Manchester City forward Antoine Semenyo expressed frustration over missed scoring chances following a 4-2 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday, marking City’s first defeat of the season across all competitions.
Antoine Semenyo shouldered the blame after Manchester City fell 4-2 to Paris Saint-Germain at the Etihad Stadium. The European champions stunned the hosts by racing into a 3-0 lead in just over 30 minutes. Despite an improved second-half showing spearheaded by Erling Haaland, City could not claw back the deficit.
Wasteful Finishing and Missed Chances at the Etihad
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City pushed PSG hard, racking up 27 shots and generating an expected goals (xG) figure of 2.5. However, their finishing proved wayward. Semenyo proved particularly wasteful, recording an individual xG of 0.45. He missed a gilt-edged opportunity shortly after Haaland’s opening goal that would have narrowed the scoreline to 3-2.
It’s quite frustrating, to be honest. I think I’m beating myself up a little bit at the moment from all the chances that I missed. But I think collectively it was just the reaction and we did so well, caused so many problems. So just unfortunate not to score. So we just take the positives and go again.
Antoine Semenyo, Manchester City forward
PSG’s scintillating attacking performance underlined their credentials as Europe’s best team, leaving them well placed to win a third-successive Champions League title. The visitors condemned City to their first defeat of the season in all competitions. The scoreline could have been even heavier had Ferran Torres not missed a penalty kick toward the end of the match.
Facing Back-to-Back European Champions
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Semenyo acknowledged the high caliber of the opposition in his post-match comments.
They’re one of the best obviously … Ballon d’Or candidates all around in their team. They made it very hard for us today. We knew what to expect, very unorthodox, credit to them. That’s why they’re back-to-back European champions.
Antoine Semenyo, Manchester City forward
The match served as a challenging encounter that highlighted the significant gap in experience between the two sides during this high-stakes European competition.
