UEFA Champions League

PSG vs Man City 2021-22 UEFA Champions League, Group Stage

  • 8': Idrissa Gueye
  • 74': Lionel Messi
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2 - 0

Messi 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

Venue: Parc des Princes
Location: Paris, France
Attendance: 37,350

UEFA Champions League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+1 Bayern Munich 1 3 0
0 FC Copenhagen 1 1 0
0 Galatasaray 1 1 0
-1 Manchester United 1 0 1
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Statistics

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8 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 10
7 Saves 1
45.9 Possession 54.1
6 SHOTS 18
3 ON GOAL 7
0.5 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
405 Accurate Passes 476
469 Passes 533
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
0 Accurate Crosses 6
4 Crosses 32
0.0 Cross % 0.2
37 Long Balls 48
19 Accurate Long Balls 38
0.5 Long Balls % 0.8
0 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 11
14 Tackles 27
0.6 Tackle % 0.4
10 Interceptions 10
37 Effective Clearances 3
37 Clearances 3

Line-Ups

PSG 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 Yellow Card
27 Idrissa Gueye
21 Ander Herrera
7 Kylian Mbappé
10 Neymar
30 Lionel Messi

MNC Manchester City (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Ederson (GK)
14 Aymeric Laporte
3 Rúben Dias
27 João Cancelo Yellow Card
2 Kyle Walker
16 Rodri
17 Kevin De Bruyne Yellow Card
20 Bernardo Silva
7 Raheem Sterling
10 Jack Grealish
26 Riyad Mahrez

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