Paris Saint-Germain defeated Manchester City 4-2, while Real Madrid produced a dramatic late comeback to overcome AS Roma 4-3 in their respective UEFA Champions League league-phase encounters.
At the Etihad Stadium, PSG capitalised on a dominant first-half display to establish a three-goal advantage before resisting City’s attempts to turn the match around.
Desire Doue opened the scoring in the 13th minute and then assisted Ousmane Dembele’s goal two minutes later. Vitinha added a third in the 32nd minute after combining with Warren Zaire-Emery.
Manchester City responded after the break, with Erling Haaland scoring in the 53rd minute. Maghnes Akliouche restored PSG’s three-goal cushion in the 63rd minute, but Haaland struck again in the 75th to keep the hosts in contention.
City pressed for a late equaliser, but PSG held firm to secure all three points.
Haaland’s brace also saw him become the youngest player to reach 60 Champions League goals, at 26 years and 85 days, surpassing Lionel Messi’s previous record by one day.
In Rome, Real Madrid overturned a two-goal deficit in the closing stages to claim a 4-3 victory over AS Roma.
Roma took the lead through Marten de Roon in the 20th minute, but Kylian Mbappe equalised for the visitors five minutes later.
Donyell Malen then struck twice in the 51st and 57th minutes to put Roma in control at 3-1. Real Madrid mounted a late response, with Carlos Espi reducing the deficit in the 82nd minute before Endrick restored parity three minutes later.
Antonio Rudiger completed the comeback in the 90th minute, converting a delivery from Arda Guler to seal a remarkable win for the Spanish side.
The results left PSG among the teams with maximum points after two matches, while Real Madrid also moved to six points from their opening two fixtures.
