Zlatan Ibrahimovic had cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne's opener before Adrien Rabiot put PSG ahead, only for Fernandinho to level and leave the tie on a knife edge
It's all to play for in next week's second leg after Manchester City came from behind to draw in Paris.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic had cancelled out Kevin De Bruyne's opener before Adrien Rabiot put PSG ahead, only for Fernandinho to level and leave this Champions
League quarter-final tie on a knife edge.
The home side were given a great chance to get their noses in front after 12 minutes when Bacary Sagna was adjudged to have tripped David Luiz in the box.
However, Joe Hart guessed the right way to keep out Ibrahimovic's penalty.
It was the visitors who eventually opened the scoring seven minutes before the break when Fernandino played in De Bruyne, who blasted the ball past Kevin Trapp.
But City's lead lasted just three minutes as Fernando's blunder on the edge of his own area gifted Ibrahimovic an equaliser.
PSG went 2-1 up just before the hour mark. Hart pushed away Edinson Cavani's header, but Rabiot was on hand to turn the ball into an empty net.
However, Fernandinho hauled City level on 72 minutes after the PSG defence failed to clear their lines as it ended all square.
Here are five things we learned:
1. City's defence a liability
Manchester City came out of the traps flying for the first five minutes and looked the likelier of the two sides to get an early goal, but that hard work was almost undone by Eliaquim Mangala.
The referee granted him a reprieve when a red card and a penalty looked like the more obvious option after the Frenchman bundled Blaise Matuidi over in the box.
Moments later the ref did point to the spot when Bacary Sagna brought down David Luiz, but Joe Hart came to rescue as he saved Zlatan Ibrahimovic's penalty.
In fairness, Luiz was looking for the penalty, but Sagna's rash challenge gave him that opportunity.
The criticism of City's defence stretches into the defensive midfield area, and for Fernando's mistake for City's equaliser, the less said, the better. Without Vincent Kompany's leadership, City are simply diabolical at the back.
2. Hart is world class
England's No 1 only missed one game with the calf injury he suffered in the Manchester derby so there wasn't much time for him to be missed, but seeing his name on the team sheet will have given City fans a small boost in confidence before the match.
He was called into action 12 minutes in to deny Ibrahimovic from the penalty spot with a dive to his right and that probably played on the Swede's mind when he burst clear into a one-on-one with Hart around 10 minutes later and blazed over.
He was blameless for PSG's theatrical first goal and was powerless to stop the second, scored by Adrien Rabiot, after palming away Edinson Cavani's initial header.
3. De Bruyne shows how much he's been missed
In the 12 games Kevin De Bruyne missed through his knee injury, City won just four as their title challenge fell apart.
Since returning he's scored two world class goals in two games. You could say a £54million player should be providing that consistent quality, but take a look at Angel Di Maria at Manchester United and you'll see that's not always the case.
When De Bruyne is in City's team, they player quicker, more direct football, and it was that zippy style which led to the Belgian's opening goal.
At half-time Rio Ferdinand said on BT Sport that De Bruyne has become City's talisman. It would be hard to argue otherwise.
4. You can't keep Zlatan out of the headlines
From one talisman to another, Zlatan Ibrahimovic is undoubtedly PSG's main man.
His general level of play wasn't at its best during the game but he still managed to get his name on the scoresheet.
It was a contender for the ugliest goal he has ever scored, but it was his endeavour, rather than his outstanding quality, which earned him a goal to level proceedings on the night.
From City's point of view, regardless of Ibrahimovic's pressing, the goal should never have happened. But from a PSG angle, it literally was a case of something out of nothing from their star striker.
5. Rabiot comes back to haunt City
Adrien Rabiot was once on Manchester City's books - information which will only serve to further frustrate City's fans when they think about their current limited options in the centre of midfield.
The 21-year-old Frenchman joined City's academy in 2008, but his mother pulled the plug on his time in Manchester six months later, claiming the club weren't dealing with his best interests.
The family returned to France and Rabiot was picked up by PSG two years later. After a few stuttering seasons, he has recently emerged as a first team regular.
He's currently benefitting from an injury to Marco Verratti, but his performance and goal against City will do his chances of retaining his place in Laurent Blanc's first XI no harm.
Player ratings
PSG
Trapp 5: Should have done better when beaten by De Bruyne’s powerful shot. Decent distribution.
Aurier 5: A few good deliveries from the right but at fault for City's second.
Thiago Silva 7: A class act, who loves to stride forward out of central defence and pick a pass.
Luiz 5: Cautioned within 12 seconds and failed to cut out pass for City goal. Won penalty though.
Maxwell 7: Bombed forward effectively down the left, positive-minded in the spirit of the night.
Thiago Motta 6: The man who makes things tick – but his passing wasn’t always accurate.
Rabiot 7: Opportunist’s strike to cap a lively performance in midfield.
Matuidi 5: Lost possession for De Bruyne goal and was wasteful on other occasions too.
Di Maria 8: Some sublime moments of skill and some very telling crosses from the Argentine.
Ibrahimovic 6: Missed penalty and another great chance – yet some of his contributions were majestic.
Cavani 7: Often excellent cutting in from the left, the Uruguayan is an intelligent team-player.
Subs: Lucas Moura (Rabiot 78), Van der Wiel (Aurier 78)
Man City
Hart 8: Brilliant penalty save, defied Ibrahimovic and kept City in with a shout.
Sagna 6: Conceded a penalty after sloppy defending which is most out of character.
Otamendi 5: An unconvincing performance as he was caught horribly in possession.
Mangala 5: Lucky not to concede a penalty when PSG were screaming for a push on Matuidi.
Clichy 5: Caught out of position, bombing forward when he should stay at home.
Fernandinho 7: Good display, solid defensively and scored City's second.
Fernando 4: Crazy moment of madness to gift Ibrahimovic an equaliser. Unforgivable error.
Silva 5: Glanced a header wide from a great chance. Below par season by his standards.
De Bruyne 7: What a difference his return has made. Superb finish and good all round quality.
Navas 6: One outstanding cross for Silva but does not offer enough to be in this team.
Aguero 7: Given very little service but still worked so hard, making countless runs.
Subs: Delph 77 (De Bruyne, Bony (Silva 88), Kolarov (Aguero 90)
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