PSG beat Bayern 5-4 in record-breaking Champions League semifinal first leg

Title holders Paris Saint-Germain squander a three-goal lead but hold on to beat Bayern Munich 5-4 in Paris.

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Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele scored twice each as Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich 5-4 in an epic first leg of their Champions League semifinal, an extraordinary encounter that became the highest-scoring match ever at this stage of the competition.

The first half alone on Tuesday night was wild, with Harry Kane giving Bayern the lead from a penalty only for Kvaratskhelia to equalise before Joao Neves headed the hosts in front at an enthralled Parc des Princes.

PSG beat Bayern 5-4 in record-breaking Champions League semifinal first leg

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