Champions League semi-finals: PSG beat Bayern in a tense first leg

Paris Saint Germain and Bayern Munich put on a nine-goal thriller in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal clash in Paris on Tuesday night.

The defending champions took a narrow advantage in the second leg of the semifinal meeting scheduled for next week.

Five goals were scored in a tense first half before the chaos continued in the second half as the hosts started to equalise, opening up a three-goal lead.

But Bayern, already crowned Bundesliga champions and aiming for the Treble, reduced the deficit to one.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele each scored twice for PSG, with João Neves also scoring to make it the hosts’ fifth.

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Dembele has now scored six goals for PSG in this Champions League campaign.

For Bayern, Harry Kane converted a penalty, while Michael Olise, Dayot Upamecano and Luis Diaz all scored.

The second leg will take place at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, May 6.

The winner will face Arsenal or Atletico Madrid, who play in Wednesday’s semifinals, in the final in Budapest.