Good evening. It’s quite the game this evening, as the mega-rich Manchester City visit the equally flush Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final. I’ll save all of the important and necessary conversations about sports washing and the ethics of state-owned clubs for more qualified people to discuss – tonight let’s focus on enjoying watching two of the most entertaining teams in Europe take each other on.

Champions League / Semi-final

Parc des Princes / 28.04.2021

Paris Saint-Germain

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Manchester City

Marquinhos(15')

K. De Bruyne(64')
R. Mahrez(71')

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ByIbrahim Mustapha

Updated 28/04/2021 at 20:55 GMT

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Champions League

Mahrez free-kick gives City away win as PSG fall to pieces

29/04/2021 at 11:03

End of 2nd Half

The full-time whistle goes and Manchester City will take a 2-1 lead and two away goals back to England for the second leg.

93'

De Bruyne arrows in a shot from range and City will have a late corner as it took a slight touch on its way through.

92'

This really has been a terrific game, dominated by PSG in the first half and then flipped on its head by City in the second.

90'

There will be four minutes of added time at the end of this game. Another goal now would give the tie a completely different feel going into the second leg.

87'

Foden waves his way through the PSG defence but can’t find the finish to complete what would have been brilliant individual goal.

86'

De Bruyne goes in late on Danilo and the referee is crowded by the PSG players calling for a red. It’s not though, and a yellow is shown to the Belgian.

85'

Mbappe has a rare chance on the break and looks to feed the wide-open Neymar, but his pass is way too soft and is cut out. That pretty much sums up PSG’s second half.

84'

Mahrez drills a shot wide. PSG are struggling to even get a touch now, they look spent.

82'

Rodri bursts around the outside of the PSG defence and clips in a cross, but nobody had made the run. There’s a chance here for City to take complete control of this tie, another goal would leave them clear favourites to reach the final.

80'

Pochettino responds to the sending off and sacrifices Di Maria for Danilo.

78'

Gundogan is still receiving treatment after that, he might not be able to continue.

77'

He’s off! Gueye goes in hard and late on Gundogan and is shown a straight red. He dived in late the PSG midfielder, with his studs raised, and he caught Gundogan too. PSG will play the rest of this game with 10 men.

Red card

I. Gueye

Paris Saint-Germain

Fouls2

Red Cards1

76'

Close to a third for City as Foden flicks a backward header on target. It’s been a brilliant response from the visitors to their first-half shoeing, and they look the likelier side now to add further goals to their lead.

74'

Neymar shows his frustration at how this game has unravelled for PSG and goes in late on Dias. It wasn’t much but it’s a booking.

71'

GOOOAAALLL!!! Riyad Mahrez picks out a hole in the PSG wall and curls a free-kick past Navas. This time it’s the Paris goalkeeper who’s casting angry glances at his defenders – that wall was a shambles. It’s 2-1 and the City comeback is complete.

Goal

R. Mahrez

Manchester City

Goals1

On target1

Blocked Shots1

Fouls1

68'

Paredes hacks down Foden and picks up a booking. It’s been a complete role reversal in this second half: it’s City who are running the show now and PSG left chasing shadows.

64'

GOOOAAALLL!!! Manchester City are level as the PSG defenders stare accusatorily at goalkeeper Keylor Navas. It was Kevin de Bruyne’s in-swinging cross that did the damage, with the stopper waiting for a touch that never came, allowing the ball to curl all the way through into the far corner. 1-1!

Goal

K. De Bruyne

Manchester City

Goals1

On target1

Fouls2

Wide1

63'

That’s brilliant football from Manchester City, who open up PSG and work Walker into space down the right, only for Marquinhos to read the cross and clear behind to deny City an equaliser.

61'

Guardiola decides not to take any further risks with the booked Cancelo and replaces him at left-back with Zinchenko.

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