Manchester City’s Champions League hopes will rest on the final day of the league after having introduced a two-goal rally from falling to a deserved defeat opposite Paris Saint-Germain at the Parc des Princesray
Pep Guardiola’s men were on the back foot for much of the first-half and needed a VAR review to rule out Achraf Hakimi’s goal for the tightest of offsides against Nuno Mendes.
Four goals in a boreless 10 minutes of the second half saw City take a 0-2 lead through replacement Jack Grelish and Erling Haaland, but Ousmane Dembele and Bradley Barcola temporarily restored parity, and an 80-minute winner from Joao Neves and the finish from Goncalo Ramos’ fourth-place finish sealed a fourth consecutive Champions League game a win for the Etihad side, now in the middle of the year.
The ray touched did not handle the spirit of the team in an incredibly open to the game, which saw the preference of the PSG end to DOUE shot the first shot to review Ederson in his closed position, and Joao Neves directed a deep free kick over the Bar as the hosts began strongly.
The French champions were the team of the first partial hour and Fabian Ruiz implemented a wonderful tension with the purpose of the English champions, first watching a shot was very diverted, after their efforts in the resulting corner are clear through Josko Gvardiol.
City discovered some joy on the counterattack, however, the Parisians seemed more likely to score the first half and the idea that they did when their lateral butt combined and Hakimi started from the Edgearray only to Var to Var to a marginal. Mendes to get visitors out of prison.
And the ever-changing nature of Champions League football was apparent, because just as PSG had their goal disallowed right before half-time, City took the lead straight after the resumption.
Manuel Akanji underwent a natural preference raid on the right and chose Bernardo Silva to shoot Gianluigi Donnarumma, so that Jack Gelise Lash in the house in the rebound with his first touch after leaving the bank.
If establishing the city opposed to the game was a surprise, the purpose of the moment that arrived only 3 minutes later was: Matheus Nunes loaded the box and played it for Greallish, whose cross deviated directly to Haaland in the back post for the best of The taps. INS.
But the valves opened and the PSG withdrew immediately, while Bradley Barcola escaped from the rings in the wing and loaded in the box, settling in the replacement Ousmane Dembele to slide in the corner of decrease and rekindle the competition.
The step all the time with two quick blows, Mateo Kovacic producing property and allowing Doe to throw from the bar, with barola to the hand to pass the house through the post and point things on time.
The short -term supremacy of the city had ended and thanked its lucky stars for not being when Dembele broke his bar shot, but his fate despite everything he lost and that Neves headed to a deserved winner of the Parisians in The rear post.
Another offside cancelled out a fourth PSG purpose once, however, Goncalo Ramos attacked to reflect their superiority on the scoreboard, meaning Manchester City’s hopes now rest on the league’s best game-level opposite club Brugge at the Etihad Stadium.
This is how we evaluate the individual performances of the players in Manchester City PSG’s UEFA Champions League dugout!
Starting XI
Ederson – 5
Dealing with nightmare situations for any goalkeeper in the pouring rain, and it seemed to have an unfavorable effect on his kicks. I can’t be blamed for the objectives of any of the PSGs.
Manuel Akanji – 4
Had his blushes spared after switching off and allowing Mendes to pick out Hakimi to score, only for VAR to disallow the goal. Produced a rare moment of City quality to help set up Grealish’s opener, but was far from his best otherwise.
Ruben Dias – 5.5
Walked a tightrope after his first yellow card, and he did not make flagrant mistakes thereafter, Pep Guardiola obviously felt that it was too dicy to continue in the moment period.
Josko Gvardiol – 6 (Motm)
I would have feared the worst after a rocky start opposed Hakimi and Doue aside, but they began to look more like their compound ego, more took a position and did not assign directly to the room.
Matheus Nunes – 3. 5
The maximum luxury games. He gave an instant of his talents with a formidable race to establish Haaland’s purpose, but was the objective of Barcola and became a Kipper through the young user for the first purpose of the PSG.
Mateo Kovacic – 4
He always tried to move from close situations, but in doing so, doing so knotted and led to PSG equalizer.
Bernardo Silva – 3.5
No one can doubt their efforts, however, when a team comes in combination to temporarily attack and in transition as City did tonight, a much more decisive and incisive attack game is required than Portuguese children.
Kevin de Bruyne – 4
Showed his running power at certain points on the break, but his decision-making was iffy at best and he only became more erratic as his fitness waned.
Phil Foden – 3.5
Far too much like the out-of-form Foden we’ve seen for large portions of this season. Aside from one pass to set up Savinho, he couldn’t get on the ball in any meaningful areas.
Erling Haaland – 4. 5
Quite poor in its attempts to link the game and lead the press for a giant component of the game. He scored the purpose that has taken the city out of view.
Savinho – 5
Looked threatening on the break with his pace but rarely made the right decisions, and was hooked at half-time.
Substitutes
Rico Lewis – 5
Discarded in its part but in vain.
Jack Grealish – 6
Still couldn’t provide the directness he’s always struggled with at City, outside of the opening goal and forcing it through to Haaland for the second.
Ilkay Gundogan – 5
I had some influence in the center of the field.
James McAtee – 5
Similarly, unfortunate to come when he did and watch his pitch the match.
John Stones – 4. 5
He aggravated his teammate’s percitation lacking his header and allowing the PSG winner.
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