Paris Saint Germain crush Manchester City four-two in the UEFA Champions League

Paris Saint Germain secured a big win over hosts Manchester City by 4-2 in the match played as part of the second round of the league phase of the UEFA Champions League, on 14 October 2026 at 22:00 Damascus time.

The Paris side started the match strongly and scored three goals in the first half, as Désiré Doué opened the scoring in the 13th minute, then Masour Ousmane Dembélé added the second goal in the 15th minute, before Vitinha scored the third goal in the 32nd minute.

Erling Braut Haaland narrowed the gap for Manchester City in the 53rd minute, but Maghnes Akliouche restored the three-goal lead for Paris Saint Germain in the 62nd minute. Haaland then added his second goal in the 75th minute to conclude the scoring in the match.

Désiré Doué was named player of the match after playing for 66 minutes, scoring one goal and providing an assist for another, with a rating of 9.

Statistically, Manchester City had 54 percent possession compared to 46 percent for Paris Saint Germain, and took 27 shots compared to 15 for their opponents, while expected goals stood at 2.61 for Manchester City compared to 1.85 for Paris Saint Germain. The match saw no red cards, while each team received one yellow card. The match was officiated by referee Sven Jablonski.

With this result, Paris Saint Germain raised their tally to 3 points and took sixth place in the standings after scoring 6 goals and conceding one, while Manchester City finished in tenth place also on 3 points after scoring two goals without conceding any.