PSG Beat Manchester City 4:2 in Champions League Game

PSG beat Manchester City 4:2 away on October 14, 2026. The Champions League game took place at Etihad Stadium in Manchester. PSG were the champions from the last tournament. They scored three goals in the first 35 minutes. Désiré Doué, Ousmane Dembélé and Vitinha scored.

Goals and key moments

Doué scored first after a fast attack. His shot came from outside the penalty area. Gianluigi Donnarumma could not stop it near the post. Dembélé scored the second goal after a move with Doué. He headed a teammate's pass into the far corner.

Achraf Hakimi hit the post before PSG scored its third goal. Vitinha then scored from outside the penalty area. Luis Enrique left Khvicha Kvaratskhelia on the bench. Doué started instead on the left side.

After half-time, Manchester City manager Enzo Maresca made three changes. Matheus Nunes, Ayyoub Bouaddi and Iliman Ndiaye came on. Erling Haaland scored both of City's goals after half-time. He headed in a cross from Ndiaye for the first goal. He scored again from Bouaddi's pass.

Maghnes Akliouche scored PSG's fourth goal between Haaland's two goals. Donnarumma touched the shot, but the ball bounced into the goal. Nuno Mendes cleared Josko Gvardiol's header off the goal line.

Manchester City hit the goal frame twice. Enzo Fernández hit the post, and Haaland hit the crossbar. PSG goalkeeper Matvey Safonov saved Haaland's shot.

Haaland did not score a third goal. Near the end, Donnarumma saved Ferran Torres's penalty. That goal could have been PSG's fifth.

The Guardian said Manchester City had 27 shots. The team also had 52 touches in the other team's penalty area.

Match context

Manchester City lost its first home game after an independent commission decision. The club lost amid a ruling about Premier League financial rules. The month before, the commission found the club guilty on more than 100 financial charges.

Manchester City's appeal was still under review during the match. The club could face serious penalties if it loses the appeal. On the Sunday before the game, City beat Liverpool 3:0. City remained top of the Premier League.

Pep Guardiola returned to Etihad Stadium for the first time since leaving Manchester City in May. He watched from the stands. PSG won its first Champions League title in 2025.

Luis Enrique said the losing team might feel a little unlucky. He said luck was with PSG that day. He also said Manchester City deserved to score more goals.