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PSG race to three-goal half-time lead over Manchester City in Champions League
October 14, 2026 at 08:34 PM · Updated 1d ago
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13 reports · 11 in Arabic, 2 in English · over 14 hours
Paris Saint-Germain scored three goals in the first half to lead host Manchester City 3-0 in their Champions League league-phase match at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday.
- PSG led 3-0 at half-time, with goals from Désiré Doué (13'), Ousmane Dembélé (15') and Vitinha (32').
- PSG became the second-fastest team to take a three-goal lead over Manchester City in the competition, doing so in 32 minutes behind Liverpool's 31 minutes in April 2018.
- Opta reported Manchester City trailed by three goals at half-time in a home match for the first time since January 2012.
- PSG went on to win the match 4-2, with Magnus Akliouche netting a fourth goal in the second half.
- Erling Haaland scored twice to reach 60 Champions League goals in 60 matches, the fastest by any player.
- Haaland also became Manchester City's all-time Champions League top scorer with 37 goals, surpassing Sergio Agüero.
- PSG earned their second win in the competition, moving to six points, while Manchester City remained on three.
- Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca apologized to fans for the first-half display, saying his side conceded a second goal too quickly.
- Maresca added that PSG coach Luis Enrique had admitted his side were fortunate to beat City.











