But City roared back after the break as Erling Haaland struck twice, while they also hit the woodwork twice and were denied by a brilliant goalline clearance by Nuno Mendes. Paris Saint-Germain boss Luis Enrique said the European champions rode their luck to beat Manchester City 4-2 and maintain a perfect start to their defence of the Champions League. The visitors ran riot in the first half of City’s first home game since being found guilty of breaking Premier League financial rules as they raced into a 3-0 lead. Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha were on target in a near flawless first 45 minutes by the French champions.
“We try to win every single match. We try to score. We don’t stop if we score one or two goals,” added Luis Enrique. But he saw his former players fall to their first defeat of the season despite a spirited fightback after being thoroughly outplayed in the first half.
Because in the second half we could have conceded more goals, “It’s very nice to feel that but I have to repeat, today we were lucky.
“We could have lost this match if they scored the chances that they created,” said Luis Enrique.
Maghnes Akliouche briefly restored PSG’s three-goal lead in the second half, while Ferran Torres also missed a late penalty for the visitors.
“Even if we concede two goals (in two minutes) against the best team in Europe, we need to continue.
“From tonight we can learn many things,” said Maresca.
