Leading 2-0 but still losing to PSG, Man City is at risk of being eliminated from the Champions League

Paris Saint-Germain and Man City created an exciting match with 6 goals at the Parc des Princes stadium (Paris, France). All 6 goals were scored in the second half, of which 4 situations occurred within 10 minutes.

This was a rare match where coach Pep Guardiola's Man City were completely outclassed by their opponents. The English team only had less than 40% ball possession and had 9 shots (PSG had 26 shots).

Man City took a quick 2-goal lead thanks to goals from Jack Grealish and Erling Haaland. However, after conceding the second goal, PSG took just 7 minutes to equalize.

Man City lost to PSG.

Man City continued to lose points for the same reason. The team's defense showed weakness in the final minutes of the match.

They let Ruben Neves comfortably head the ball into the box to put PSG ahead in the 78th minute. Then, the Man City defender's ineffective challenge accidentally became an assist for Goncalo Ramos to score the winning goal for PSG.

This 2-4 loss is the 9th time this season that Man City has lost after leading. The representative of the Premier League was pushed down to 25th place and faces the risk of being eliminated.

Under the new format of the Champions League, 24 teams (out of 36) will advance after the first qualifying round. To continue competing in Europe's most prestigious arena, Man City must beat Club Brugge at home in the final match next week.

However, even if they do qualify, Man City will still face many disadvantages. They will certainly not be among the eight clubs that have a direct place in the round of 16 and the "seeded" group of the play-off round (ranked 9-16). This means that Man City is at risk of facing strong opponents if they qualify for the Champions League.

Xiao Ming

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