Luis Enrique warns PSG after thriller at Man City: "We could have lost in the second half"

Defending champions' manager Luis Enrique admitted his side could have surrendered their lead after the break, while Manchester City boss Enzo Maresca focused on the lessons to be learned from his side's first defeat of the season.

The visitors laid the foundation for victory with a scintillating first-half display featuring goals from Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele, and Vitinha. Erling Haaland pulled one back after the restart, but Maghnes Akliouche quickly restored Paris Saint-Germain's cushion. Haaland struck again in the 75th minute to make it 4-2, but despite PSG wobbling and City hitting the woodwork twice, the French side held firm.

"Our team is incredible. I think we showed our usual ambition today—to go out and try to win the game right from the opening minutes. However, we could have lost it in the second half because Manchester City created a lot of chances. It's a very good result for us, but we still need to improve," Enrique told the club's official website.

It marked City's first defeat under their new manager since August's FA Community Shield loss to Arsenal (3-0), having comfortably navigated the weekend's blockbuster Premier League clash at Liverpool (3-0) despite the backdrop of financial breach rulings.

"It's a tough result. We can learn a lot from tonight. It was a bit strange because before their first goal, they hadn't really created much. We had our moments and opportunities, but then we conceded two goals in two minutes and lost our composure slightly. In the second half, we did enough to deserve something more from the match," Maresca assessed.

City host AEK Athens next week, while Barcelona travel to the Parc des Princes. "Our first half was superb, racing into a 2-0 lead so quickly. We took our foot off the gas slightly in the second half and Manchester City pushed hard. But we'll take the positives from tonight. In six days, we have another massive game against Barcelona, who are level on points with us," Dembele noted.

"We had plenty of chances in the first half and could have scored even more. We keep proving that we are a top, well-rounded side. We've shown that over the last two years and aim to keep it going. There's still a long way to go, but if we continue like this, great things lie ahead," added Player of the Match Vitinha.

City defender Marc Guehi conceded that a lacklustre first-half showing proved costly. "The goals we conceded are ones we really shouldn't be letting in. But the second half was positive, and if we play like that for the rest of the season, we'll win plenty of games. It's a good learning curve for us, and hopefully we can kick on from here," said the 26-year-old centre-back.

"Paris are champions of Europe for a reason. Our pressing just wasn't on point, and they punished us for it," added winger Antoine Semenyo.

Haaland reached a remarkable individual milestone on the night. At 26 years and 85 days old, the prolific Norwegian became the youngest player to score 60 Champions League goals, beating the previous record held by Lionel Messi by a single day.

Following his brace against PSG, Haaland has now racked up 61 goals in 60 appearances in Europe's premier competition—eight for RB Salzburg, 15 for Borussia Dortmund, and the rest in City colours. His 38 European goals for City also broke Sergio Aguero's club Champions League record of 36. Remarkably, Haaland required just 41 outings to hit that mark compared to Aguero's 64.