PSG 4-2 Man City (Jan 22, 2025) Game Analysis ESPN

Paris Saint-Germain clawed back from two goals down to stun Manchester City 4-2 in the Champions League on Wednesday and leave the English club outside the playoff places and in danger of elimination.

Goals from PSG's Ousmane Dembélé, Bradley Barcola, João Neves and Gonçalo Ramos turned the match on its head after City had taken the game by the scruff of the neck.

Substitute Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland struck in the 50th and 53rd minutes to give City a 2-0 lead, but fans who braved the torrential rain at Parc de Princes were treated to a brilliant comeback.

Dembélé latched on to a cross from Barcola to sweep home a goal in the 56th minute. Barcola levelled four minutes later when he tucked in the rebound after Désiré Doué's blistering shot came back off the crossbar.

PSG parked themselves in City's half and took the lead in the 78th minute when the visitor's back line struggled to clear Vitinha's free kick, leaving Neves to head in at the back post and Ramos added the fourth in stoppage time.

PSG climb to 22nd in the table, while City, who hoisted the Champions League trophy in 2023 but have won only two of their seven group games, dropped to 25th, one spot below the playoff qualification spots.

City's loss sets up a nerve-jangling finale when they host Belgian side Club Brugge on Jan. 29. The top eight teams qualify automatically for the round of 16, while sides finishing ninth to 24th compete in two-legged knockout playoffs to secure their spot in the last 16.

PSG were the better side for most of the game and briefly celebrated a goal by Achraf Hakimi seconds before halftime, which was ruled out for offside.

City seemed to be continuing their revival weeks of poor results when Grealish rifled in the rebound from Bernardo Silva's shot, and Haaland doubled the lead when Grealish's cross took a deflection to fall to the Norwegian who hammered home from close range.

But PSG then blitzed the English champions, who had squandered a three-goal lead against Feyenoord to draw 3-3 in November, and they travel to VfB Stuttgart for their final game of the league phase.