20 minutes from time, Ousmane Dembélé came close to overtaking him. After a small bridge over Bernardo Silva, the Frenchman sent a powerful shot directly onto the bar. It was finally little Joao Neves, very visible since the kick-off, who gave his team the advantage in the 78th minute with a good header.
Dembélé made it 4-2 after a superb combination with Ramos, but he was logically ruled out for offside 10 minutes from time. Gündogan, who came into the game, had an opportunity to equalize in the 88th minute, but he did not take advantage of it. Ramos finally made it 4-2 in the final moments, after validation of the VAR.
PSG gives itself some fresh air with a crucial victory for its European future. They are now 23rd with 10 points before playing Stuttgart. City are 25th with 8 units before hosting Bruges next week. As a reminder, the first 24 are qualified, with the top 8 ensuring their passage to the 1/8 finals.
It’s over!
PSG won the match of fear, even scoring a final goal along the way to win 4-2. It was Ramos who concluded the evening with his goal. PSG is relaunching in the race for the play-offs! Manchester City, beaten, will have to beat Bruges to return to the top 24. See you next week! Note the goal canceled by Ramos for an offside position.
87′
Gündogan!
Gündogan tries in the open area, but his shot is too quick. City doesn’t have much time left to recover.
83′
Goal disallowed
PSG thought to make it 4-2, with a brilliant deflection from Ramos to find Dembélé who put it in the back. But he is flagged offside. The Citizens are overwhelmed!
81′
Change
Lucas Hernandez replaces Barcola.
79′
LE BUUUUUUUUT !
PSG goes ahead! The French are in charge! Joao Neves is forgotten on the left side of the small rectangle and takes a free kick with his head. The ball flies and Ederson is beaten. 3-2!
77′
Small lull
We see a slight lull in the game. We feel that the organizers are getting tired. Note also the rise of John Stones at City, who replaces Nunes.
71′
WHAT A ACTION!
Ousmane Dembélé sweeps Bernardo Silva with a superb little bridge before hitting from a tight angle, but the ball goes over the bar!
70′
Changes
De Bruyne and Kovacic come off the field, McAtee and Gündogan enter the game.
65′
PSG is pushing!
The Parisians have a series of small opportunities, with long-range attempts from Barcola and Dembélé for example.
60′
THE FOURTH!
PSG equalizes! What a magnificent match! Doué sends a brilliant curling shot over the bar and Barcola picks up behind to place the ball deep on the left side of the goal. 2-2! Ramos and Zaire-Emery joined the game straight away.
58′
Stagger!
Barcola enters the game very well and rolls up, but he puts it aside.
56′
NO BUUUUUUUT !
PSG’s turn to strike hard! Barcola overflows perfectly and finds Ousmane Dembélé in the center of the surface. The Frenchman finishes the job and is already 1-2. The match is heating up!
53′
OH MY BUUUUUUUUT !
Erling Haaland drives the point home! The Norwegian takes advantage of an unfavorable deviation to inherit the leather in the small rectangle. He made no mistake and scored his sixth goal of the season in the Champions League. 0-2!
50′
LE BUUUUUUUUUUUT !
Manchester City opens the score! Foden serves Akanji who plays Nuno Mendes. His back ball is on Bernardo Silva who collides with the goalkeeper, but Grealish takes the ball which is lying around to send it into the goal!
47′
The pressure is the same
Clearly, the two teams decided to maintain their pressure, already clearly visible since the start of the meeting.
45′
We’re going back
The second half has just started. Ousmane Dembélé goes up at the break for PSG, while Rico Lewis and Jack Grealish go up the other way. Out came Savinho and Ruben Dias. It was Lee who came out the other side.
45’+1
It’s the break
Both teams are rested for around fifteen minutes. 0-0 in a match that was generally interesting to follow.
45′
THE BUUUUUUUUUUT… canceled
PSG takes control in this match… before VAR intervenes! The Parisians opened the scoring with the inevitable Achraf Hakimi but Mendes was flagged offside by the VAR on this action. The Parisians believed it!
