Paris Saint-Germain showed that there is life in their UEFA Champions League campaign still with an incredible fightback from 2-0 down to win 4-2 against Manchester City at a rainy Parc des Princes on Wednesday.

STUTTGART: Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart on Wednesday and qualified for the Champions League knockout stages. PSG were at risk of elimination after a disappointing group stage,

Paris Saint-Germain striker Ousmane Dembélé completed the second hat trick of his career Wednesday, and it was good timing for his team. The France forward achieved the feat in the 54th minute as PSG built a 4-0 lead at Stuttgart in their Champions League game.

Ousmane Dembélé went full beast mode, bagging a hat-trick as PSG steamrolled Stuttgart to book their spot in the Champions League play-offs. The German side?

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Arsenal secured a spot in the Champions League round of 16 as it rallied from a goal down to win 2-1 at Girona; Paris St Germain beat VfB Stuttgart 4-1 to move into the next round.

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Paris Saint-Germain secured a Champions League playoff spot, impressively beating Stuttgart in Germany 4-1. Ousmane Dembele scored a hattrick, with Bradley Bar

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Manchester City scored three second half goals to come back from the brink of elimination and advance to the UEFA Champions League’s inaugural knockout round playoffs following a thrilling 3-1 victory over Club Brugge on Wednesday night.

Ousmane Dembele scored a hat-trick as Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-1 win at Stuttgart, qualifying themselves for the Champions League knockout stages. Stuttgart got on the scoreboard after 77 minutes when Willian Pacho scored an own goal,