Xtra Time Web Desk: Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Paris Saint Germain as the French side registered a 2-0 win against Manchester City in Champions League at Parc des Princes on Tuesday night. The Argentine superstar failed to find the net in his first three PSG appearances but marked his return to Mauricio Pochettino’s team with a trademark run and exquisite finish in the 74th minute.Idrissa Gueye scored the first goal for the home side.
PSG took the lead in the eighth-minute with a brilliant finish of Idrissa Gueye. City came tantalizingly close to scoring the equalizer when Bernardo Silva hit the bar from three yards in the first half after Raheem Sterling’s header had cannoned off the woodwork. Pep Guardiola’s sides hopes of a comeback weredashed by Messi’s moment of magic 16 minutes from the close of play.
PSG’s first Champions League victory of the season see them go on top of Group A, while City drop to third – behind Club Brugge – after suffering their first group-stage defeat since 2018 on a testing night in the French capital.