PSG edge City 4-2 in Guardiola return thriller

Paris Saint-Germain secured a 4-2 victory over Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium, marking their second win in this season’s Champions League ^[2]. The defending champions, who have now won three consecutive games in the competition, came from behind to claim the win, with Ferran Torres scoring a hat-trick and Ousmane Dembele adding two goals ^[3].

The match was played under the watchful eye of former City manager Pep Guardiola, who returned to the Etihad for the first time since leaving the club ^[3]. It was the ninth meeting between the two sides, with City leading the head-to-head 4-2, but PSG claimed victory in their most recent encounter, also in a 4-2 scoreline, during a comeback in Paris.

Manchester City, who had won all six of their Premier League games and opened the Champions League with a 2-0 win over Porto, were unable to maintain their 100% start after the loss ^[3]. Erling Haaland, who has scored 59 goals in 59 Champions League matches, remains on course to break the record for most goals in a player’s first 60 games, currently held by Ruud van Nistelrooy. He is also level with Sergio Agüero on 36 goals for City in the competition and could surpass that milestone tonight.

Despite City’s strong form—scoring 23 goals and conceding just five—PSG’s attacking prowess proved decisive. The French side, who have won their last three Ligue 1 games, are now sixth in the league, just three points behind leaders Monaco ^[3].

Betting sites have installed Barcelona as favourites at 4/1 for the tournament, while City are sixth at 9/1 ^[3]. Sky Bet offered a special promotion where new customers could get enhanced odds of 50/1 on a goal being scored, with free bets credited if the game produced at least one goal.

PSG could win a third consecutive Champions League title, according to one source only ^[3]. The story was first reported by Daily Mail and BBC News.