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Paris St Germain hold slender lead over Bayern Munich after nine-goal thriller

Paris St Germain and Bayern Munich produced an epic Champions League semi-final as the French holders claimed a 5-4 first-leg victory at Parc des Princes.

In what was the highest-scoring semi-final game in the competition’s history, PSG recovered from an early Harry Kane penalty – the England captain’s 54th goal of the season – to lead 5-2 after 58 minutes.

One of the greatest matches you'll ever see 💙#UCL pic.twitter.com/5665ru9QL4

— UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 28, 2026

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele both scored twice and Joao Neves added a thumping header.

Michael Olise had rifled home a superb equaliser to make it 2-2, but the tie was slipping away from Bayern until Dayot Upamecano and Luis Diaz underlined their resolve.

Bayern boss Vincent Kompany was serving a touchline ban after picking up three yellow cards in the tournament.

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