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DIRECT. PSG-Manchester City: follow the revenge of the Parisians against the vice-champions of Europe (0-0)

2021-10-03T01:41:10.811Z


The men of Mauricio Pochettino find this evening at the Parc des Princes the Citizens, who had eliminated them from the Champions League the


The essential

  • Barely five months after their elimination at the gates of the final, the Parisians face Manchester City again for their second Champions League group match (9 p.m.).

  • After a disappointing draw against Bruges (1-1) for its entry into the competition, PSG wants to launch its European campaign with the manner by beating the vice-champions of Europe.

    Thanks to their large victory against Leipzig (6-3), the Citizens are first in group A.

  • Lionel Messi is back in the starting eleven just like Marco Verratti.

The pre-match:

1 ′.

LET'S GO !

Carlos del Cerro Grande whistles the kickoff of this meeting, given by Manchester City.

8:56 p.m.

In a park of the Princes of the great evenings,

the 22 players enter the lawn for this second group match of the Champions League.

PSG play in navy blue while Manchester City wears their white tunic.

8:53 p.m.

Warm-up finished.

The players of both teams returned to the locker room.

8:49 p.m.

Parisians want to launch their European campaign.

After a disappointing draw against Bruges (1-1) for its entry into the competition, PSG wants to rectify the situation with this luxury poster.

For their part, the Citizens have largely disposed of Leipzig (6-3) during the first day of the Champions League.

8:45 p.m.

Near-ideal weather conditions.

During their last confrontation last May in Manchester, Parisians and Citizens had played under 7 degrees on a lawn covered with hail.

The conditions will be much more favorable this evening at the end of a sunny day with a mercury which will display 15 degrees.

Not long 'til kick-off - let's get your predictions in!

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⚽️ First goalscorer?


⭐️ Man of the Match?


🔢 Final score?



🔷 #ManCity |

https://t.co/axa0klUGiM pic.twitter.com/2sG8hPbYBk

- Manchester City (@ManCity) September 28, 2021

8:40 p.m. An unprecedented referee for Parisians… not for Citizens.

At the whistle tonight, Carlos del Cerro Grande has never officiated in PSG games but has already crossed paths with Manchester City five times in the past three seasons. Most of the time it was in the group stage with the exception of the quarter-final against Dortmund last year. The 45-year-old Spanish referee is renowned for not easily distributing the boxes, as evidenced by France-Germany (1-0) he led during Euro 2021 and which had earned him some criticism.

8:34 p.m.

The stats points.

Manchester City have not lost any of their last ten away matches in the Champions League (eight wins, two draws).

Without counting the final four in Lisbon, the last European defeat of the Citizens outside the Etihad Stadium dates back to December 2017 against Shakhtar Donetsk (1-2).

10 - Manchester City are unbeaten in their last 10 away games in the UEFA Champions League (W8 D2), while they haven't lost an away game in the competition outside of England since December 2017 (1-2 v Shakhtar Donetsk).

Traveled.

pic.twitter.com/ufPMOGsQt0

- OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 28, 2021

8:30 p.m. City and Guardiola among Messi's favorite victims.

Despite having scored a significant part of his 120 European goals under Guardiola, Messi has already scored six times against sides coached by the Catalan manager. In 2015, the Argentinian had offered a resounding double against Bayern Munich in the semifinals and then a magnificent treble in 2016 against… the Citizens. With six goals conceded, Manchester City are the fifth team to have suffered most from the wrath of the Pulga in the Champions League.

8:25 p.m. Two contenders for the title.

This shock of the second day of the Champions League will be particularly followed because it opposes two teams which have been regularly among the favorites for the coronation in recent years. In the last two editions, PSG and Manchester City have come close to consecration, losing in the final respectively against Bayern Munich (0-1) in 2020 and against Chelsea in 2021 (0-1).

8:21 p.m.

The confrontations.

PSG and Manchester City have already faced each other five times in their history.

The first time ended in a 0-0 in the Europa League in December 2008. More recently, the two teams met in the knockout phase of the Champions League, in the quarter-finals in 2016 (3-2) and last year in the semi-finals (4-1).

Out of these four matches, the Parisians have lost three for a single draw.

