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04/28 16:03 CDT Goals galore as PSG beats Bayern Munich 5-4 in wild Champions
League semifinal 1st leg
Goals galore as PSG beats Bayern Munich 5-4 in wild Champions League semifinal
1st leg
By JEROME PUGMIRE
AP Sports Writer
PARIS (AP) --- Titleholder Paris Saint-Germain held on for a pulsating 5-4 win
over Bayern Munich in a roller-coaster Champions League semifinal first leg on
Tuesday.
The highest scoring semifinal match in Champions League history saw PSG leading
5-2 early in the second half thanks to two goals each from flying winger
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembl at Parc des Princes.
Bayern fought back brilliantly.
Defender Dayot Upamecano's header midway through the second half from Joshua
Kimmich's free kick gave Bayern hope and Luis Daz's stinging strike made it a
one-goal deficit heading into next Wednesday's return leg in Munich.
Harry Kane's penalty gave Bayern the lead in the 17th minute and Kvaratskhelia
equalized soon after for PSG. Midfielder Joao Neves --- who is 5-foot-7 ---
then headed PSG ahead from a corner.
A dramatic first half saw Michael Olise equalize after bursting into the area
before Swiss referee Sandro Schrer awarded a penalty when a video review
spotted a handball from Canada defender Anthony Davies.
Spanish side Atletico Madrid hosts London club Arsenal on Wednesday in the
other semifinal first leg.
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