Watch: Kvaratskhelia, Olise score stunners in epic 1st half of PSG-Bayern
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.
(Available to view in U.S. only)
IT HAD TO BE HIM! 😤
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 28, 2026
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia dances past his defender and fires home the equalizer for PSG 💥 pic.twitter.com/GLILzypgEs
(Available to view in Canada only)
Kvaratskhelia my word!! 🔥
— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) April 28, 2026
PSG tie it up 👀#UCL pic.twitter.com/JBOjYfOjby
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.
(Available to view in U.S. only)
MICHAEL OLISE IS UNSTOPPABLE 🤯 pic.twitter.com/e9JQDj7cdd
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) April 28, 2026
(Available to view in Canada only)
WHAT ARE WE WATCHING?!!
— DAZN Football (@DAZNFootball) April 28, 2026
MICHAEL OLISE SCORES A BANGER 🔥
It's now 2-2... #UCL pic.twitter.com/d5H9kVYT5u
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.
HEADLINES
- Tigers' Báez carted off field with apparent leg injury
- NBA playoff injury woes: How much are stars worth to their teams?
- Rays' Caminero day-to-day with bruised jaw after fouling ball off face
- Yankees' No. 3 prospect Rodríguez to make MLB debut Wednesday
- Cubs' Steele has rehab shut down due to flexor strain