While there were a lot of goals to savour in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League games, Lionel Messi fired blanks as PSG recorded a disappointing 1-1 draw against Club Brugge.
After an uneventful Ligue 1 debut, many were expecting a better show from Messi in the Champions League but that wasn’t the case as the former Barcelona star had yet another anonymous outing.
Ander Herrera shot the visitors in front on 15 minutes, but Hans Vanaken’s equaliser earned the hosts a deserved draw in front of their vociferous crowd.
Apart from the disappointing result for the Parisians, there was a further setback for PSG as Kylian Mbappe went off injured shortly after half-time.
While Messi failed to make an impact on his Champions League debut for PSG, it was a different scenario at the Etihad Stadium where Manchester City beat RB Leipzig 6-3.
Summer signing Jack Grealish was one of six different scorers for Manchester City in the nine-goal thriller.
Nathan Ake, Riyad Mahrez, Gabriel Jesus and Joao Cancelo all got a goal each for the Cityzens apart from Nordi Mukiele’s own goal.
Sebastien Haller struck a remarkable four goals for Ajax on his competition debut as the Dutch giants trounced Sporting CP 5-1 away from home.
At Anfield, Liverpool had the last laugh as they triumphed 3-2 over AC Milan.
Jordan Henderson’s splendid half-volley proved the difference between both sides.
At the Estadio Metropolitano, Atletico Madrid and FC Porto battled to a fierce barren draw.
Sheriff kicked off their maiden group stage bid with a 2-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk while an 89th-minute goal from Rodrygo helped Real Madrid beat Inter 1-0 at San Siro.
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