PSG vs Bayern Munich – Champions League winner wins 5-4 in record-breaking UCL semi-final

Defending champion Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) battled past visitors Bayern Munich 5-4 on Tuesday in a pulsating Champions League semi-final first leg, which saw a record number of goals scored at this stage of the competition.

In a match that will go down as an instant classic, PSG came from a goal down to take a 5-2 lead with two goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele, before Bayern struck twice in three minutes just before the end to boost their chances for next week’s second leg in Munich.

The match pitted the most attacking Champions League teams of the season against each other and the match quickly came to fruition with a brutal pace and with Bayern coach Vincent Kompany in the stands, serving a suspension, and his assistant Aaron Danks in the dugout.

Harry Kane converted a 17th-minute penalty to beat PSG goalkeeper Matvei Safonov and became the first English player to score in six consecutive Champions League games. The England captain then played a well-timed pass for Michael Olise, but his close-range shot was cleared off the line.

The hosts should have equalized when Dembele broke through, but his finish flew wide in the 23rd minute. Kvaratskhelia did much better with a trademark move and a low shot after being cut into the box.

Bayern hit the post after Olise’s solo run and his deflected pass, but it was PSG who scored again in the 33rd with Joao Neves’ glancing header.

There was still plenty of drama in the first half, with Olise making amends for his earlier miss to draw Bayern level with a shot in the 41st minute after being given far too much space around the box.

PSG were then awarded an injury time penalty and Dembele fired his penalty past Manuel Neuer to put his side back in front.

PSG picked up where they left off after the break, taking a two-goal lead when Kvaratskhelia drilled home in a 56th-minute effort and before Bayern had any time to recover, the French side struck again, this time beating Dembele Neuer once again with a low drive off the post two minutes later.

The hosts looked to be running away with the match, but Bayern refused to give in and linked the match with two own goals in the space of three minutes from ‌Dayot Upamecano and Luis Diaz, significantly increasing the chances of the second leg in Munich.

PSG’s Senny Mayulu rattled the woodwork in the 86th minute as both sides kept up the frenetic pace until the final whistle.

Published on April 29, 2026