.
Mensah, who had impressed with the reserve side in the UEFA Youth League, replaced Equi Fernandes with nine minutes remaining.
Meanwhile, PSG got off to a bright start after Ecuadorian defender Willian Pacho opened the scoring in the seventh minute.
The hosts levelled from the spot through Aleix Garcia but collapsed in the final five minutes of the first half as the French side rampantly tore them apart.
Desire Duoe scored twice to add to Kvicha Kvaratskhelia’s strike as PSG headed to the break 4-1 up.
Nuno Mendes put the game beyond Leverkusen after netting five minutes after the break before Garcia handed the former Bundesliga champions a mini lifeline with his second.
However, Ballond d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele struck alongside Vitinha as PSG continued their strong start to the defence of their title.
The match ended with both side having a player sent off in the first half as Robert Andrich and Illia Zabarnyi saw red cards for Leverkusen and PSG respectively.
