Remarkably, after multiple collapses and only two victories in seven tries, City remains alive. A win at home against Club Brugge on the final matchday, next Wednesday, would almost certainly be enough to secure a spot in the play-in round.

PSG tonight host Man City in a huge Champions League clash in the French capital. While the new format for this competition was widely criticised before a ball was kicked, it does mean the champions of France and England respectively are in real jeopardy heading into the penultimate round of first-stage fixtures.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in perhaps the most critical league phase game so far this season. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both facing potential elimination from the tournament after poor runs of form this European season.