Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) locked horns in an intriguing UEFA Champions League group stage encounter at the Etihad Stadium. In what turned out to be a captivating game of football, particularly in the second half, the home side staged an impressive comeback to record a 2-1 victory.
PSG's star-studded front-three of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe showed glimpses of their brilliance in the first half at the Etihad Stadium but were unable to put the ball in the back of the net. The home side, on the other hand, also had their moments, but they weren't as dominant as they usually were before the interval.
The second half turned out to be an entertaining period, with Mbappe breaking the deadlock from close range. The Frenchman, who became the second-youngest player in UEFA Champions League history to make 50 appearances, latched onto a Messi pass to put PSG ahead.
Mauricio Pochettino's side looked well set for a famous victory away from home, but Manchester City struck back in style to turn the tide in their favor courtesy of Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus. PSG started the second half well, but Manchester City grew into the game progressively and deservedly secured the points to seal their place in the knockout stages.
Messi was the star of the show in the reverse fixture, but the Argentine great was unable to spearhead his side to an important victory in Europe. He registered an assist early in the second half, but that was as good as it got from the night, with PSG once again faltering away from home against one of the traditional heavyweights.
With eight points from five games, PSG are also through to the knockout stages despite losing on the night, with Leipzig's victory against Club Brugge effectively ending the Belgian club's hopes of securing qualification.
As for Messi, he will now look to get his name on the scoresheet against St-Etienne in a Ligue 1 fixture this weekend, much like he did last time around against Nantes. The former Barcelona man is also expected to lift his seventh Ballon d'Or on the 29th of November, as he looks set to beat Robert Lewandowski, Jorginho, Mohamed Salah, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kylian Mbappe and others to the prized accolade.
In what turned out to be a night of mixed emotions for PSG and Messi, here are some of the best tweets from the game.
zeceiuz
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That's why poch wants to leave this egoistic club..watching like spectators
zeceiuz
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Leo messi masterclass vs Manchester City Goals-0 Assists-0 Shots on target-0 Shots off target-0 Shots blocked-1 Dribble attempts (succ.)-1 (1) Touches-53 Chance created-0 Key passes-1 Crosses (acc.)-(0) Long balls (acc.)-(2) Possession lost-7 Fouls-0 Found in Cancelo's pocket Since 2016 psg always topped their group in ucl then a bottler arrived and now they are 2nd in their group Bottler effect
taudily
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N they keep telling people he’s the goat..[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Zoolmprstu
58
This hate Messi gets from everyone is what shows that he’s the best, you never see something like this when Ronaldo lose a match, cristiano played against this same Manchester city and lost but I didn’t see something like this , he played against Liverpool I didn’t see something like this😂 you guys are all funny😂 if Ronaldo’s team wins a match it’s Ronaldo but if they lose the coach gets the blame or his teammates, while Messi never gets credit when his team wins a match, but all you crazy people are just waiting and hoping for his team to lose so that you can blame him 😂
Grand_Casi
29
Which assist did Messi have and in which match What sort of blind love is this
_RealMadridonly_
16
Leo messi masterclass vs Manchester City Goals-0 Assists-0 Shots on target-0 Shots off target-0 Shots blocked-1 Dribble attempts (succ.)-1 (1) Touches-53 Chance created-0 Key passes-1 Crosses (acc.)-(0) Long balls (acc.)-(2) Possession lost-7 Fouls-0 Found in Cancelo's pocket Since 2016 psg always topped their group in ucl then a bottler arrived and now they are 2nd in their group Bottler effect
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WHAT ABOUT RONALDO STATS VS LIVERPOOL EH?[Crylaugh][Crylaugh][Crylaugh]
Munchu08
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Leo messi masterclass vs Manchester City Goals-0 Assists-0 Shots on target-0 Shots off target-0 Shots blocked-1 Dribble attempts (succ.)-1 (1) Touches-53 Chance created-0 Key passes-1 Crosses (acc.)-(0) Long balls (acc.)-(2) Possession lost-7 Fouls-0 Found in Cancelo's pocket Since 2016 psg always topped their group in ucl then a bottler arrived and now they are 2nd in their group Bottler effect
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okijet
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This hate Messi gets from everyone is what shows that he’s the best, you never see something like this when Ronaldo lose a match, cristiano played against this same Manchester city and lost but I didn’t see something like this , he played against Liverpool I didn’t see something like this😂 you guys are all funny😂 if Ronaldo’s team wins a match it’s Ronaldo but if they lose the coach gets the blame or his teammates, while Messi never gets credit when his team wins a match, but all you crazy people are just waiting and hoping for his team to lose so that you can blame him 😂
you're not saying!!!🙄....who has more criticism?......don't start bro🤣🤣🤣.....The truth is that cos of their standards and what they have been offering years past.....we measure them that way if they underperform......Yet no one.... absolutely no one receives more Criticism than Cristiano.......Fact!!!......Messi should learn from CR7....feed on ur critics and rise above !!!