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

Paris Saint-Germain

8': Idrissa Gueye
74': Lionel Messi

FT
2 - 0

Manchester City

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
+11	Bayern Munich	4	12	0
+11	Arsenal	4	12	0
+9	Paris Saint-Germain	4	9	1
+9	Internazionale	3	9	0

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Colin Dagba, Keylor Navas, Junior Dina Ebimbe, Alexandre Letellier, Abdou Diallo, Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi, Thilo Kehrer, Julian Draxler, Layvin Kurzawa, Danilo Pereira, Georginio Wijnaldum.

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