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PSG edge breathless 5-4 classic as Bayern Munich rally after Dembélé’s double

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Has there ever been a game of football quite like this? On a luminous, thrilling, slightly crazed night at the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich produced something that felt like a different category of human activity altogether. There were nine goals in Paris, the most ever in a Champions League semi-final first leg. The end result was a largely arbitrary 5-4 lead for PSG going into next week’s return. Most remarkable was the nature of the spectacle itself, which felt like football of the demigods, a startling combination of unceasing fine point craft, and constant attacking thrust. We came expecting another densely packed semi-final in the most pressurised club football competition ever devised: fine margins in between the crush and press. What we got was something closer to a piece of art, 90 minutes of high end, full-contact collective improvisation. By rights a 5-4 should be a little messy and bloody.…

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