PSG vs Man City Champions League 2021 Highlights: Manchester City beats PSG by 2-1
PSG vs Man City Champions League 2021 Highlights – UEFA Champions League: Manchester City beats PSG by 2-1, takes 1st Leg Advantage
PSG vs Manchester City Match Results: Score 1-2. Manchester City successfully silenced PSG with a score of 2-1 in the first leg of the 2020/21 Champions League semi- final which was held at the Parc des Princes, Thursday (29/4/2021) in the morning IST.
Manchester City actually got behind first due to Marquinhos’ goal. The visitors successfully got up in the second half and secured victory through the actions of Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez.
PSG vs Man City Champions League 2021 Highlights
Thanks to this result, Manchester City clearly have a very wide chance of advancing to their first Champions League final. The Citizens will host the second leg next week.
The First Half Goes
The match has been interesting since the beginning of the first half. The two teams exchanged attacks and both had the opportunity to take the lead, unfortunately no goals have been created yet.
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PSG finally succeeded in opening the scoring when the game was running for 15 minutes with Marquinhos’ header following a corner sent by Angel Di Maria.
PSG vs Man City Champions League 2021 Highlights
Manchester City tried to retaliate, one of which was through Phil Foden’s shot which Keylor Navas could still countered. The host’s 1-0 advantage lasted until halftime.
The Run of the Second Half
Back from the locker room, City tried to immediately take the initiative of the game. However, Pep Guardiola’s troops are still having trouble breaking down PSG’s tight defenses.
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De Bruyne almost brought his team to equalize in the 61st minute. Unfortunately, the acrobatic shot he released still hit the top of the net.
PSG vs Man City Champions League 2021 Highlights
Three minutes later, De Bruyne finally succeeded in getting his name on the scoreboard. Intending to send a cross, the ball actually slid into a goal without being able to anticipate Navas.
Entering the 71st minute, City successfully turned things around. Free kick executed by Mahrez successfully penetrated PSG’s posse and Navas failed to stop.
PSG vs Man City Champions League 2021 Highlights
PSG’s suffering got even heavier after Iddrissa Gana Gueye was rewarded with a red card after committing a violent foul on Ilkay Gundogan in the 77th minute.
No additional goals were created from the two teams in the remaining matches. The 2-1 score for Manchester City’s victory was the final result of this match.
Lineup Players
PSG: Keylor Navas; Alessandro Florenzi, Marquinhos, Presnel Kimpembe, Mitchel Bakker; Leandro Paredes (Ander Herrera 83 ′), Iddrissa Gana Gueye; Angel Di Maria (Danilo Pereira 80 ′), Marco Verratti, Neymar; Kylian Mbappe.
PSG vs Man City Champions League 2021 Highlights
Manchester City: Ederson; Kyle Walker, John Stones, Ruben Dias, Joao Cancelo (Oleksandr Zinchenko 61 ′); Ilkay Gundogan, Rodrigo, Bernardo Silva; Kevin De Bruyne; Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden.
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