It took a huge blunder to gift Paris Saint-Germain victory in the first Champions League match of its post-galactico era.

Ousmane Dembélé has started the 2024-25 season in outstanding form, with three goals and two assists in just four Ligue 1 games. However, the 27-year-old winger had a challenging night in Paris

There are a few things you need to know about Girona. In 1999, they were playing in the fifth tier. As recently as 2006-07, they were in Spain’s Tercera Division (which back then was the country’s fourth-highest league). Girona, the 11th-most populous city in Catalonia, is not a place known for its sporting achievements.

Girona should be proud of their Champions League debut, coach Michel said after his side held Paris St Germain at bay until late in Wednesday's game only to fall to a 1-0 defeat after a blunder from goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga.

PARIS — Paris Saint-Germain were grateful to a last-minute howler from goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga as they snatched a 1-0 win over European debutant Girona in their opening game of the new-look Champions League on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).

After the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Edinson Cavani, Neymar, Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi came and went without winning Europe's elite club competition, PSG have started this campaign with a new identity.