📊 Paris Saint-Germain's record against Manchester City


⚽️ 5 games


⏹️ 2 draws


❌ 3 losses



👉 Will the Parisians get their first victory against the Citizens tonight?

🤔 # PSGMCI pic.twitter.com/AYiEkIYHRJ

- beIN SPORTS (@beinsports_FR) September 28, 2021

8:17 p.m.

A battle for possession.

Questioned at the microphone of Canal +, Mauricio Pochettino does not intend to leave the ball to the Citizens: “It will be a very hard match, we will try to dominate the match.

Manchester City have been playing under Guardiola and his philosophy for six years.

He likes his teams to have possession but we are also a team that likes to have the ball.

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8:13 p.m.

The Mancunian bench:

Carson (l.), Steffen (l.), Aké, Fernandinho, Foden, Gabriel Jesus, Laporte, McAtee, Sterling, Wilson-Esbrand.

8:09 p.m.

The Parisian bench:

Letellier (left), Navas (left), Dagba, Danilo, Diallo, Dina Ebimbe, Draxler, Icardi, Kehrer, Kurzawa, Paredes.

8:05 p.m.

The Parisians held in check in the Youth League.

Earlier in the day, the PSG U19s failed to win against Citizens who finished the game nine (1-1).

The young nugget Xavi Simons scored the only Parisian goal.

8:01 p.m.

Should Mbappé be the leader of the Parisian attacking trio?

Despite the background of Messi and Neymar in the Barcelona jersey, it is Kylian Mbappé who must be the Parisian “attack boss” for Nicolas Anelka.

7:58 p.m.

The genesis of the MNM?

Aligned together for the first time against Bruges (1-1) two weeks ago, Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé have not yet met the expectations raised by their association: this match against the vice-champions of Europe is a perfect opportunity to remedy it.

7:54 p.m. What did the Parisians lack to beat the Citizens last season?

After eliminating in quick succession Barça and the Bavarian title holder, PSG did not manage the pass of three against Manchester City in the semi-final. We deciphered this double confrontation which tipped in favor of Mancuniens in the space of five minutes to go while PSG led in the score.

7:50 p.m. Manchester City with a Grealish-De Bruyne pair on the left side and Mahrez on the right.

Jack Grealish, the most expensive rookie in the history of the English championship, is present in the eleven concocted by Pep Guardiola. He will be accompanied on the left wing of Belgian midfielder Kevin de Bruyne who played a key role in the Citizens' European campaign last season. Riyad Mahrez, who scored three of City's four goals against PSG in the semi-finals, will occupy the right flank while Aymeric Laporte will form the central hinge alongside captain Ruben Dias.

The Mancunian composition is as follows:

Ederson - Walker, Dias (cap.), Laporte, Cancelo - Rodri, Bernardo Silva, De Bruyne - Mahrez, Sterling, Grealish.

Here's how we're lining up in Paris!

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XI |

Ederson, Walker, Dias (C), Laporte, Cancelo, Rodrigo, Bernardo, De Bruyne, Mahrez, Sterling, Grealish.



SUBS |

Steffen, Carson, Stones, Ake, Jesus, Torres, Fernandinho, Foden, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand.



🔷 #ManCity pic.twitter.com/K2sDdnFyRN

- Manchester City (@ManCity) September 28, 2021

7:45 p.m.

Messi and Verratti make their comeback, Donnarumma preferred to Navas.

For this shock of Group A, PSG will be able to count on the returns of injury from Lionel Messi and Marco Verratti, absent for nearly a month.

In the cages, Mauricio Pochettino made a strong choice by establishing the Italian rookie Gianluigi Donnarumma at the expense of Keylor Navas.

The Parisian composition is as follows:

Donnarumma - Hakimi, Marquinhos (cap.), Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes - Gueye, Herrera, Verratti - Messi, Neymar, Mbappé.

📋 The starting eleven for this second day of @ChampionsLeague 👊 # PSGMCI pic.twitter.com/XlI3w976W9

- Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) September 28, 2021

7:40 p.m.

Good evening and welcome to the second group match of the Champions League of PSG against Manchester City.

Source: leparis

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