PSG leave Guardiola’s old stomping ground stunned as City fight back from three goals down in Champions League thriller

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) secured a 4-2 victory over Manchester City in a UEFA Champions League match, maintaining their perfect start to the tournament.

PSG dominated the first half with goals from Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele, and Vitinha, but Manchester City mounted a strong second-half comeback with Erling Haaland scoring twice and hitting the woodwork twice.

PSG's manager Luis Enrique acknowledged their fortune in securing the win, while City's new manager, Enzo Maresca, reflected on the valuable lessons learned from the match.

The victory places PSG at the top of the Champions League table after two games.

MANCHESTER, Oct 15 — Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique said the European champions rode their luck to beat Manchester City 4-2 and maintain a perfect start to their defence of the Champions League.

The visitors ran riot in the first half of City’s first home game since being found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules as they raced into a 3-0 lead.

Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha were on target in a near flawless first 45 minutes by the French champions.

But City roared back after the break as Erling Haaland struck twice, while they also hit the woodwork twice and were denied by a brilliant goalline clearance by Nuno Mendes.

“We could have lost this match if they scored the chances that they created,” said Luis Enrique.

“I think it was a very nice match, but the way they play, it’s amazing. We like to play these kind of matches.”

Maghnes Akliouche briefly restored PSG’s three-goal lead in the second half, while Ferran Torres also missed a late penalty for the visitors.

“We try to win every single match. We try to score. We don’t stop if we score one or two goals,” added Luis Enrique.

“It’s very nice to feel that but I have to repeat, today we were lucky because in the second half we could have conceded more goals.”

Enzo Maresca had made a perfect start to the daunting challenge of replacing Pep Guardiola as City manager by winning his first eight games in all competitions.

Guardiola, who won 20 trophies in a 10-year spell at City, made his return to the Etihad Stadium in a show of support after City were found guilty on more than 100 charges of financial impropriety between 2009 and 2018.

But he saw his former players fall to their first defeat of the season despite a spirited fightback after being thoroughly outplayed in the first half.

“From tonight we can learn many things,” said Maresca. “Even if we concede two goals (in two minutes) against the best team in Europe, we need to continue.

“I try to continue to learn from the players because I just arrived three months ago, but the feeling at the moment is very good.”

Victory took PSG top of the Champions League table after two games, while City drop to 17th. — AFP

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巴黎圣日耳曼（PSG）在欧冠联赛中以 4-2 战胜曼城，保持了他们在本届赛事中的完美开局。

巴黎圣日耳曼在上半场凭借德西雷·杜埃、奥斯曼·登贝莱和维蒂尼亚的进球占据了主导地位，但曼城在下半场强势反击，埃尔林·哈兰德梅开二度，并两次击中门框。

巴黎圣日耳曼主教练路易斯·恩里克承认球队很幸运能够取得胜利，而曼城新任主教练恩佐·马雷斯卡则反思了从这场比赛中学到的宝贵经验。

这场胜利使巴黎圣日耳曼在两轮欧冠联赛后位居积分榜榜首。

曼彻斯特，10 月 15 日——巴黎圣日耳曼主教练路易斯·恩里克表示，欧洲冠军球队凭借运气以 4-2 击败曼城，保持了欧冠卫冕之旅的完美开局。

在曼城因违反英超联赛财务规定而被定罪后的首个主场比赛中，客队在上半场就取得了3-0的领先优势。

法国冠军球队在上半场近乎完美的 45 分钟内，凭借 Desire Doue、Ousmane Dembele 和 Vitinha 的进球，取得了进球。

但下半场开始后，曼城强势反击，埃尔林·哈兰德梅开二度，他们还两次击中门框，并被努诺·门德斯在门线上精彩解围。

路易斯·恩里克说：“如果他们把握住创造的机会，我们可能就会输掉这场比赛。”

“我觉得这是一场非常精彩的比赛，但他们的比赛方式真是太棒了。我们喜欢这种类型的比赛。”

下半场，马格内斯·阿克利乌什一度帮助巴黎圣日耳曼重新取得三球领先优势，而费兰·托雷斯在比赛尾声也错失了一粒点球。

“我们力争赢得每一场比赛。我们力争进球。即使进了一两个球，我们也不会停止前进，”路易斯·恩里克补充道。

“能有这种感觉当然很好，但我必须重申，今天我们很幸运，因为下半场我们本可能丢更多球。”

恩佐·马雷斯卡完美地迎接了接替佩普·瓜迪奥拉成为曼城主教练的艰巨挑战，他在各项赛事的前八场比赛中全部获胜。

瓜迪奥拉曾在曼城执教 10 年，赢得了 20 座奖杯。在曼城被判犯有 2009 年至 2018 年间 100 多项财务违规指控后，他重返伊蒂哈德球场以示支持。

尽管上半场被对手完全压制，但他还是眼睁睁地看着自己曾经的队员们奋起反击，最终还是遭遇了本赛季的首场失利。

“从今晚的比赛中我们可以学到很多东西，”马雷斯卡说。“即使我们面对欧洲最好的球队在两分钟内丢了两个球，我们也需要继续前进。”

“我努力继续向球员们学习，因为我三个月前才来到这里，但目前感觉非常好。”

巴黎圣日耳曼队凭借这场胜利，在两轮欧冠联赛后登顶积分榜，而曼城队则跌至第17位。——法新社

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