Man City's Champions League future on a knife edge after PSG thriller - 6 talking points
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Manchester City's future in this season's Champions League is hanging by a thread after they threw away a two-goal lead to lose to PSG. City currently occupy an elimination place in the league phase having now won just two of their seven games. The Ligue 1 side were largely dominant during Wednesday's game, but it was City who took the lead through Jack Grealish, who blasted home just four minutes after coming on.
![[Manchester City's Belgian midfielder #17 Kevin De Bruyne and Paris Saint-Germain's Portuguese defender #25 Nuno Mendes (R) fight for the ball during the UEFA Champions League, league phase football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on January 22, 2025. (Photo by Thomas SAMSON / AFP) (Photo by THOMAS SAMSON/AFP via Getty Images)]](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article34534988.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_GettyImages-2194710722.jpg)
Grealish then played a key role to help Erling Haaland add a second. But Ousmane Dembele swept home to pull a goal back before the impressive Bradley Barcola bundled home an equaliser to cap off a crazy 10 second-half minutes. With 11 minutes remaining, Joao Neves capped off a remarkable comeback for the hosts as he headed home from a free-kick having been left unmarked by City. PSG scored a fourth in the game's dying seconds when Goncalo Ramos buried the ball past Ederson. Here, Mirror Football looks at the biggest talking points from Wednesday's game.
![[Manchester City's Spanish manager Pep Guardiola gestures during the UEFA Champions League, league phase football match between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on January 22, 2025. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)]](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article34534991.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_GettyImages-2194708310.jpg)
The bore draw means that it will be a nervy final matchday for both City and PSG. Pep Guardiola's side now occupy a place in the elimination, with just seven points ahead of their final game against Club Brugge next week. PSG meanwhile climbed into the play-off places, two points ahead of City. The French giants will travel to Stuttgart in their final match, with the German side also fighting for a play-off spot.
![[PARIS, FRANCE - JANUARY 22: Jack Grealish of Manchester City celebrates 0-1 during the UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint Germain v Manchester City at the Parc des Princes on January 22, 2025 in Paris France (Photo by Rico Brouwer/Soccrates/Getty Images)]](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/article34534993.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/0_GettyImages-2194717103.jpg)
