UCL: City on brink of elimination after losing to PSG as Arsenal defeat Zagreb

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) came from two goals down to defeat Manchester City 4-2 in their UEFA Champions League (UCL) preliminary stage encounter.

City took a two-goal lead through Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland before capitulating to the French champions.  Strikes from Ousmane Dembele, Bradley Barcola, Joao Neves, and Goncalo Ramos upturned the game for PSG at a packed Parc des Princes stadium on Wednesday.

Grealish opened the goals rush when he slotted home the rebound from Bernardo Silva’s saved shot to put Man City in the lead on 50 minutes.

He was heavily involved when Haaland smashed a cutback into the net three minutes later to double City’s advantage.

The home side started their comeback three minutes later when half-time substitute Dembele provided a clinical finish to half the deficit. The hosts restored parity seven minutes later through Barcola, who converted a rebound.

Joao Neves completed the turnaround in the 79th minute with a low diving header at the back post.

City’s capitulation was sealed in added time by Goncalo Ramos, who slotted home a curler into the top corner for 4-2.

The loss is the first time in 115 matches that Manchester City will lose a game after going two or more goals up. Pep Guardiola’s team is out of the playoff spot with eight points from seven matches and would need to defeat Club Brugge in their final group match.

In other encounters, Vinicius Jr. and Rodrygo scored twice each, and Kylian Mbappe added another as Real Madrid tightened its grip on a playoff spot with a 5-1 win over RB Salzburg, while Arsenal eased past Dinamo Zagreb.

RESULTS
Paris Saint-Germain 4-2 Manchester City
Real Madrid 5-1 RB Salzburg
Arsenal 3-0 Dinamo Zagreb
AC Milan 1-0 Girona
Sparta Praha 0-1 Inter Milan
Feyenoord 2-0 Bayern Munich
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Brest
RB Leipzig 2-1 Sporting Lisbon
Celtic 1-0 Young Boys