Manchester City 2-4 Paris Saint Germain: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Manchester City

2 : 4

Paris Saint Germain

Erling Haaland53', 75'

13'Désiré Doue
15'Ousmane Dembélé
32'Vitinha
62'Maghnes Akliouche

Etihad StadiumSven JablonskiCapacity 55,097Wed, 14 Oct 202621:00

Manchester City4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-3-3Paris Saint Germain Paris Saint Germain crest

Assistant

Pepijn Lijnders

Assistant

Rafel Pol

Assistant

Pepijn Lijnders

Substitutions

45'
116.4
J. Doku
77.3A
I. Ndiaye
45'
35.9
Rúben Dias
276.7
Matheus Nunes
45'
106.3
R. Cherki
326.6A
A. Bouaddi
90'
176.8
E. Fernández
33
N. O'Reilly

Unused

Assistant

Rafel Pol

Substitutions

66'
149.0A
D. Doué
76.7
K. Kvaratskhelia
76'
108.5A
O. Dembélé
96.4
Ferran Torres
76'
117.9
M. Akliouche
876.2
João Neves
84'
337.1A
W. Zaïre-Emery
46.2
Beraldo
84'
87.1A
Fabián Ruiz
216.3
L. Hernández

Unused

Home

No reported injuries.

Away

A. Longoni
Injury
Out
S. Mayulu
Groin Injury
Out

Player of the match

Désiré Doué

Attacker · Paris Saint Germain

9.0

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists1

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Dribbles won0

Build-up

Passes28

Key passes2

Pass accuracy96%

Defending

Tackles2

Blocks0

Interceptions0

Duels won2 · 50%

Fouls won/made0 / 1

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Player
G. DonnarummaG	6	1,87	-2,13	24/32	8/16
M. SafonovG	6	1,58	-0,42	13/27	7/21

Live stats

Possession & Passing

54%Possession46%

499Total passes444

85%Pass accuracy84%

11Corners2

Attack

27Shots15

9On target10

10Off target3

8Blocked shots2

Box & Quality

19Shots in box7

8Shots out box8

2.5xG1.8

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves6

2Offsides0

10Fouls11

1Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,79xG0,87

6Shots10

1On target7

2Big chances3

23Touches in box12

46%Possession54%

6Corners2

Second half

1,78xG0,96

21Shots5

8On target3

4Big chances1

29Touches in box5

62%Possession38%

5Corners0

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Manchester City

2.55271754%

78% open play22% set piece

Paris Saint Germain

1.82151246%

54% open play3% set piece43% penalty

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

42 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Manchester City2,55 xG · 2 scored

Paris Saint Germain1,82 xG · 4 scored

How those chances were made

Manchester City48

Open play 36Set piece 3Dribble 5Rebound 1Defensive 3

Paris Saint Germain27

Open play 22Set piece 1Dribble 1Foul won 2Defensive 1

Momentum

22 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Manchester City75% pressure

Paris Saint Germain25% pressure

Match replay

91'

2-4

0%Draw 0%100%

2.55xG1.82

27Shots15

17On target12

Momentum

90' Saved Ferrán Torres 0.79 xG · Penalty · Right foot

Shot map

27 v 15

Manchester City shoot right, Paris Saint Germain left. Bigger dot = better chance.

MCManchester CityPSGParis Saint Germaingoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

29 on target · 6 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

Manchester CityParis Saint Germaingoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

Manchester CityDefensive line 47%

Paris Saint GermainDefensive line 31%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

Manchester CityUntil 45'

Most-connected pair: Dias and Donnarumma, 9 passes between them.

Paris Saint GermainUntil 66'

Most-connected pair: Vítinha and Zaïre-Emery, 15 passes between them.

Tactical battle

72control28

E. Haaland

10 touches in box

In possession

70,2%Field tilt29,8%

19Passes into box6

47Progressive passes19

16Carries into final third9

20Chances created11

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

8,50Press intensity (PPDA)12,10

19High turnovers7

14Regains within 5s7

16,5sBall recovery time20,8s

17Interceptions22

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

143Carries127

1737mCarry distance1515m

28Progressive carries17

984mProgressive carry distance839m

11Carries into the box3

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

13Take-ons won8

31Take-ons attempted18

832mProgressive pass distance288m

7Through balls1

4Switches of play10

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

2,07Expected threat (xT)0,76

2,02Action value (VAEP)4,16

48Shot-creating actions27

4Goal-creating actions8

2,12Expected assisted goals0,94

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

3,7Passes per attack4,2

12,5sAttack duration12,7s

2,35 m/sAttack directness1,98 m/s

2Build-up attacks2

12Direct attacks7

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

52Touches in box17

54Final third entries42

6Big chances4

1,58xG on target1,87

6Big chances missed3

Passing

10/26 (38%)Crosses1/3 (33%)

25/47 (53%)Long balls26/56 (46%)

19Throw-ins11

11Free kicks9

3Goal kicks12

Duels

56Total43

47/87 (54%)Ground40/86 (47%)

11/16 (69%)Aerial4/16 (25%)

13/29 (45%)Dribbles8/18 (44%)

7Dispossessed12

Defending

60Recoveries59

9Interceptions15

23Tackles23

57%Tackles won52%

5Clearances29

0Big chances scored1

1Errors led to goal0

1Errors led to shot3

4Fouled in final third1

6,83Average rating7,26

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

Manchester City2025/26

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 16-30

Paris Saint Germain2025/26

Scores most 31-45 · concedes most 31-45

Goal profile

2025/26

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 and 17 matches.

Share of their matches

They score

80%1+ goal94%

60%2+ goals71%

10%3+ goals41%

10%4+ goals29%

They concede

70%1+ goal71%

50%2+ goals47%

20%3+ goals12%

Heaviest results

best 4-1 (H)·worst 0-3 (A)

best 7-2 (A)·worst 1-2 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

Manchester CityshootallowParis Saint Germain

6.4%-2.0Six-yard box4.3%

66.7%+6.3Penalty area-1.960.0%

22.4%-2.3Edge of the box+2.627.0%

4.5%-2.0Long range8.7%

594 shots taken · 300 faced

Paris Saint GermainshootallowManchester City

6.8%+1.6Six-yard box8.9%

58.9%-3.1Penalty area+3.063.4%

27.9%+3.5Edge of the box-2.921.8%

6.5%-1.9Long range5.9%

603 shots taken · 372 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Paris Saint Germain beat Manchester City 4-2 at Etihad Stadium in the UEFA Champions League. Paris Saint Germain led 3-0 at half-time. Scorers: Erling Haaland (53', 75') for Manchester City; Désiré Doue (13'), Ousmane Dembélé (15'), Vitinha (32'), Maghnes Akliouche (62') for Paris Saint Germain. In their last 7 meetings, Manchester City have won 4, Paris Saint Germain 2, with 1 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.