Manchester City collapsed in another Champions League second half at Paris Saint-Germain to leave their qualification hopes going down to the final game.

Having fired themselves into a 2-0 lead at the start of the second half in the space of three minutes, they were level five minutes later as PSG promptly cancelled out the deficit.

City's heads dropped and PSG got a third and fourth unchallenged to push themselves into the top 24 of the Champions League and leave City in 25th - needing to beat Club Brugge in the final League Phase next week.

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These are the moments you might have missed from City's trip to Paris:

Guardiola's telling double Nunes reaction

Matheus Nunes got the ill-fated vote of confidence from Pep Guardiola before the match, who said: "Every game he is getting better. He has to adapt. His physical condition, his pace is important against teams with pace [like PSG]. I'm confident with how he performs lately."

Those comments didn't age well and were hardly said with much conviction. Nunes was caught out time after time in a difficult first half and was lucky to see VAR redeem his error for a goal on the stroke of half-time. At one point, Nunes played a pass backwards right in front of the manager, turning down a forward pass, and Guardiola couldn't hide his frustration, letting the makeshift right-back know how he felt.

With City making a double change at the break, Nunes was perhaps fortunate to remain on the pitch and he showed those physical attributes Guardiola likes with his driving run for City's second goal. But he was left on the half-way line for PSG's first moments later, failed to close down Desire Doue's shot for the second, and was substituted for John Stones before the collapse was completed.

There was little acknowledgement from the manager as Nunes trudged off and the right-back experiment may have ended in Paris. He has been good in attacking roles this season and has shown similar attributes in his right-back secondment. But PSG joined Manchester United in exposing his defensive shortcomings and Guardiola looked like he knows it cannot continue.

Brutal half-time change

Ruben Dias was replaced at half-time because he complained of an issue, rendering more of Pep Guardiola's pre-match comments out-of-date just 45 minutes later. He said of Dias: "He feels stronger. Hopefully he can sustain games. Maybe we will be able to rotate some tired players which we haven't had this season."

Another of Guardiola's pre-match comments didn't stand the test of time, either. "Today is a big task but I have full confidence in him," said Guardiola about winger Savinho. By half-time, Savinho was back on the bench alongside Dias.

Savinho had left Rio Ferdinand speechless on commentary with his brilliant skill to beat Achraf Hakimi in the first half and he tested Gianluigi Donnarumma. But Guardiola wanted more control and called for Jack Grealish - however well Savinho has played recently means nothing.

With Omar Marmoush joining the City attacking ranks it feels all the steps forward from Ipswich have been eroded in Paris. Jeremy Doku is injured, Kevin De Bruyne and Phil Foden struggled against PSG, and even Savinho (who didn't feature on Sunday) has lost his momentum.

Marmoush's arrival can't come soon enough.

Friends again?

City and UEFA have hardly seen eye to eye in recent years, with UEFA's two-year ban handed to City in 2020 before it was overturned by a successful City appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. City were the first to leave the European Super League project but they were still part of it, and their recent relationship with UEFA has been of two organisations that have different ideas and approaches to football.

But as the 2023 Champions League winners, and regular features in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, City are one of UEFA's best clubs and Erling Haaland's new nine-year contract means they don't plan to go anywhere.

It was telling, then, to see City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak sat next to UEFA president Aleksandar Ceferin at the Parc des Princes. The pair get on professionally despite the historic differences, while PSG chairman Nasser EL Khalaifi is the chairman of the powerful European Clubs Association of which City CEO Ferran Soriano is a board member.

Rodri returns to Paris

Rodri's last trip to Paris saw him shake up European football as he was named the Ballon d'Or winner, much to the annoyance of Real Madrid. Rodri didn't seem to mind as he partied in a Paris restaurant into the night, and he was back in the French capital this week as he travelled with the City squad for support as he continues his rehabilitation from injury.

Rodri arrived with the team and was seen chatting to fellow Spaniard and PSG boss Luis Enrique for a lengthy period pre-match. He took his seats in the stand and was regularly shown on the big screens reacting to City's fortunes.

How City would have loved him on the pitch, but Rodri's presence around the first team is still welcome.