Psg Champions League: the matchup, the stakes, the verdict

Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats as Paris Saint-Germain host Bayern Munich in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final tie. Psg Champions League has emerged this Friday as one of the stories drawing attention in Ethiopia.

Key facts

• Follow live text commentary, score updates and match stats as Paris Saint-Germain host Bayern Munich in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final tie.
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé both scored doubles but Bayern fought back in a pulsating UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Parc des Princes.
• Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé starred as Paris Saint-Germain edged Bayern München 5-4 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final in what will go down as one of the most memorable matches in the competition's history.
• Paris' win was their 100th in the Champions League proper.
• Paris have scored 43 goals so far in this campaign; only Barcelona have managed more in a Champions League season (45 in 1999/2000).

What we know

Going deeper, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé both scored doubles but Bayern fought back in a pulsating UEFA Champions League semi-final first leg at Parc des Princes.

On the substance, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembélé starred as Paris Saint-Germain edged Bayern München 5-4 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League semi-final in what will go down as one of the most memorable matches in the competition's history.

Beyond the headlines, Paris' win was their 100th in the Champions League proper.

More precisely, Paris have scored 43 goals so far in this campaign; only Barcelona have managed more in a Champions League season (45 in 1999/2000).

It is worth noting that Marquinhos made his 120th Champions League proper appearance, equalling the Brazilian record held by Roberto Carlos.

By the numbers

At this stage, At 23 years 313 days, Nuno Mendes became the youngest Portuguese player to reach 50 Champions League appearances, beating the record previously held by Cristiano Ronaldo (24y 83d).

On a related note, Kane has 17 goals in his last 16 Champions League appearances.

Going deeper, Getty Images Sport"At 5–2 we had hoped for a better result.""That was the best match I’ve ever been involved in as a manager, without a doubt," enthused Enrique after the first leg of the Champions League semi-final.

On the substance, the Spaniard had no illusions: returning to Munich, where PSG had claimed Europe’s crown on 31 May 2025, would be every bit as wild as the first act of this historic drama. “The second leg will play out exactly like the first.

What they're saying

“We have a one-goal lead, but as we’ve seen, that means absolutely nothing,” said midfield maestro Vitinha, adding, “Nevertheless, we’re going there to win.” Or, as Dembélé put it: “There’s no reason to change anything.”

The wider context

On a related note, Just seven minutes later, though, Paris were level, Kvaratskhelia cutting inside Josip Stanišić before curling a wicked effort beyond Manuel Neuer for his sixth goal in his last six Champions League appearances.

Going deeper, Five goals away from home in the Champions League normally means you're out but the chances we had made us believe.

On the substance, the nine goals scored in this match were the most ever in a Champions League semi-final match.

Beyond the headlines, this was the first Champions League semi-final in which five goals were scored in the first half.

More precisely, Only four more goals are required in the second leg to match the record for the most across a Champions League knockout tie.

The bottom line

• The nine goals scored in this match were the most ever in a Champions League semi-final match.
• This was the first Champions League semi-final in which five goals were scored in the first half.
• Following the spectacle in Paris, the defending champions are bracing themselves for a similarly wild evening in Munich.
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