UCL: Man City squander two-goal lead in PSG defeat; Arsenal, Real Madrid win

Manchester City were beaten 4-2 by Paris St-Germain after they squandered a two-goal lead at the French capital in a Champions League game on Wednesday night.

After a goalless first half, Erling Haaland and Jack Grealish scored within the first eight minutes of the second half, and the Premier League side appeared to be cruising.

But the hosts put up a fight soon after, with Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, João Neves, and Gonçalo Ramos all scoring before the final whistle.

The French champions move into the top 24 at the expense of City with the victory.

Read Also: Sports Calendar 2025: Events you can’t miss

Pep Guardiola’s City will still go through with a win over Club Brugge next week but that’s no formality on their current form.

At the Emirates Stadium, Arsenal thrashed Dinamo Zagreb 3-0, with Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Martin Ødegaard scoring for the Gunners.

Real Madrid also sealed a huge win, thrashing RB Salzburg 5-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Meanwhile, Sporting’s hopes of reaching the Champions League knockout stage suffer a blow as they are beaten 2-1 by already-eliminated RB Leipzig in Germany.

Join the conversation

Opinions

Support Ripples Nigeria, hold up solutions journalism

Balanced, fearless journalism driven by data comes at huge financial costs.

As a media platform, we hold leadership accountable and will not trade the right to press freedom and free speech for a piece of cake.

If you like what we do, and are ready to uphold solutions journalism, kindly donate to the Ripples Nigeria cause.

Your support would help to ensure that citizens and institutions continue to have free access to credible and reliable information for societal development.

Donate Now