Paris Saint-Germain secured a narrow 5-4 victory over Bayern Munich in a dramatic first leg of their UEFA Champions League semifinal on Tuesday, producing the highest-scoring semifinal in the competition’s history.

Harry Kane gave Bayern an early lead from the penalty spot in the 17th minute, but PSG responded strongly before halftime through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Joao Neves and Ousmane Dembele.

Kvaratskhelia equalised after beating Josip Stanisic, while Neves headed PSG ahead from a Dembele corner. Michael Olise brought Bayern level before halftime, but Dembele restored PSG’s lead from the spot following a VAR review after Alphonso Davies handled the ball.

PSG extended their advantage early in the second half as Kvaratskhelia completed his brace, assisted by Achraf Hakimi, before Dembele added another by beating Dayot Upamecano.

Bayern mounted a late comeback with Upamecano heading in Joshua Kimmich’s free kick and Luis Diaz scoring after controlling a long pass from Kane.

Despite Bayern’s late pressure, including a near-equaliser in stoppage time, PSG held on to take a one-goal advantage into the return leg in Munich.

“It feels strange to lose by one goal after being three goals down. We should have equalised,” Kimmich said after the match.

Dembele praised his team’s composure, saying, “We stayed calm and focused. The most important thing is to remain concentrated because Bayern can always come back.”