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Two goals in two minutes: PSG stun the Etihad as Haaland's double comes too late
Doué and Dembélé struck inside two minutes and PSG led 3–0 at half-time. Haaland pulled two back, but Manchester City lost 4–2 at home.
By FootieRadar Desk · Published · 4 min read
Paris Saint-Germain had the game won by half-time. Désiré Doué and Ousmane Dembélé scored two minutes apart early on, Vitinha added a third before the break, and Manchester City were 3–0 down at the Etihad. Erling Haaland scored twice in the second half, but the final score was 4–2 to PSG.
City ended the night with more shots, more corners and a higher expected-goals figure. PSG made their chances count and kept their perfect start in the Champions League.
The key moments
- 13' — GOAL: Désiré Doué, from Fabián Ruiz. 0–1.
- 15' — GOAL: Ousmane Dembélé, set up by Doué. 0–2.
- 32' — GOAL: Vitinha, from Warren Zaïre-Emery. 0–3 at half-time.
- 46' — Enzo Maresca makes a triple change: Iliman Ndiaye, Matheus Nunes and Ayyoub Bouaddi come on for Jérémy Doku, Rúben Dias and Rayan Cherki.
- 53' — GOAL: Erling Haaland, from Ndiaye. 1–3.
- 62' — GOAL: Maghnes Akliouche restores the three-goal lead from Dembélé's pass. 1–4.
- 75' — GOAL: Haaland again, this time set up by Bouaddi. 2–4.
- 90' — Substitute Ferran Torres misses a penalty that would have made it five.
The half-time changes did make a difference. Ndiaye and Bouaddi, two of the three substitutes, each set up one of Haaland's goals. City had 27 shots in total, and Haaland took eight of them on his way to a match-high rating of 8.52 for City. The best player on the pitch, though, was Doué. He scored one and set up another in 66 minutes before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia replaced him, and was rated 9.0. Dembélé (8.48) and Vitinha (8.2) were close behind.
The numbers
| Man City | PSG | |
|---|---|---|
| 54% | Possession | 46% |
| 27 | Shots | 15 |
| 9 | Shots on target | 10 |
| 2.61 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.85 |
| 11 | Corners | 2 |
| 6 | Saves | 6 |
| 85% | Pass accuracy | 84% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
The difference was in the finishing. PSG put ten of their 15 shots on target and scored four, from 1.85 expected goals. Gianluigi Donnarumma, facing his former club, still made six saves. City created 2.61 expected goals but eight of their shots were blocked, and Matvey Safonov also made six saves at the other end.
Antoine Semenyo (61') and Zaïre-Emery (69') were the only players booked by referee Sven Jablonski.
Who was missing
PSG were without Axel Longoni and Senny Mayulu, who has a groin injury. City reported no absentees for the match.
The table
PSG have six points from two games, with 10 goals scored and 3 conceded. Only Barcelona and Aston Villa match their +7 goal difference among the nine teams still on maximum points. City have three points from two games. They won 2–0 at Porto on matchday one and now have a goal difference of zero.
What's next
City host Ipswich in the Premier League on Saturday, 17 October, with kick-off at 5pm Kenya time. Next up in the Champions League is AEK Athens at home on Tuesday, 20 October.
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PSG visit Strasbourg in Ligue 1 on Saturday. Their next European game is at home to Barcelona on Tuesday, 20 October, at 10pm Kenya time. PSG have scored 10 goals so far, more than any other team in the league phase, and Barcelona are joint second with nine.
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