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Kasper Hjulmand’s Bayer Leverkusen faced the daunting task of welcoming reigning European Champions Paris Saint-Germain to the BayArena on Matchday three of this season’s Champions League.
The Dane made just one change from the team that eventually overcame Mainz at the weekend, with veteran Jonas Hofmann making way for on-loan Manchester City forward Claudio Echeverri.
The visitors struck first after only six minutes, as Willian Pacho rose unmarked to head home an inch-perfect cross from Nuno Mendes. The Ecuadorian found himself in acres of space on the edge of the six-yard box between Loïc Badé and Ezequiel Fernández.
After PSG dominated the opening quarter of an…