39′
-SAVINHO!
Big opportunity for Manchester City! After a nice collective movement, Savinho comes up against Marquinhos but manages to hit from a tight angle on the left. It’s stopped by the goalkeeper. Great action!
33′
City are clumsy
The English are sometimes a little too messy, especially in the offensive construction. But we feel that both teams can make the difference at any time.
26′
VITINHA!
Big shot from distance from Vitinha after a good effort from Neves, it’s blocked. On the corner, it’s Fabian Ruiz who has the opportunity to open the scoring, but the defense saves it just in front of the line by Gvardiol, with his knee. What an opportunity!
23′
A yellow
Nuno Mendes takes yellow for a foul on Nunes.
21′
HAALAND!
Haaland is found for the first time in the area, with a good cross from Foden which he knocks down but it is on Donnarumma.
19′
It’s intense
The duels are numerous and well marked, on both sides. In terms of strikes, we will point out this delivery from the right of the area by Hakimi, who sends the ball towards Ederson.
13′
DE BRUYNE!
First big response from Manchester City! De Bruyne is launched deep into the middle and finds himself in the right place after a blocked shot. His powerful shot is kept aside by the goalkeeper.
10′
First box
Ruben Dias takes a yellow for a clear anti-playing foul on Hakimi. He hits the Moroccan with his elbow. On the free kick, Joao Neves breaks through the defense on the right and takes a header, but he sends the ball just over.
7′
PSG is well in the match
Overall, it is the Parisians who have the best start to the match. The combinations are interesting near the surface, but so far, only Doué has managed to arm.
3′
Both teams are there
Both teams are clearly moving forward. We will undoubtedly see some good offensive actions this evening. The first strike is from Doué, who plays the shot well on the left of the area. Ederson intervenes.
0′
Here we go!
We launch into this Champions League clashbetween two teams who are at stake for their survival in the competition!
20h36
PSG without its winter recruit
PSG will not be allowed to play Khvicha Kvaratskhelia. The Georgian, who cost 75 million euros, does not have the right to play in the Champions League with Paris before the next phase.
20h24
De Bruyne, the return
Kevin De Bruyne is coming back in great shape at the moment. The Belgian remains on 4 assists in 3 matches, he was still at the top of his form this weekend against Ipswich. He will clearly be one of the men to watch this evening.
20h16
The Parisian composition
And now, time for the Parisian composition! Be careful in midfield, with Vitinha, Joao Neves and Fabian Ruiz starting. Barcola is also well in place. There are no real surprises in this eleven.
19h46
The City team
Manchester City have revealed their starting eleven. We discover that Kevin De Bruyne is indeed the holder. No significant changes to report for the rest, Bernardo Silva, Savinho, Foden and Haaland are there. Surprise however, Jérémy Doku is not on the match sheet, he who suffers from a slight injury.
7:30 p.m.
Good evening everyone
Good evening everyone and welcome to this live show of the evening’s clash in the Champions League, between PSG and Manchester City. Kick-off will be at 9 p.m.
“I would like to play the Champions League in February,” said French international Ousmane Dembélé blandly, referring to the round-trip play-off if PSG gets out of the rut. An elimination in the first round of the premier competition would be unprecedented since the arrival of Qatar Sports Investment in 2011.
For now, after Tuesday evening’s matches, PSG has fallen to 26th place with seven points. Only the first 24 will continue the adventure. The capital club is anything but assured of being there after having burned out at home against PSV Eindhoven (1-1) and Atlético Madrid (2-1 defeat at the Parc on a last-second goal).
Opposite, with 20 goals scored in the last four Premier League matches, City is emerging from a very difficult period which has almost ruined its chances in the championship and compromised its European future (the English club is currently 24th). “It’s a match that comes at a complicated time for both teams in the standings. But at the same time they will try to deploy their best weapons.”anticipated PSG coach Luis Enrique.
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