Five goals were netted in the opening half of the Champions League semi-final first leg contested by Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich.
At the intermission, the scoreboard stood at 3-2 in favor of the French side. For the Parisians, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, João Neves, and Ousmane Dembélé, who converted a penalty, found the net. Bayern’s goals came from Harry Kane, who also scored from the spot, and Michael Olise.
Opta Sports reports that this marks the first time in Champions League semi-final history that five goals have been scored in the first 45 minutes of a match.
The PSG goal is being guarded by Russian goalkeeper Matvey Safonov. The fixture between PSG and Bayern is taking place at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, with the referee’s initial whistle sounding at 22:00 Moscow time. Gazeta.Ru is providing a text-based live update of the game, which is being officiated by Sandro Schärer from Switzerland.
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