Two clubs who made a habit of reaching the latter stages of the Champions League in recent years find themselves on the brink of elimination as they meet in the new-look competition

The eighth instalment of ‘El Cashico’, as the petrodollar derby between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City could be dubbed, was never designed to be so fraught with jeopardy.

Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City met in the UEFA Champions League at Parc des Princes on Wednesday in one of the most critical league phase games. The Ligue 1 titleholders and their English Premier League counterparts are both staring down the barrel at potential continental elimination after poor runs of form this European season.