PARIS, April 28 (Reuters) - Defending champions Paris St Germain ⁠battled past visitors Bayern Munich 5-4 in a pulsating Champions League semi-final first leg on Tuesday that had a record number ⁠of goals at this stage of the competition.

In a match that willgo 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.