PSG beat Bayern Munich in historic 9-goal UCL semi-final

Expectations were high Paris Saint Germain And Bayern MunichIts Champions League semi-final showdown, and two of the best teams in the world delivered historic performances in the first leg at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday.

PSG came out on top 5-4 in a record-high-scoring UCL semi-final — and the second-highest-scoring knockout game — but Bayern will fancy their chances in the second leg at home after nearly bumping into the defending champions in an instant European classic.

The wide-open start to the game has already seen a record five goals in the first half of a Champions League semi-final. why harry And Michael Ollis Goal for the visitors, when Khavicha covertsakhelia, Joao Neves And Ousmane Dembele PSG lead 3-2 at the break.

Dembele’s goal came from the penalty spot just before halftime after a controversial handball was given away. Alphonso Davis After a pitch-side review by the referee and numerous protests from the Bayern players and bench.

“Two great teams who attack and don’t question themselves,” Dembele said after the game. “We know Bayern are a big team but so are we. At 5-2 we stopped playing a bit. It was an incredible match, but now we go to Munich to qualify. We won’t change the way we play and these are the two teams that will attack.”

The hosts were only warming up in the opening 45 minutes at the Parc des Princes, though, and were soon 5-2 up after Kvaratskhelia and Dembele scored their second goals of the night.

Another PSG counter-attack saw Quaratselius from the center of the penalty area after Dembele let the ball through his legs to blast past his teammate. Manuel Neuer.

D Georgia The international has been directly involved in 20 goals in 23 Champions League games since joining PSG Napoli In 2025, tied with him Kylian Mbappé And Kane is the most in that timeframe.

Although the pace of the game was in PSG’s favour, Bayern had no choice but to keep up the pressure after going three goals down and they were rewarded for their efforts. Substituting the deot His side is third and leading Luis Diaz A superb fourth goal cut the deficit to 5-4 with 20 minutes left to play.

PSG defender Marquinhos said, “I think all football fans enjoyed it. The game was a real joy. You dream of it as a child.” “It was a great match and it will be the same there.”

The second leg will take place at the Allianz Arena on May 6 and the winner will face the winner of the other semi-final to advance to the final in Budapest. Atlético Madrid And Arsenal.

“For sure it’s hard to be happy after a loss, and even today we thought we could have won the game for sure,” Kane said after the game. “When you lose 5-2 in a semi-final away from home, to show the character we did and to show our way back into the tie. And now basically we’ve seen nine goals today and it’s 1-nil at the Allianz.

“Crazy game, a lot happened, a lot to digest and I think to improve, but overall we are satisfied, we got four goals away from home and we go back to Allianz and we have to try to make it our fortress next week.”

Vincent Kompany’s Bayern have already secured a record-extending 35th victory Bundesliga Championship and reached the final chasing a treble German Cup. Company was sacked so assistant Aaron Danks took over on the touchline at Parc des Princes. Bayern won 2-1 in the group stage in Paris in November with a goal from left winger Diaz.

Two-time finalists and defending champions PSG made their third consecutive semi-final appearance and Bayern have not lost a competition since 24 January.

Data from The Associated Press and ESPN research were used in this report.