the french striker Kylian Mbappe he scored the winning goal in the fourth minute added with a great personal play where he left two footballers on the way and defined before the Belgian goalkeeper came out Thibaut Courtois.
Messi, holder along with Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredeshad his big chance 16 minutes into the second half when Courtois deflected his penalty, after the infraction of Rafael Carvajal to Mbappe.
The Real Madrid goalkeeper chose the left post and guessed the low shot of the second all-time top scorer in the Champions League, with 125 goals.
The leader of the French league had the initiative against a rival who only dedicated himself to defending. Italian Carlo Ancelotti’s Real Madrid closed ranks every time PSG he sought to attack him and the spaces did not abound.
PSG He had possession of the ball although he created few situations against the Madrid lock. Mbappé, the star of the match, had one chance in the first half and another in the second. In both he collided with the security of Courtois.
Messi, after the failed penalty, he raised his level and looked for the ball more against a Madrid that did not move from 5-4-1 with Karim Benzema as the only striker, while Vincius, Marco Asencio and Luka Modric dedicated themselves much more to the mark.
The income of Neymar for Say Maria He brought more intensity to the Parisian attack and from a backheel pass from him, the winning goal was born at the feet of Mbappé.
Madrid, the top winner of the Champions League with 13 titles, paid dearly for their pettiness and on March 9, at the Santiago Bernabéu, they will go for revenge, although without the Brazilian Casemiro or the Frenchman Ferland Mendy, who were reprimanded.
For its part, Manchester City got one foot into the quarterfinals with a 5-0 win against Sporting Lisbon. The Portuguese Bernando Silva (twice), the Algerian Riyad Mahrez and the English Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling were the scorers for the team led by the Catalan Josep Guardiola.
The first leg of the Champions League round of 16 will continue tomorrow with: Salzburg-Bayern Munich; and Inter-Liverpool.
The final of Europe’s top club tournament will be played at the Krestovski Stadium in Saint Petersburg, Russia, on May 28.
Source: Ambito
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