Three catastrophic minutes, five minutes of euphoria, Paris Saint-Germain has the gift of making its matches completely crazy. This duel against Manchester City, during the 7th day of the Champions League, did not escape this rule. After a pleasant first half but poor in chances, the match got completely carried away between the 50th and 61st, with four goals up for grabs.
But it was initially nightmarish for the Parisians. Taking advantage of a mix-up, Jack Grealish saw the ball return to his feet before volleying which left Gianluigi Donnarumma (50th) no chance. Three minutes later, an unfortunate deflection from Joao Neves allowed Erling Haaland to shoot the Italian carry at the far post, doubling the lead (0-2) and plunging the Park into distress.
Paris Saint-Germain had their backs against the wall, but perhaps needed that. Again three minutes later, a superb acceleration from Bradley Barcola completely unbalanced the Mancunian defense. Entering the game at the break, Ousmane Dembélé made a clever back pass to give his team hope.
-The passer then turned into a scorer in the 61st minute. As Désiré Doué hit the crossbar after a superb right-footed strike, the French international followed and scored victoriously, with the help of the post. In five minutes, the Parc des Princes had gone from hell to paradise, and could still believe in it.
Because in the event of defeat, elimination awaits Paris Saint-Germain. The Parisians would, in fact, no longer have their fate completely in their hands. The fault is a very delicate start to the campaign, with two victories, a draw and three defeats.
