Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in perhaps the most critical league phase game so far this season. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both facing potential elimination from the tournament after poor runs of form this European season.

The French champions sit just outside the play-off spots in Europe after winning only two of their opening six games during their campaign thus far. Man City, meanwhile, have only eight points and are at risk of dropping out of the top twenty-four if they do not win in the French capital,