MAN CITY are facing PSG in a mouthwatering Champions League clash RIGHT NOW.
And PSG have been given a massive boost with the return of Lionel Messi – who STARTS the crunch tie in Paris.
Pep Guardiola’s side will be hoping to go one better than they did last season in reaching the final by winning it all this time around.
But they’ve a tough group to navigate, including two clashes with Mauricio Pochettino’s PSG, who drew their first game to Club Brugge.
- Start time: 8pm BST
- TV/Live stream: BT Sport 2/ EE customers can watch for free
- PSG XI: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Mendes, Herrera, Verratti, Gueye, Messi, Mbappe, Neymar.
- Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Grealish.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
61. Grealish is furious that the game has been stopped in order to allow Neymar to receive treatment when there is clearly little wrong with the Brazilian.
Mind you, you wouldn’t think that if you had heard the screams that greeted a robust challenge from Rodri.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
59. An excellent tackle by Hakimi prevents Grealish from getting to the byline.
It’s such a good challenge that it’s hard to feel aggrieved by a goalkick being awarded when it clearly came off the defender last.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
58. Donnarumma denies De Bruyne again! This time the goalkeeper is brave in darting off his line to knock Cancelo’s cross away from the dangling foot of City’s Belgian.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
56. The home side continue to double up on Grealish whenever the City forward comes into possession.
It’s just as well because when the England international gets away from Hakimi on the left with ease, it’s left to Herrera to step in and block the cross that follows.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
54. Brilliant stop from Donnarumma! That’s the class we’ve become accustomed to.
The PSG goalkeeper denies De Bruyne with his legs after the Belgian has drifted around the back to connect with Mahrez’s reverse pass.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
51. The first sign all year that Donnarumma is human.
The PSG goalkeeper makes an awful hash of what should be the routine take of De Bruyne’s cross.
In fact, had Sterling been more alert, he may have got to the loose ball before the Italian was able to regain.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
49. City continue to probe the PSG defence, and the game is almost being played entirely in the home side’s half.
Cancelo and De Bruyne are dictating the tempo, and it seems as though it won’t be long before one of them picks out a teammate to equalise.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
47. City almost make a dream start to the second period.
Cancelo picks out the run of Sterling inside the area, and the England international slides a low first time shot beyond Donnarumma… and the far post.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
46. There are no changes to report as PSG get the second half back underway.
Nuno Mendes seems to have got over the calf issue that was hampering at towards the end of the first period.
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HALF-TIME STATS
Despite eight attempts, 19 crosses and 21 touches in the opposition box, Manchester City have been unable to find a way past Gianluigi Donnarumma.
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HT: PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
PSG lead at the break following an entertaining first half thanks to Idrissa Gueye’s early goal. City will consider themselves unfortunate not to be on at least level terms especially after Raheem Sterling and Bernardo Silva both hit the crossbar in the same move, but perhaps are lucky to still have 11 men after a poor Kevin De Bruyne challenge on PSG’s goalscorer.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
45+2. An acrobatic diving header from Hakimi soars just wide of the post – which is just as well for the Moroccan as he was facing his own goal at the time.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
45. Mahrez is denied by Neymar of all people as he tries to wriggle free in the box. Credit where it’s due, that was impressive defensive work from the Brazilian.
Meanwhile, the fourth official signals for four added minutes.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
43. City press for a leveller before the break and almost find it.
De Bruyne is jeered as he goes over to take a left wing corner, but that doesn’t deter him in curling in a peach.
Ruben Dias gets round the back to reach the inswinger with a header, only to see it palmed away by Donnarumma.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
42. So De Bruyne is still on, and – thankfully – Gueye is back on.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
40. Ouch! That’s not a great tackle from Kevin De Bruyne.
The Manchester City midfielder dives in on a challenge with Idrissa Gueye, and follows through to catch him on the calf with his studs.
The yellow card is out immediately, but, as the physio rushes on to treat the goalscorer, many of the PSG players are asking the referee for more.
VAR take a look but advise no further action and KDB can count himself a lucky boy.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
38. More twisting and turning from Mbappe at the other end opens the City defence up, and almost ends with the ignominy of a goal being scored by a former Manchester United man in Ander Herrera.
Ederson does well to push the midfielder’s 20-yard strike up and over.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
36. Nuno Mendes is back up and involved again, but can’t do anything to stop De Bruyne twisting past him.
Donnarumma is a different conundrum, however, and the goalkeeper dives off his line to claim the subsequent cross.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
35. There’s a slight concern as Nuno Mendes goes down clutching his calf.
The left-back has impressed in this first half.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
33. The home fans inside the Parc des Princes think this is Messi’s big moment, but a belated offside flag against Mbappe puts pay to their excitement.
Not to mention the terrible shot over the bar from their star man.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
32. It’s Cancelo’s turn to sting the hands of Donnarumma with an angled shot in off the left flank.
It’s a good effort but the Italian goalkeeper makes it look easy.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
30. There are mild City claims for a penalty as Gueye wrestles Laporte to the ground at the far post.
Referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande remains unmoved.
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PSG 1-0 MAN CITY
28. City are really pushing now, and Mahrez fires just wide following good work from Grealish.