UCL: Messi finally scores as PSG get revenge against Man City
Lionel Messi has opened his goal scoring account for PSG and he did it style on Tuesday night as PSG battled to a 2-0 win over Manchester City in their UEFA Champions League tie at Parc des Princes.
It was Idrissa Gana Gueye who gave PSG the lead eight minutes into the match.
Messi’s magic moment came in the 74th minute when he played a cheeky 1-2 with Kylian Mbappe before firing home to the admiration of all.
Though Pep Guardiola’s men pressed and created chance after chance, they couldn’t get pass the man mountain in PSG goal keeper, Gianluigi Donnarumma.
With Club Brugge winning 2-1 away against RB Leipzig, the Belgians are joint top with PSG in group A.
In Portugal, Liverpool were in firm control as they trounced their hosts FC Porto 5-1.
The big shock of the night was in Spain, where Moldovan team Sheriff stun 13-time European champions Real Madrid.
At San Siro, Atletico Madrid came from behind to beat AC Milan 2-1. Luis Suárez scored a late penalty to give the Spanish side a crucial away win.