Messi Scores His First PSG Goal In Win Over Man City

Lionel Messi scored his first Paris St-Germain purpose in beautiful trend as they beat Manchester Metropolis in an enthralling Champions League group recreation.

Messi, making his fourth look for PSG since leaving Barcelona, ran from the midway line earlier than taking part in a one-two with Kylian Mbappe and leaving Ederson rooted to the spot with a stunning 20-yard shot.

The roar from the Parc des Princes crowd was deafening because the Argentine, on his return from damage, added one PSG purpose to the 672 he managed for Barca.

Idrissa Gueye had given final season’s French runners-up an early lead with a superb drive into the highest nook.

Metropolis had loads of probabilities to attain in between these objectives with Raheem Sterling’s header hitting the bar and Bernardo Silva putting the woodwork from the rebound with an empty web in entrance of him.

In addition they had seven pictures on the right track however couldn’t beat Champions League debutant Gianluigi Donnarumma in PSG’s purpose.

The second age of Messi begins

The primary three video games of Messi’s spell at PSG – which has been interrupted by damage and health points – had did not set the world alight. No objectives and no assists.

However this was the night time that every one modified as he soared ahead, gave the ball to Mbappe and bought it again with a backheel earlier than bamboozling Ederson together with his shot.

The build-up to this match had all been about whether or not he would return type a knee damage which had saved him out for a few video games. There was an enormous cheer from the followers earlier than the sport as his identify was learn out within the beginning XI.

He was concerned earlier within the transfer for the opening purpose too, discovering Mbappe exterior the field.

Mbappe’s go was air-kicked by Neymar, with Gueye then scoring a magnificence.

Messi’s solely shot was the purpose – however on an evening when Metropolis made PSG work laborious, the veteran did his fair proportion too.

Virtually a 3rd of his touches had been in his personal half, together with when he tackled Riyad Mahrez simply exterior the field.

Even on the finish, he carried out the draught excluder position within the wall for a Kevin de Bruyne free-kick – a place virtually invented to defend his personal free-kicks.

PSG – who’ve received all their Ligue 1 video games thus far – are a distinct workforce than the one who misplaced each legs to Metropolis in final 12 months’s semi-final.

Gueye and Marco Verratti, again from 4 video games out injured, had been wonderful in central midfield – and the workforce defended effectively too to maintain Metropolis out.

Donnarumma, in purpose, made seven saves in addition to 4 claims or punches. Ederson within the different purpose solely made one save.