Manchester United bow out of the Champions League with loss to Paris Saint-Germain

Manchester United's Champions League dreams came to an end at the Parc Des Princes on Wednesday night. The European debutants held the French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain to a 1-1 draw on home turf in the first leg but lost 3-1 in the reverse fixture to lose 4-2 on aggregate.

Lieke Martens opened the scoring in the 18th minute when she capitalised on a rebound from Mary Earps’ initial save of Tabitha Chawinga’s effort. Lisa Naalsund brought the scores level when she thundered the ball into the back of the net two minutes after the break.

However, celebrations were cut short when Martens restored the hosts' lead within 60 seconds of the restart. Chawinga delivered the ball on a plate for Martens to score from the middle of the box, before Sandy Baltimore put the game to bed in the 57th minute, beating Hannah Blundell for pace and lobbing Earps from close range.

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The game mirrored the first leg, with United looking desperate to ease the pressure from the blue shirts but to no avail - it was a sloppy, clutching-at-straws performance from the Reds in the opening 45 minutes.

They lacked the gumption to close their hosts down, passing was sloppy and without purpose. The visitors looked tired, unable to keep up with the pace and numbers of PSG - even Ella Toone missed from close range.

It wasn’t all doom and gloom. Riviere and Geyse linked up well down the right flank, the duo creating a shot on target inside the opening 15 minutes. The performance improved as time went on - Leah Galton caused problems down the left wing and had a goal disallowed in the second half. Melvine Malard also put in a decent shift up top, as