Follow all the action as Paris Saint-Germain host Manchester City in the first leg of their Champions League semi-final.
The two superclubs, backed by Qatar and Abu Dhabi respectively, have surged to domestic dominance over the last decade, however, reaching the pinnacle of European football has remained an elusive feat. Pep Guardiola has failed to reach a Champions League final since leaving Barcelona but ensured City finally broke their quarter-final curse with an emphatic victory over Borussia Dortmund earlier this month. The club’s ambition to win the tournament has never been a secret, yet the Spaniard attempted to play down expectation ahead of tonight’s tie. “I don’t want to win tomorrow, I don’t want to go to a final,” he said. The dream is to be ourselves.”
PSG, meanwhile, fell at the final hurdle last year, defeated by Bayern Munich in the final. They have been magnificent en route to the last four this season, though, thrashing Barcelona in the last-16 before avenging that loss to Bayern in the quarter-finals. Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are both fit to start and thriving under Mauricio Pochettino, who is also aiming to clinch European glory for the first time after falling short with Tottenham in 2019. Follow all the action below live:
