
PSG vs Man City 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage
Sep 28, 2021, 7:00 PMMessi lifts PSG past Guardiola's Manchester City in Champions League win
Lionel Messi's superb first goal for PSG punished Pep Guardiola's Manchester City 2-0 in the Champions League group stage on Tuesday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 8': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 1, Manchester City 0. Idrissa Gueye (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner.
- 24': João Cancelo (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 1, Manchester City 0.
- 68': Substitution, Manchester City. Phil Foden replaces Jack Grealish.
- 74': Goal! Paris Saint Germain 2, Manchester City 0. Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Kylian Mbappé.
- 77': Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 78': Substitution, Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus replaces Raheem Sterling.
- 78': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Georginio Wijnaldum replaces Marco Verratti.
- 90': Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Danilo Pereira replaces Idrissa Gueye.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 2, Manchester City 0.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Champions League
7:00 PM, Tue, Sep 28, 2021
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 37,350
7:00 PM, Tue, Sep 28, 2021
Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 37,350
UEFA Champions League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+12 | Liverpool | 8 | 21 | 1 |
+15 | Barcelona | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+13 | Arsenal | 8 | 19 | 1 |
+10 | Internazionale | 8 | 19 | 1 |
Statistics
MNC | PSG | |
---|---|---|
12 | Fouls | 8 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 3 |
10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
1 | Saves | 7 |
54.1 | Possession | 45.9 |
18 | SHOTS | 6 |
7 | ON GOAL | 3 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.5 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
476 | Accurate Passes | 405 |
533 | Passes | 469 |
0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
6 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
32 | Crosses | 4 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
48 | Long Balls | 37 |
38 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
11 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
27 | Tackles | 14 |
0.4 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
10 | Interceptions | 10 |
3 | Effective Clearances | 37 |
3 | Clearances | 37 |
Paris Saint-Germain (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
50 | Gianluigi Donnarumma (GK) |
3 | Presnel Kimpembe |
5 | Marquinhos |
25 | Nuno Mendes |
2 | Achraf Hakimi |
6 | Marco Verratti ![]() |
27 | Idrissa Gueye |
21 | Ander Herrera |
7 | Kylian Mbappé |
10 | Neymar |
30 | Lionel Messi |
Manchester City (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
31 | Ederson (GK) |
14 | Aymeric Laporte |
3 | Rúben Dias |
27 | João Cancelo ![]() |
2 | Kyle Walker |
16 | Rodri |
17 | Kevin De Bruyne ![]() |
20 | Bernardo Silva |
7 | Raheem Sterling |
10 | Jack Grealish |
26 | Riyad Mahrez |
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