With RB Leipzig hammering Club Brugge – it was all over by half-time - in the other group game this was about who would finish first, as both clubs were through to the last-16 in any case, and at one stage it looked like Mauricio Pochettino would be leading PSG to achieving just that and claiming a famous double over Pep Guardiola.
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The “three kings” of PSG had their moments – Mbappe scored and somehow Neymar failed to – but it is City who claimed the crown and with it their Champions League group for the fifth consecutive season. We came to marvel at whether the brilliant individuality of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar would prevail but again left praising the beautiful synchronicity of Manchester City’s football. Messi, Neymar and Mbappe combine for goal but Mauricio Pochettino's PSG once again look like a disjointed side.Sterling scores his 23rd Champions League goal while Gabriel Jesus steps off bench for winner.Man City recover from early second-half setback to take deserved victory.Then Silva really had to score on the rebound and yet, from point‑blank range and with an open goal gaping, he hit the crossbar. The excellent Kevin De Bruyne picked out Raheem Sterling in the middle with the outside of his boot – a sumptuous cross – and Sterling had to score only to head against the crossbar. Silva will still not be able to explain how he did not equalise on 27 minutes. Gueye, though, nipped in ahead of Kyle Walker, took a touch and rasped past Ederson. Having played a give-and-go with Messi, Mbappé popped the ball off to Achraf Hakimi and darted for the byline, getting it back unattended before crossing for Neymar, who scuffed his shot. There was a buzz whenever Messi got on the ball, as he did in the buildup to the breakthrough goal, although the energy for the move was provided by the ever-dangerous Mbappé. Now they must shake their heads clear before the visit to Liverpool on Sunday. They had started it superbly on Saturday with the win at Chelsea. Mauricio Pochettino, the PSG manager, had reason to be thankful to another of the club’s new signings – the goalkeeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma, who made a string of fine saves – and a crucial sequence for City had taken a turn that they wanted to avoid. City were the better team in the first half, when Bernardo Silva advanced a contender for miss of the season, and they remained on the front foot in the second period until Messi’s goal, even if clear chances became more scarce. They had conceded early to an Idrissa Gueye rocket, also perfectly placed inside the angle of post and crossbar, only to recover and ask plenty of questions.
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After three largely underwhelming appearances for his new club and a niggling knee injury, he chose his first Champions League tie at a raucous Parc des Princes to come alive. But this was the night when he announced himself as one. It feels as though they still cannot believe Messi is a PSG player. It seemed to happen in slow motion, a swing of the left boot and the ball flying unerringly beyond Ederson before the explosion from the home support, the outpouring of joy and love.
#PSG VS MAN CITY TIME MOVIE#
Could the maestro pick out the top corner from the edge of the area to secure the win? It was a silly question, not least for Pep Guardiola, who has seen this movie before – over and over again. Paris Saint-Germain were 1-0 up, despite City having had the better of the previous 73 minutes. It really was the most perfectly weighted of flicks from Mbappé and the chance was on. When Lionel Messi picked up possession and scuttled in from the right wing, he swapped passes with Kylian Mbappé and, in what felt like the blink of an eye, Manchester City were carved open.