Man City vs PSG LIVE: Champions League result, final score and reaction tonight
Follow all the reaction after two of football’s heavyweights vied for top spot in Group A
Gabriel Jesus completed Manchester City’s comeback to beat Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 and secure a place in the round of 16 of the Champions League as group winners on Wednesday. PSG is also sure of going through as runner-up in Group A thanks to Leipzig beating Club Brugge 5-0. The clash of the competition’s wealthiest teams, who are yet to win European football’s top prize, fully came to life in the 50th minute when Kylian Mbappe put PSG ahead after an interchange between Lionel Messi and Neymar. But the attacking dominance by City that defined the first half saw Raheem Sterling’s outstretched left foot nudge in a cross from Kyle Walker to equalize in the 63rd. After Neymar missed a chance to restore PSG’s lead, Bernado Silva teeed up Gabriel Jesus who connected with scuffed shot that still beat Keylor Navas in the 76th. Follow all the latest updates below.
Man City vs PSG: No Foden or Grealish
Manchester City will have to compete against Paris Saint-Germain this evening without the services of Phil Foden or Jack Grealish.
Pep Guardiola confirmed that both players are out with injuries as Grealish hasn’t recovered from a knock picked up on international duty and Foden felt discomfort in training from a problem sustained against Everton at the weekend.
Man City vs PSG: Pep Guardiola talks up ‘excellent’ Mauricio Pochettino despite lack of trophies
Pep Guardiola believes Mauricio Pochettino can be considered an elite manager without major trophy triumphs to his name.
Guardiola comes up against the former Tottenham boss as Manchester City host the Argentinian’s Paris St Germain side in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Pochettino has been linked with the new managerial vacancy at Manchester United but his only silverware as a boss came in the Coupe de France last season.
Pep Guardiola talks up ‘excellent’ Mauricio Pochettino despite lack of trophies
Pochettino, who has been linked with the vacancy at Manchester United, takes his PSG side to face City in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Man City vs PSG: Guardiola on City’s formation
Pep Guardiola raised a few eyebrows with his team selection for this evening’s game as one of either Oleksandr Zinchenko or Joao Cancelo is expected to play in midfield instead of their usual full-back position.
Speaking about how he set up the team Guardiola saud:
If a full-back goes into midfield you can say he is an attacking midfielder.
"The movements of the players - on the tactics board you put out the names, but after, everyone has permission to drive in the box and has permission to get back and help."
Man City vs PSG: Paris’s record versus English teams
This is Paris Saint-Germain’s 27th competitive meeting with an English team - 8 matches vs. Chelsea, 4 matches vs. Arsenal, 4 matches vs. Liverpool, 6 matches vs. Manchester City, 4 matches vs. Manchester United.
PSG’s records is: 8 wins, 8 draws, and 10 defeats. Will they add another victory to that tally tonight?
Man City vs PSG: Guardiola on Messi and Ronaldo
Pep Guardiola spoke about coming up with a gameplan to handle Lionel Messi tonight and explained who difficult a task it is. He said:
It’s so difficult. Sometimes when he [Messi] has the ball, you don’t know what to do - not even he knows.
"Every player could be a star at teams around the world but all four are in the same team. I am so happy he is still playing and the level he plays and the quality.
"What these two guys have done will be almost impossible to imitate, maybe we will see it but I don’t think it will happen. It’s unique, I think.
"To find two players like Cristiano Ronaldo and Messi, and for them to do what they have done."
Man City vs PSG: Bernardo Silva on Man City and Pep Guardiola
Manchester City head coach, Pep Guardiola, recently said that midfielder Bernardo Silva was ‘undroppable’ due to his recent displays on the pitch and Silva believes his performances stem from understanding the game better. He said:
Here at Manchester City I feel like a better player ever year, mainly because of how I understand the game, of how I understand what the game needs at each stage,
“Sometimes the team needs to speed up the game or have more of the ball.
“Having a coach like Pep Guardiola, who likes controlling the rhythm of a game by dominating possession, drives us all to win year after year,
“Unfortunately in the Champions League we have not yet achieved our aim, which is to win the competition.In the Champions League, small details can make the difference.”
Man City vs PSG: Mauricio Pochettino’s managerial record as Manchester United rumours swirl once more
Mauricio Pochettino has acknowledged the “rumours” connecting him with the Manchester United manager’s job as his record makes him a favourite for the vacancy.
The former Tottenham boss is in the north west for his Paris Saint-Germain side’s Champions League clash with Manchester City on Wednesday but has been widely linked with the other side of the city.
Mauricio Pochettino’s managerial record as Man United rumours swirl once more
The PSG boss has acknowledged ‘rumours’ connecting him with the vacant Old Trafford job
Man City vs PSG: Cancelo stars for Man City
Manchester City’s Joao Cancelo has been directly involved in five goals in his last four Champions League appearances for Manchester City (two goals and three assists), including a hat-trick of assists in his last game against Club Brugges.
Man City vs PSG: Will Messi score again?
PSG’s Lionel Messi has scored seven goals in seven Champions League appearances against Manchester City including in this reverse fixture back in September.
Man City vs PSG: Verratti on tonight's game
Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti believes that tonight’s clash with Manchester City will be a ‘great game’ and thinks PSG’s players have enough quality to cause City problems this evening. He said:
It’s always better if all the best players are on the pitch for this kind of game, it’s a great game between two very good teams. I think a lot of people will be watching this game.
“With Manchester City, the danger can come from anywhere. We’ll have to keep the ball well and defend well when we don’t. They have great players, but so do we, so I hope we can put all the ingredients in place to put City in trouble.”
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