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Goals from Melvine Malard and Fridolina Rolfö maintained United’s 100% record in Europe against a struggling PSG That’s all from me. Thanks for reading and congratulations to United on a historic night at Old Trafford. PSG may have scored the goal of the night but they have a long way to go to reach the knockout stages this season. We’ll be back on Saturday to liveblog the Manchester derby. Do tune in! Cheers! Here are the latest standings in the Champions League after Wednesday’s results: Manchester United and PSG at opposite ends of the table. We are now halfway through the six-match league phase. Remember, the top four go through to the knockout round automatically, those ranked fifth to 12th go into a play-off round, and those 13th to 18th are eliminated! Next up for Manchester United (and an interesting one for Jess Park in particular) is the derby against City on Saturday in the WSL. What a game that will be. Jess Park, United dynamo, speaks to the BBC: A moment like this is a lifetime opportunity. The way we played today showed real character. Nights like this is why I came to Manchester United. I feel like I’m playing with freedom, being creative. I’m being a kid again, going out and enjoying it. We all have each other’s back and we work hard for each other. We had to come back after the weekend’s performance [losing to Aston Villa] and we did that. That is three straight wins for Manchester United in the Champions League as Marc Skinner’s side go level on points with the mighty Barcelona and Lyon at the top of the standings. PSG, though, remain pointless after three games! In their first ever Women’s Champions League game at Old Trafford, United have won a historic game thanks to two brilliant goals! Glory, Glory Man United blares out across the stadium as the players celebrate! 90+6 min: PSG were excellent in the first 15 minutes and scored a a longe-range wonderstrike but apart from a few set-pieces, the French side really haven’t threatened enough in this second half. This has been a poor performance. Riviere is down for United, clutching her calf, which means we will have more than the allotted six minutes. 90+4 min: A booking for Le Tissier for timewasting. The United captain dithered over a free-kick and in fairly unsubtle fashion. 90+2 min: Williams is brave in winning the ball from De Almeida and then bulldozes her way up the right wing for United, wasting a few more precious seconds. United are digging in now for the win, which would maintain their 100% start in the Champions League and give PSG their third straight defeat. 90 min: Six minutes added on here! PSG still have time! 89 min: United make their last sub. Another player of the match contender, Jess Parks, is replaced by Rachel Williams. The veteran striker will work with Terland and try to hold the ball up. 87 min: United’s captain, Le Tissier, nearly lands her side in hot water, gifting the ball to Diakite and only a magnificent sliding tackle stops the PSG substitute from shooting on goal from just eight yards out. That was surely a goal-saving tackle from the United right back, who has arguably been the best player on the pitch tonight. 84 min: One more sub for PSG: Isabela off for Morissaint. That’s a right back off for a 17-year-old striker. The visitors are going for it. 82 min: Kanjinga is lightning fast on the right wing, testing Sandberg just as Ajibade did in the first half. Kanjinga’s end product is poor though, and the danger lifts for United, although Sandberg is unsurprisingly suffering with cramp. She has got through an awful lot of work, up and down that left flank for United. 80 min: United have been poor at defending set pieces, but PSG haven’t yet made them pay. Another corner comes into the United box, pinballs about a bit before United finally hack it clear. PSG only need one lucky break to get back into this game. 78 min: A hopeful Park cross drops in the PSG six-yard box. There is a brief panic from the visitors before the ball is cleared. Earps is furious with the officials, she is convinced that Park crossed the ball from behind the byline. 75 min: Two more changes for United, who bring both goalscorers off. Malard has had a great game, and not just for her brilliant solo goal, but has run herself into the ground and is also on a booking. On comes Terland. PSG also make a double change: Rasheedat Ajibade and Jackie Groenen are replaced by Tante Diakite and Tara Elimbi Gilbert. 71 min: Chance for PSG! Groenen plays an inch-perfect pass to Isabela on the right wing and a dangerous cross to the back post finds Leuchter, but Le Tissier does well to come across and put the PSG striker off. A better connection there and PSG could have been level. 69 min: United make a straight swap: Ella Toone for the excellent Simi Awujo. Cheers for the England international as she enters the Old Trafford pitch. 67 min: PSG are going to have to roll the dice at some point. They have been really poor this second half. 65 min: Jess Park is running the show for United. She tries a shot, which is blocked, but collects the rebound, drops a shoulder and feeds Awujo, who forces a good save from Earps, diving to her right. 63 min: PSG do make a change: Echegini replaced by Merveille Kanjinga. Looks like Ajibade will switch to the left wing and Kanjinga will play on the right. 61 min: Good save from Earps to stop United scoring a third! Malard is in the mood and drives confidently into PSG’s box from the right wing, nearly bursting past Carmona. The Spaniard manages to get a toe on Malard’s shot, deflecting the ball towards Earps’ near post and the PSG keeper does brilliantly to adjust her body and tip United’s shot behind. Another amazing goal, as United roar back into the lead! Park is the architect, finding space in midfield, feeding Sandberg on the left and the Swede crosses for her compatriot Rolfo, who nods a fine header into the top corner from eight yards out! 56 min: The game is missing the same tempo of the first half at present. PSG seem content to keep the ball in deep areas, and United seem content for them to have it. I wonder if we might see some subs soon. 54 min: A really odd free-kick for United. Firstly in the way that it was awarded: Park was clipped but only after playing a ball to the offside Malard. The referee awards the foul on Park, but surely it should be a free-kick to PSG? ! Park played the offside pass before she was fouled? ! In any case, Sandberg takes the set piece, floating a harmless cross straight into the hands of Earps in PSG’s goal. A bizarre passage of play. 50 min: Players who have been quiet and could do more. For United, Zigiotti Olme and Rolfo, who has won this competition twice with Barcelona. PSG will want to see more out of Groenen, Karchaoui and Leuchter, who is the leading scorer in the French top flight this season. 48 min: Awujo is quietly having an excellent game for United at the base of Skinner’s midfield. Leaving Ella Toone out was a big call by the Manchester United manager but Awujo’s energy and physicality has been vital for the hosts. 46 min: Just as they did in the first half, PSG come out of the blocks like a train and hit the post within the opening minutes of the half! A delicious flick from Leuchter finds Ebayilin in a pocket of space inside the United box and the PSG midfielder shoots fiercely, with Middleton-Patel tipping the ball onto the post and behind! Good football all around, with Ebayilin dismayed that she didn’t give PSG the lead! And we’re off again in Manchester. A big 45 minutes ahead! Half-time reading: And here’s Suzanne Wrack’s match report on Arsenal’s shock loss at Bayern: Carmona’s goal is pretty much the last kick of the half! Manchester United concede their first goal of the Champions League. A worldie from Olga Carmona, who took aim from 30 yards out and put it right into the top corner! Not much Middleton-Patel could do about that! An absolutely outrageous strike from PSG’s World Cup winner! 45 min: Three minutes added on for stoppage time at the end of the first half.