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Watch: Kvaratskhelia, Olise score stunners in epic 1st half of PSG-Bayern

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Paris Saint-Germain and Bayern Munich immediately delivered on the pregame hype with a relentless five-goal first half in Tuesday's opening leg of their Champions League semifinal.

Bayern's confidence grew after Harry Kane converted a penalty and PSG forward Ousmane Dembele somehow steered a one-on-one well wide of Manuel Neuer's post.

But don't write off the Champions League holders.

Khvicha Kvaratskhelia raced into space behind Josip Stanisic. The Bayern right-back caught up as the winger entered the 18-yard box, but he was powerless to resist the PSG entertainer's drift inside before he curled a perfect shot into the far corner.

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Joao Neves put PSG ahead when he nodded in a Dembele corner, but their lead was short-lived. Michael Olise picked up the ball in a pocket in front of the PSG backline and took a few steps forward before smashing it into the net.

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There was still time for more first-half drama. The referee decided Alphonso Davies handled the ball inside the box and awarded Paris Saint-Germain a penalty that Dembele fired out of Neuer's reach and into the bottom corner.

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