Paris v City - 18 Sept 2024 Manchester City FC - Official Website of Man City F.C.

Thank you for your company this evening!

A brilliant result and performance for City, who take a huge step towards the Champions League group stages with a 5-0 first leg win over Paris FC.

A reminder that next week's second leg is available to watch live on CITY+ so get your subscription if you haven't already!

Before then though we have our WSL opener against Arsenal... it's a busy but exciting week ahead!

Thanks again for sticking with us tonight - keep across mancity.com and the official Man City app for plenty of post-match reaction!

"Once we scored the first goal, the confidence was there throughout the team, and we dominated. I thought there was some fabulous football tonight.

"We had some moments beforehand and they had some breakaways but once we got that goal we really settled and within a couple of minutes, there’s the second from Jess where the combination was top.

"It was a really good performance from us and we’ve been rewarded with the result. This isn’t an easy place to come, but it’s a good victory for us and we’re looking forward to what’s next."

"You can trust anyone on the ball and you can see that in the way we play.

"We trust each other and want to play with each other, we scored some good goals.

"This was definitely up there with some of my best times, I can't wait [for the new season]. I think that showed tonight."

"We've been working on the corner. I just thought 'don't let this go over the bar'!

"When it hit the back of the net it was a great feeling."

"It was an incredible way to start the season off in the Champions League.

"I think it was important to build like we did and create the opportunities. Eventually when we found the net we started playing our game even better."

Whichever way you look at it, it's been a fantastic evening for City.

A debut goal for Vivianne Miedema and a really imperious display in the heart of midfield.

A clean sheet for Ayaka Yamashita, and a solid defensive performance all round.

Yui Hasegawa bossing the midfield, with Jess Park once again the stand out.

Tireless energy and creativity up top from Lauren Hemp, Aoba Fujino and Mary Fowler.

And an impact off the bench from everyone who came on, including Chloe Kelly getting a goal.

All of that, plus a real step towards the Champions League group stages after a four year absence.