Manchester City 2–4 Paris Saint Germain: hosts lose after ten games unbeaten
Manchester City lost 2–4 to Paris Saint Germain in Matchday 2 of the Champions League and dropped to 42nd in the table. The match was decided in the first half: in the 32nd minute Vitinha made it 0–3.
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Number of the match10That is how many games Manchester City went unbeaten before the run ended with the defeat to Paris Saint Germain.
Three goals in half an hour
Paris Saint Germain took the lead in the 13th minute. Désiré Doué scored to make it 0–1, with Fabián Ruiz providing the assist. Two minutes later Ousmane Dembélé made it 0–2 from a Doué pass. In the 32nd minute Vitinha made it 0–3 at half-time, with Warren Zaïre-Emery assisting on that goal. The visitors hit the net three times before the first half was even over.
Haaland hits back twice
After the break City responded. In the 53rd minute Erling Haaland scored to make it 1–3, with Iliman Ndiaye assisting. In the 62nd minute Maghnes Akliouche restored the visitors' three-goal lead, making it 1–4 after a Dembélé assist. In the 75th minute Haaland scored his second, this time from an Ayyoub Bouaddi pass, and set the final score at 2–4. The match ended Manchester City 2–4 Paris Saint Germain.
More shots, fewer goals
The statistics paint a different picture from the scoreboard. Manchester City had 54% possession and took 27 shots to Paris Saint Germain's 15. There were more shots on target for the visitors, though: 10 to 9. The hosts also had 11 corners, the visitors only 2. Haaland, with two goals, was City's top scorer in the match, while Dembélé had a goal and an assist.
Pep in the stands
Pep Guardiola watched the match from the stands at the Etihad Stadium, to which he returned after leaving the club. He looked visibly shocked when City were 0–3 down. The three first-half goals decided the match, and Haaland's two after the break were not enough to turn it around.
Runs and scorers
For City, this ends a run of ten games unbeaten. The hosts did score in an 11th game in a row, though. Paris Saint Germain now have five games unbeaten and have scored in ten in a row. Haaland now has 4 league goals this season, and Dembélé 3. The visitors' top league scorer remains Ferran Torres with 3 goals in 1 game. Only 1 of PSG's 10 goals this season came after the 75th minute.
PSG climb the table
Manchester City fall from 33rd to 42nd and have 3 points. Paris Saint Germain rise from 27th to 12th and have 6 points.
Live · goal
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Minute 772–4
Haaland scores, Manchester City 2–4 Paris Saint Germain
Erling Haaland scored in the 75th minute after an assist from Ayyoub Bouaddi to pull one back. It is his 4th league goal this season. Earlier, Paris Saint Germain had scored in the 13th, 15th and 32nd minutes.
Number of the match: 1 in 6 — That is how many of Paris Saint Germain's goals this season came after the 75th minute, so late strikes are not their speciality.
Minute 350–3
Vitinha scores, Manchester City 0–3 Paris Saint Germain
Vitinha makes it 0–3 after an assist from Warren Zaïre-Emery. Désiré Doué scored in the 13th minute and Ousmane Dembélé in the 15th. Two goals in two minutes, and now another.
Number of the match: 35th — In the 35th minute Paris Saint Germain are already three goals up.
Minute 160–2
Dembélé makes it two, Manchester City 0–2 Paris Saint Germain
Doué opened the scoring in the 13th minute, assisted by Fabián Ruiz. Two minutes later he set up Dembélé, and it was 0–2. Dembélé now has 3 league goals this season.
Number of the match: 16th minute — That was all Paris Saint Germain needed to lead 0–2 away at Manchester City.
Live · half-time · 0–3
Paris Saint Germain lead at half-time, City without a shot on target
Manchester City did not have a single shot on target before the break. Paris Saint Germain, meanwhile, have three goals and lead at the Etihad Stadium. The hosts' run collided with a flying visiting side.
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Number of the match7That is how many shots on target Paris Saint Germain had in the first half, against zero for Manchester City.
What the match has said so far. The first-half numbers show a contrast: shots 5 to 10, corners 6 to 2 for City. The hosts buzzed around the goal, but without a shot on target. The visitors scored in the 13th, 15th and 32nd minutes: Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Vitinha.
What the season says. City arrived on a run of 10 matches unbeaten and scoring in 10 games in a row. Paris Saint Germain have scored in 9 matches in a row. Dembélé now has 3 league goals. This season the visitors have scored only 1 of their 6 goals after the 75th minute.
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Manchester City lost 2–4 to Paris Saint Germain in Matchday 2 of the Champions League and dropped to 42nd in the table. The match was decided in the first half: in the 32nd minute Vitinha made it 0–3.
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