City rallies to win 2-1 at PSG in first leg of CL semifinal

<p>PARIS &mdash; Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored in quick succession during the second half as Manchester City rallied to beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League semifinal on Wednesday.</p>
<p>After PSG captain Marquinhos headed PSG ahead in the 15th minute, De Bruyne equalized in the 64th with a dipping cross that eluded goalkeeper Keylor Navas and bounced inside the post.</p>
<p>De Bruyne then left a free kick for Mahrez — who grew up in the Paris suburbs — and he curled the ball through a gap in the wall and into the bottom left corner.</p>
<p>PSG’s composure soon crumbled, as has often been the case in recent seasons when under pressure, and finished the game with 10 players as midfielder Idrissa Gueye was shown a red card in the 77th minute for a dangerous tackle on midfielder Ilkay Gundogan.</p>
<p>City could have taken a bigger lead into the return leg next Tuesday, but winger Phil Foden shot straight at Navas after a brilliant jinking run through PSG’s flagging defense.</p>
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<a href="https://apnews.com/article/karim-benzema-madrid-champions-league-la-liga-ligue-1-b0c5afb5b157d7fadf6c552660ecee5a">Chelsea drew 1-1 at Real Madrid </a> in the other semifinal first leg.</p>
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