Paris Saint-Germain tops Bayern 5-4

Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich 5-4 on Tuesday night in a Champions League semifinal first leg that set a scoring record for this stage. (apnews.com) (uefa.com) Harry Kane put Bayern ahead with a 17th-minute penalty, but Khvicha Kvaratskhelia leveled in the 24th minute and João Neves made it 2-1 in the 33rd. Michael Olise equalized for Bayern in the 41st minute before Ousmane Dembélé scored a penalty in first-half stoppage time. (espn.com) (skysports.com) PSG then went up 5-2 when Kvaratskhelia scored again in the 56th minute and Dembélé struck again in the 58th. Bayern cut the margin through Dayot Upamecano in the 65th minute and Luis Díaz in the 68th. (espn.com) (cnn.com) The nine goals were the most ever in a Champions League semifinal match, according to UEFA and ESPN’s match coverage. Both teams had entered the tie as two of the competition’s most productive attacks this season. (uefa.com) (espn.com) PSG are the defending European champions, and the result gives Luis Enrique’s side a one-goal edge before the second leg in Munich. UEFA’s fixtures page lists the return match for Wednesday, May 6. (apnews.com) (uefa.com) Bayern still have a path back at home after scoring four away goals, even though away goals no longer carry extra weight in UEFA knockout ties. The winner on aggregate will advance to the Champions League final. (uefa.com) (bundesliga.com) For one night in Paris, PSG’s finishing was just enough to survive Bayern’s late surge. The tie now goes to Germany with a single goal separating them. (apnews.com) (psg.fr)