VIDEO Mbappé and Messi arranged a smooth triumph of the PSG, Manchester City fell on the soil of Leipzig – Športky.sk

PARIS / LEIPZIG – Footballers Paris St. Germain won Tuesday’s A-Group Champions League match 2021/2022 over Bruges FC 4: 1. In the second duel of the RB Leipzig group, Manchester City defeated Manchester City 2: 1 and won the participation in the spring European League UEFA.

In the Princes’ Park, the home team had a great start to the match, in the 2nd and 7th minutes the French forward Kylian Mbappe won twice. He first cleaned the ball that got to him from the goalkeeper. Five minutes with the first shot, he gave Simon Mignolet no chance again. The Paris team had other opportunities, with Lionel Messi pushing himself in the 38th minute with a comforting technical wrapper. Bruges cut in the second act when the free Mats Rits hit exactly to the far post. Messi closed the score at 76 minutes into the match, much to the crowd’s displeasure.

The city failed on Leipzig soil

Interesting football was played in Leipzig, Dominik Szoboszlai took advantage as he curled the equalizing goal into the top corner, just out of the reach of the keeper. The home team Andre Silva or Emil Forsberg did not take another chance, Phil Foden could equal, but only hit the pole. Already the winner of the group from Manchester in the second half collected again in the 71st minute, when Andre Silva took advantage of a pass from Forsberg. The visitors kept the pressure on to tie the game when, after 77 minutes, Riyad Mahrez broke through the center and found himself alone with the keeper. The English champion’s attempt to equalize was thwarted by the exclusion of Kyle Walker in the 83rd minute.

A-group:

Paris St. Germain – FC Bruges 4: 1 (3: 0)

Goals: 2nd and 7th Mbappé, 38th and 76th Messi (second of 11 m). Judge: Manzano (Šp.)

RB Leipzig – Manchester City 2: 1 (1: 0)

Goals: 24. Szoboszlai, 71. A. Silva – 77. Mahrez. Judge: Schärer (CHE), Red Cross: 83. Walker (Manchester)

table:

1. Manchester City 6 4 0 2 18:10 12 *
2. Paris St. Germain 6 3 2 1 13: 8 11 *
3. RB Leipzig 6 2 1 3 15:14 7 **
4. FC Bruges 6 1 1 4 6:20 4
* advancement to the eight-finals of LM
** advancement to the round of the EL final

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