Portuguese left-back Nuno Mendes drilled a low effort at Girona goalkeeper Paulo Gazzaniga from a tight angle, but the keeper made a major error and let the ball sneak through his hands.

The hosts looked as if they would be held to a draw by the Spanish side's steely and determined defensive performance before Gazzaniga’s error.

Girona, who are making their debut in Europe’s top competition after finishing third in La Liga last season, were composed as they sat back and mostly nullified PSG, who registered 26 shots without one of their players scoring.

France forward Ousmane Dembele had good chances to break the deadlock for the hosts but saw a curling effort hit the crossbar and also had the ball snatched from his feet by an excellent Ladislav Krejci tackle when he charged towards the visitors’ goal.

Spurred on by their vocal travelling supporters, Girona sat back but passed effectively to make life difficult for PSG.

But Girona offered little threat and were reduced to finding a way to see off PSG's waves of attacks.

Luis Enrique's side laboured for an opener and found it difficult to create much which caused any significant issue for Gazzaniga until he failed to make a simple save at the death.

Girona are next in league phase action when they host Feyenoord on Wednesday, 2 October, while PSG travel to Arsenal on Tuesday, 1 October.

All times UK.

Tables are subject to change.

The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Girona will be PSG’s 44th different UEFA Champions League opponent.

PSG have won their first game against six of their last seven new opponents but did lose 4-1 to Newcastle last season.

Only one of the last 28 teams travelling away to Paris SG for the first time in the UEFA Champions League have come away with a victory, with Man Utd winning 3-1 in March 2019 (D8 L19).

This will be Girona’s first game in the UEFA Champions League.

The last Spanish side to debut in the competition was Málaga back in the 2012-13 campaign, while each of the last three debuting Spanish sides have gone on to make the knockout stages (Villarreal in 2005-06, Sevilla in 2007-08 and Málaga in 2012-13).

Since the start of the 2012-13 season, Paris SG have only lost one of their 36 home games in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League (W28 D7) – 1-2 vs Manchester United in October 2020.

Paris SG scored 10 goals in the opening 15 minutes of the second half in the UEFA Champions League last season; the most of any team in this period.

Indeed, more than half of their goals in the competition last term were scored during the first 15 minutes of the second half (10/19).

Only Manchester City (2.

5) had a higher xG per game average than Paris SG (2.

1) in the UEFA Champions League last season.

However, only Internazionale (-6.

4) underperformed against their xG total by a bigger margin than Luis Enrique’s side (-5.

9 – 19 goals from 24.

9 xG).

Among players with 300+ minutes played, Paris SG’s João Neves averaged more tackles and interceptions per 90 than any other midfielder in the UEFA Champions League last term (5.

7 – four tackles, 1.

7 interceptions).

Girona striker Cristhian Stuani will be aged 37 years and 342 days on the day of this game.

He’d be the second-oldest outfield debutant in UEFA Champions League history, behind Anastasios Mitropoulos (40 years, 109 days) who made a brief substitute appearance for Olympiakos against Rosenborg in December 1997.

No player made more passes breaking the opposition’s defensive line than Ousmane Dembélé (21) in the UEFA Champions League last season.

Indeed, nine of those were for Paris SG teammate Achraf Hakimi – the most from one player to another in the competition last term.

Girona’s Arnaut Danjuma has averaged a goal every other game in his career in the UEFA Champions League, scoring seven times in 14 appearances.

He netted six goals for semi-finalists Villarreal in the 2021-22 edition, including the winner in a 1-0 quarter-final victory over Bayern Munich that season.

Attempt missed.

Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.

Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani following a fast break.

Attempt saved.

Achraf Hakimi (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.

Attempt blocked.

Ousmane Dembélé (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Assisted by Randal Kolo Muani.

Attempt missed.

Randal Kolo Muani (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.

Assisted by Achraf Hakimi.