Paris Saint-Germain took revenge for the last unpleasant experience with Manchester City and defeated him at home without much difficulty. After Gueye’s early blow, the Argentine “demigod” Lionel Messi finally made his mark in the second half.
This was one of the ultimate fights every football fan wants to see. No matter where these clubs are on the popularity scale. When such stellar selections oppose almost unlimited resources, it is always an event. Even Tuesday’s duel between the two movable giants was accompanied by general excitement comparable to the upcoming premieres of the last Bond or Herbert’s Dune. It is simply a worldwide event …
Despite the slight doubts from recent weeks, the star Messi appeared in the basic line-up, so we saw the tria Mbappé, Messi and Neymar on the home side. And even though the Citizens pushed a little corners at first, it was Mauritius Pochettin’s home group that was the first to stand out. As early as the eighth minute, the ball reached Neymar, who was not yet able to shoot, but the prompt Idrissa Gueye did. And he pushed the ball into the right gallows really beautifully!
A very dangerous man of the English visit was Riyad Mahrez, who tested the running and compactness of the home defense extensively, but he could not get to anything more serious for a long time. But the Citizens still created a chance. And Guardiola’s manager was lucky to be bald, because now he would have ripped his hair out. Sterling hung himself in the air and headed into the crossbar. From him, the ball bounced towards Bernard Silva, but he also aimed only at the crossbar in front of the goal! Subsequent stopping at the edge of the rules was not allowed by the intervening defenders.
The guests prepared another chance just before the end of the first half. After a corner kick from Kevin De Bruyne, Rubén Dias made way for the back post, which, thanks to his robust figure, was able to head. However, the goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who finally got his first start in the Champions League, was at the bar in time and managed to kick the ball.
The balanced spectacle of the two giants also took place at the beginning of the second half. Manchester City tried to combine as it was, but the Parisian defense paid close attention to his actions. Not even aces like Jack Grealish or Riyad Mahrez could confuse the head of goalkeeper Donnarumm or the men immediately in front of him.
Pep Guardiola knew full well that he had to do something about the helplessness of his players and sent a new fighter into play – the radiant talent of English football, Phil Foden. And it is true that something happened after his arrival, but certainly not in the way that the bald Spaniard intended.
Fifteen minutes before the end, the Parisians raised! Fans all over the world were definitely ecstatic, because the moment had just come when the legendary Lionel Messi made its mark in the colors of the new club! It was his typical event, which we were used to from Barcelona. The Argentine penetrated to the lime, hit the ball with Mbappém and scored his first goal for PSG with a beautiful shot to the post! By the end of the match, the home team had not allowed anything from the English.
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