Paris Saint-Germain beat Manchester City 4-2 again in Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain defeated Manchester City 4-2 at Etihad Stadium to repeat last season’s result between the sides in the Champions League league phase.

The French club also won by the same score in the previous campaign, when the teams met on matchday seven at Parc des Princes, the home of Paris Saint-Germain. This time, the victory came on matchday two at Manchester City’s stadium.

The result moved Paris Saint-Germain to the top of the table with six points, one goal ahead of Barcelona. Manchester City remain on three points and sit 17th.

Despite the latest defeat, Manchester City still lead the historical head-to-head record, with four wins compared with three for Paris Saint-Germain. The French side now need one more victory to draw level with them.

The match also saw Erling Haaland set a Champions League record. The Manchester City striker became the fastest player to score 60 goals in the competition, surpassing Lionel Messi’s mark, which took the Argentine 80 appearances to reach.

Fast start gives PSG control

Manchester City were handed an early opportunity in the 10th minute when Antoine Semenyo somehow missed from inside the six-yard box with the goal unguarded.

Paris Saint-Germain punished that miss three minutes later. Doku opened the scoring with a long-range, low shot which found the Manchester City net.

Ousmane Dembele doubled the visitors’ lead in the 15th minute, heading in from an excellent cross by Doku.

Paris Saint-Germain came close to adding a third in the 31st minute when Achraf Hakimi’s header struck the crossbar. Vitinha found the net a minute later with a powerful, medium-height effort from inside the 18-yard box.

Manchester City reduced the deficit eight minutes after the restart as Haaland headed in with precision in the 53rd minute.

Paris Saint-Germain restored their two-goal advantage 10 minutes later. Maghnes Akliouche’s shot was saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma, but the ball still ended up in the net.

Manchester City threatened again in the closing stages. Enzo Fernandez struck the post with a fierce effort in the 71st minute, before Haaland’s header hit the crossbar three minutes later.

Haaland did score again in the 75th minute, steering a low shot into the net after a low cross to make it 4-2.

The Norway international was denied a third goal in the 83rd minute when Matvey Safonov stopped his effort on the goal line.

Five minutes later, Nuno Mendes won a penalty after a challenge from Matheus Nunes. Donnarumma saved the spot-kick, ensuring Paris Saint-Germain held on for another 4-2 victory over Manchester City.