Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain, 2026-27 UEFA Women's Champions League, League Phase
· UEFA Women's Champions LeagueMan City surrender late lead to PSG, remain winless in UWCL
Manchester City's winless start to the Women's Champions League continued after they conceded a late equaliser to draw 1-1 with Paris Saint-Germain.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
- 7': Foul by Isabela (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 7': Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 10': Attempt missed. Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jackie Groenen.
- 11': Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
- 12': Attempt saved. Naomie Feller (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ayaka Yamashita (Manchester City Women).
- 13': Foul by Jackie Groenen (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 13': Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp.
- 15': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Griedge Mbock.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Grace Clinton.
- 18': Attempt missed. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
- 19': Foul by Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 19': Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint is caught offside.
- 22': Olga Carmona (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women).
- 23': Handball by Olga Carmona (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 24': Foul by Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 24': Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 26': Attempt missed. Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sakina Karchaoui.
- 28': Foul by Emilie Østerås (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 28': Grace Clinton (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint is caught offside.
- 33': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Thiniba Samoura.
- 36': Attempt missed. Jackie Groenen (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
- 39': Attempt missed. Naomie Feller (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Echegini.
- 39': Foul by Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 39': Jade Rose (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Thiniba Samoura.
- 45': Corner, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Conceded by Alex Greenwood.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Thiniba Samoura (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+3': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Olga Carmona.
- 45'+4': Attempt saved. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Oliwia Szperkowska (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines). Assisted by Kerstin Casparij with a cross.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Manchester City Women 0, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Manchester City Women 0, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 48': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Emilie Østerås.
- 49': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) with an attempt from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Greenwood with a cross following a corner.
- 51': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Thiniba Samoura.
- 51': Attempt missed. Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women) header from very close range misses to the left following a corner.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Naomie Feller.
- 56': Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Rebecca Knaak (Manchester City Women).
- 57': Offside, Manchester City Women. Alex Greenwood is caught offside.
- 58': Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 58': Foul by Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women).
- 58': Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 61': Foul by Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 61': Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Iman Beney replaces Kerstin Casparij.
- 61': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Niamh Charles replaces Rebecca Knaak.
- 62': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Mary Fowler replaces Grace Clinton.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Niamh Charles.
- 65': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Merveille Kanjinga replaces Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint.
- 66': Attempt saved. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Oliwia Szperkowska (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines). Assisted by Mary Fowler.
- 66': Corner, Manchester City Women. Conceded by Oliwia Szperkowska.
- 67': Offside, Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) header from very close range is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Lauren Hemp with a cross.
- 70': Attempt missed. Naomie Feller (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Merveille Kanjinga following a fast break.
- 74': Foul by Jackie Groenen (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 74': Aoba Fujino (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Foul by Jackie Groenen (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 75': Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Delay in match because of an injury Sakina Karchaoui (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 79': Attempt missed. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Aoba Fujino.
- 79': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Tara Elimbi Gilbert replaces Sakina Karchaoui because of an injury.
- 79': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Jade Le Guilly replaces Isabela.
- 80': Griedge Mbock (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Lauren Hemp (Manchester City Women).
- 81': Foul by Merveille Kanjinga (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 81': Alex Greenwood (Manchester City Women) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Oliwia Szperkowska (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines). Assisted by Yui Hasegawa.
- 83': Penalty conceded by Griedge Mbock (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 83': Penalty Manchester City Women. Khadija Shaw draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 0. Khadija Shaw (Manchester City Women) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 87': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Marie Estella Lafontaine replaces Emilie Østerås.
- 87': Substitution, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Florianne Jourde replaces Jackie Groenen.
- 87': Substitution, Manchester City Women. Sydney Lohmann replaces Laura Blindkilde Brown.
- 88': Goal! Manchester City Women 1, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 1. Tara Elimbi Gilbert (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Griedge Mbock following a fast break.
- 89': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Merveille Kanjinga is caught offside.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Handball by Florianne Jourde (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines).
- 90'+2': Offside, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines. Merveille Kanjinga is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Mary Fowler (Manchester City Women) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Oliwia Szperkowska (Paris Saint-Germain Féminines). Assisted by Aoba Fujino with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City Women 1, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 1.
- 0': Match ends, Manchester City Women 1, Paris Saint-Germain Féminines 1.
Statistics
 PSG |
MNC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Fouls | 5 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 34.4 | Possession | 65.6 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 221 | Accurate Passes | 458 |
| 292 | Passes | 530 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 1 | Crosses | 31 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 46 | Long Balls | 32 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 18 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 14 | Effective Tackles | 14 |
| 19 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 26 | Effective Clearances | 5 |
| 26 | Clearances | 5 |
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Women's Champions League
Venue: Joie Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 2,167
Venue: Joie Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 2,167
UEFA Women's Champions League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 3 | +17 | 9 |
| 2 | OL Lyonnes | 3 | +14 | 7 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 3 | +3 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Manchester City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Ayaka Yamashita (GK) |
| 27 | Rebecca Knaak |
| 4 | Jade Rose |
| 5 | Alex Greenwood  |
| 18 | Kerstin Casparij |
| 6 | Grace Clinton |
| 25 | Yui Hasegawa |
| 19 | Laura Blindkilde Brown |
| 9 | Khadija Shaw |
| 11 | Lauren Hemp |
| 20 | Aoba Fujino |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Oliwia Szperkowska (GK) |
| 2 | Thiniba Samoura |
| 29 | Griedge Mbock Bathy |
| 30 | Emilie Østerås |
| 77 | Olga Carmona |
| 12 | Isabela Chagas |
| 6 | Jennifer Echegini |
| 14 | Jackie Groenen |
| 18 | Naomie Feller |
| 7 | Sakina Karchaoui |
| 57 | Léa-Laëtitia Morissaint |
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