Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester City: Champions League – live

88 min: Forgot to mention that Lucas Hernandez has replaced Bradley Barcola, another contender for player of the match. That might look like PSG are going defensive, but they look as likely as ever to get a fourth.

87 min: City finally carve out an opportunity as they desperately try to chase the game. And when I say carve, I mean hack away with a spoon, as they lump the ball forward, win the second ball on the edge of PSG area, with Gundogan firing over from 20 yards out. It was a weak shot in truth, with the ball stuck under the German.

85 min: João Neves has been magnificent in midfield. Not only has he snapped into tackles, been intrinsic in PSG’s press and used the ball smartly, but he looks like he has scored the winner.

“João Neves is John Snows in English”, emails Peter Oh. “When it comes to Champions League goals in Paris tonight, when it rains, it snows”.

83 min: Hakimi crossed to Ramos, who backheeled the ball into Dembélé’s path, and the winger finished at the back post but was just offside from that Ramos flick. It remains 3-2 to PSG.

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80 min: Just look what this does to the league phase table! PSG up into the top 24 and City are now two points adrift!

PSG come from 2-0 down to lead 3-2! From a deep free-kick, whips in a delicious cross into the box. It goes over every City defender, before João Neves stoops at the back post to nod PSG into the lead. The Portuguese was completely unmarked, so much so that I can’t even tell who was meant to be marking him, but that was still an outrageously difficult header, with the ball flying over a sea of heads and skidding and sliding off the slick turf.

77 min: Stones, who has been out for a month, comes on for Matheus Nunes. That change is about 25 minutes too late. I wonder if it will be Stones or Akanji at right back.

75 min: A rare lull. This has been a sizzling second half.

73 min: City simply can’t get out of their own half. Ederson, normally so capable with the ball at his feet, has been wasteful in possession on a number of occasions, gifting the ball to PSG as he tries to play out.

71 min: Dembele inches away from giving PSG the lead! The winger cuts in from the right, embarrasses Silva with a nutmeg that would make your father weep before crashing a right-footed howitzer off the underside of Ederson’s bar! Woooooow! Dembele is technically left-footed but he is so strong on either side. Silva, the former Monaco man, can count his blessings that didn’t go in.

70 min: It is not a surprise to see Guardiola hook De Bruyne and Kovacic. Gundogan and McAtee (!) come on in City’s midfield.

68 min: City have lost all control of this game, which has been such a hallmark of their play under Guardiola. But Silva, De Bruyne and Kovacic look very leggy in midfield.

66 min: PSG continue to create openings. Barcola acrobatically volleys over the bar and Dembélé does the same with a wild left-footed shot after good work from Zaire-Emery.

65 min: PSG have made two more changes, Warren Zaire-Emery and Goncalo Ramos on for for Doue and Fabian Ruiz.

63 min: Nunes is having a torrid time at right back against Barcola. A penny for Kyle Walker’s thoughts.

PSG are level! We’ve had four goals in the last 10 minutes! Doué cuts inside, curls a shot over Ederson … the ball clatters into the bar, rebounds out to Barcola and the young winger bobbles a finish in off the far post. It was a scruffy finish in truth, but ultimately did the job! What a response from the home side!

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59 min: PSG’s tails are up. City hanging on here.

57 min: This has long been the case but Bradley Barcola … player.

PSG right back in this! Barcola nutmegs Nunes on the left wing and sprints clear of City’s defence. Kovacic chases but simply can’t catch the Frenchman, who canters to the byline, cuts the ball back and Dembélé, standing on the penalty, places a finish from the penalty spot under Ederson and into the far corner. Game on!

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It’s two! Haaland’s 47th Champions League goal in 46th Champions League game. Grealish wriggles clear on the left, he stays patient and rolls the ball back towards the penalty spot. Joao Neves intercepts but only diverts the ball into the path of Haaland and the big Norwegian sweeps home at the back post!

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52 min: What a huge goal that is, and a potentially terminal one for PSG’s European season. They are currently 26th, as things stand, and three points adrift of 24th with just one game to go!

Grealish scores just his second goal of the season, mopping up a rebound after Donnarumma saves from Silva! The goal is made almost entirely by Akanji, who left Nuno Mendes for dead on the right-hand side. The Swiss drove to the byline and made the opportunity for Silva, after which Grealish scored.

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47 min: Dembélé starts on the right wing for PSG. On his day, he is one of the best wingers in the world and the Frenchman has six goals in his past four games.

Peeeeeeeep! We’re underway again at the drenched Parc des Princes.

Both sides make half-time changes. PSG bring on Dembélé for Lee.

City onJack Grealish and Rico Lewis for Savinho and Ruben Dias. That means Gvardiol goes to centre-back and Lewis goes to left-back. Grealish in front of Lewis on the left wing.

These are other half-time scores in the 8pm GMT kick-offs. Feyenoord!

Arsenal 1-0 Dinamo Zagreb Celtic 0-0 Young Boys Feyenoord 2-0 Bayern Munich Milan 1-0 Girona Real Madrid 2-0 RB Salzburg Sparta Prague 0-1 Internazionale

You can follow those games in our clockwatch.

Half-time reading/quizzing:

We’re all square at the break.

“Great to see VAR working as intended, chalking off stunning team goals because a knee cap protruded half an inch beyond the tip of the last defender’s boot”, emails Kári Tulinius, correctly.

45 min: PSG denied an opening goal after the slickest of moves! Nuno Mendes and Lee play an absolutely outrageous one-two to split City’s defence in half. Nuno Mendes races through on goal but rather than shoot, he squares a pass to Barcola, past the onrushing Ederson. Barcola takes a touch (!), lays it off to Hakimi, who sidefoots a finish into the relatively empty net! City defenders were scrambling back to cover and I think Hakimi’s finish took a little deflected off Dias, which actually helped PSG. But after the home side celebrate, the referee chalks the goal off after Nuno Mendes was proved to be offside in his initial run. A shame! From the neutral’s point of view, of course.

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43 min: Despite TNT Sports’ insistence that this is a Champions League classic, this has not been an enthralling first half. Intriguing perhaps.

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40 min: City applying pressure as the end of the half nears. A dangerous cross comes into the box towards Dias but Marquinhos makes an expert defensive header with Donnarumma flapping around like a penguin.

38 min: Chance for City and Savinho! Foden slips in a lovely through ball to the Brazilian, who takes a nice first touch away from compatriot Marquinhos and flicks a finish towards the far corner. But Donnarumma collapses nicely – Schmeichel style – and saves with his legs. Good football all round!

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36 min: “I’ve decided that Pep on the sidelines looks like a trawler fisherman who has just made it back to port after a tough four days and nights searching for herring on the high seas”, emails Sean Boiling. “All he caught was a cold.”

It continues to be wet in Paris, in case you were wondering.

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33 min: PSG the better side, but are lacking a focal point with a front three of Lee, Doue, Barcola.

A reminder that Goncalo Ramos, signed for €80m in 2023, is on the bench. And Randal Kolo Muani, signed for €80m in 2023, has just been loaned out to Juventus. Hmmm.