Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) ended Manchester City’s perfect winning streak with a 4-2 victory on matchday two of the Champions League at the Etihad on Wednesday night.
City came into the game with eight consecutive wins in all competitions, after losing 3-0 to Arsenal in the Community Shield.
The first half was a nightmare for Enzo Maresca’s team, as Desire Doue opened the scoring in the 13th minute, while Ousmane Dembélé doubled the lead just two minutes later.
Then, in the 32nd minute, PSG went 3-0 up thanks to Ro, Portuguese international Vitinha.
City came out with more determination in the second half and reduced the deficit in the 53rd minute thanks to Erling Haaland, who later became City’s all-time leading scorer in the Champions League.
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But PSG regained their three-goal lead thanks to Maghnes Akliouche in the 63rd minute.
With 15 minutes left, Haaland scored again to make it 4-2, then PSG had the chance to extend their lead in the 90th minute, but former City striker Ferran Torres had his late penalty saved.
The victory took PSG to the top of the table with six points, while City, with three points, is in seventh place.
In other results, José Mourinho led Real Madrid past his former club Roma 4-3 in Rome, Liverpool put their 3-0 defeat to City behind them by beating LASK 6-3, Asto Villa defeated Fenerbahce 6-0 and Bodo/Glimt beat Borussia Dortmund 1-0.
In addition, Real Betis beat FC Porto 3-2, Shakhtar Donetsk beat AEK Atenas 3-1 and Slovan Bratislava, led by Yaya Touré, lost 3-0 to Ro on their visit to Stuttgart.
By James Agberebi
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