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The former City manager made his first visit to the Etihad Stadium since standing down last summer in a strong show of support for the club in light of last month’s verdict from an independent commission.
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manager → make → commission
His presence roused the fans, who also continued to show their defiance, but his night looked like falling flat as holders PSG swept into a 3-0 lead with a ruthless first-half display in the Champions League encounter.
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PSG → rouse → encounter
City spurned numerous chances, including hitting the woodwork twice, in a frantic second period but with Maghnes Akliouche adding to earlier strikes from Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha, PSG – who also missed a late penalty – held on.
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who → spurn → penalty
It was City’s first defeat since the Community Shield, ending a run of eight successive victories under Guardiola’s successor Enzo Maresca.
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It → end → successor
It had seemed business as usual for City on Sunday as they ran out 3-0 winners at Liverpool, with their supporters making a strong show of their loyalty to the club in the face of the financial scandal.
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supporters → seem → scandal
That feeling was brought back to the Etihad with a huge ‘City Til I Die’ tifo unfurled before kick-off, but on the field PSG were in no mood to play second fiddle.
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PSG → bring → fiddle
The visitors served early warning as Warren Zaire-Emery forced a save from former PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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Emery → serve → Donnarumma
City wanted a penalty when Rayan Cherki went down in a challenge from Marquinhos but nothing was given, although the hosts almost got lucky when Matvei Safonov punched a corner onto his own bar.
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Safonov → want → bar
PSG got into their stride, City struggled to contain them.
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City → get → them
A lightning quick break brought the opening goal after 13 minutes as Doue cut inside from the left and beat Donnarumma inside his near post.
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Doue → bring → post
The second came just two minutes later as Dembele crossed the ball from the right and continued his run to head home Doue’s return ball.
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Dembele → come → ball
Achraf Hakimi then planted a header against the post before the third arrived after 32 minutes as Vitinha smashed in from a Zaire-Emery lay-off.
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Vitinha → plant → off
Hakimi should have added another but shot straight at Donnarumma.
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Hakimi → add → Donnarumma
Maresca made a triple change at the break and the impact was immediate with one his substitutes, Iliman Ndiaye, crossing for Haaland to head home.
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one → make → Haaland
Antoine Semenyo also tested Safonov but PSG soon hit back.
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PSG → test → Safonov
Donnarumma looked like he had saved Akliouche’s long-range effort but the ball took an unlucky bounce and spun back into the goal.
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ball → look → goal
City continued to press forward with Enzo Fernandez and Haaland both hitting the woodwork in quick succession.
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Fernandez → continue → succession
PSG were breached again after 75 minutes when Haaland turned in from a Ayyoub Bouaddi pass but the striker was denied a hat-trick when Safonov saved at close range.
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Safonov → breach → range
The drama continued until the end with Donnarumma saving a penalty from Ferran Torres in stoppage time.
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Donnarumma → continue → time
The Aporia
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