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Defending champions Paris St Germain battled past visitors Bayern Munich 5-4 in a pulsating Champions ​League semifinal first leg on Tuesday that had a record number of goals at this stage of the competition, Reuters reported. 

In a match ‌that will go down as a classic, PSG came from a goal down to lead 5-2 with two goals from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele before Bayern struck twice in three minutes just before the hour to improve their chances for next week's return leg in Munich.

The match pitted the most attacking Champions ​League teams of the season against each other and it quickly lived up to its billing with a relentless pace ​and with Bayern coach Vincent Kompany in the stands, serving out a suspension, and his assistant ⁠Aaron Danks in the dugout.

Holders Paris St Germain take on Bayern Munich in a Champions League semi-final clash of ​two of the top attacking teams in Europe, and while Luis Enrique says the German club are the most consistent, no team is better than his side, Reuters reported. 

Three of the last four teams, PSG, Bayern and Arsenal, are top of their domestic leagues and the German side have clinched the Bundesliga, losing one game, having also lost once in Europe.

While PSG ​and Atletico Madrid had to come through the playoffs, Arsenal and Bayern were the top two in the ​league phase. In the last 16 and quarter-finals, PSG netted 12 goals and Bayern 16.

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire praised coach Michael Carrick for the turnaround in the club's ​fortunes after a 2-1 Premier League win over Brentford that leaves them close to a return to the Champions League after finishing 15th last term, Reuters reported.

United sacked previous coach Ruben Amorim in January after a turbulent 14-month spell at the helm that saw ​the United players struggle to get to grips with his tactics, ​and Maguire credited his successor Carrick with restoring the team's confidence ⁠and getting them back to winning ways.

"We had two tough fixtures when ​Michael first come in, and I think everyone was probably looking at them ​thinking 'oh no', with Arsenal and Man City, and we managed to get the six points," Maguire told Sky Sports after setting up Casemiro for the first goal against Brentford.

Champions League holders Paris St Germain have every right to call themselves the best in Europe, Bayern Munich coach Vincent Kompany said ahead of a semi-final against the French team, but he ​wants his side to be able to do the same next season, Reuters reported. 

PSG boss Luis Enrique praised Bayern as Europe's most consistent side ahead of Tuesday's first leg in Paris but said there was no team better than his European champions, and Kompany feels no need to dispute those claims.

"I think the title holders are always in the right ​to claim some things, but I hope next season I will be in the position to say ​the same," Kompany told reporters on Monday.