Even by the standards of Paris Saint-Germain, this was a spectacular meltdown. At halftime of Wednesday's Champions League semifinal first leg it led and had dominated to such an extent that Manchester City was probably relieved to go into the dressing room only 1-0 down. But Man City pressed harder and higher in the second half and PSG disintegrated. A 2-1 win doesn’t guarantee Man City’s progress to a first Champions League final, but it has a clear advantage, not just in terms of the scoreline but in the way PSG lost discipline.
City and PSG were two clubs who emerged relatively unscathed from the Super League fiasco.