Messi breaks the spell in the top game of the Champions League
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His first goal for PSG was an important one. Lionel Messi gave the French champions victory in the top game of the Champions League against Manchester City. Liverpool celebrated a shooting festival. The former Frankfurt Sébastien Haller shot a record.
WITHThe superstar had recently missed two games in the French league, but the royal transfer returned in the premier class. As at the start of the Champions League, Lionel Messi swirled in the top game against Manchester City together with the Brazilian Neymar and the French world champion Kylian Mbappé in the attack of Paris St. Germain. But unlike the 1-1 draw against Club Bruges, the 34-year-old also scored in the goal.
“He’s ready to play a big game,” coach Mauricio Pochettino had previously hopefully oracle and ultimately proved right. Messi’s first goal secured victory for the Parisians. In the end it was 2-0 (1-0) against the English champions.
After Idrissa Gueye had given the hosts an early lead (8th), the Argentine superstar made everything clear with his goal in the 74th minute and overtook the Citizens who had started without the injured Ilkay Gündogan.
Klopp celebrates Liverpool’s runaway victory
The Dutch champions Ajax Amsterdam also won their second game with ease. Borussia Dortmund’s opponents in Group C prevailed at home against Besiktas Istanbul 2-0 (2-0). The Dutch champions had already made a clear start with a 5-1 win at Sporting Lisbon.
Steven Berghuis (17th) and the former Eintracht Frankfurt striker Sébastien Haller (43rd) made things clear. Amsterdam is in the group ahead of BVB, who beat Lisbon 1-0 (1-0). Haller is the first player to score five goals after his first two Champions League games.
In addition, Liverpool FC shot themselves warm for the upcoming top game in the English Premier League against Manchester City on Sunday. The team of the German coach Jürgen Klopp won at FC Porto 5-1 (2-0).
Mohamed Salah (18th, 60th) and Roberto Firmino (77th, 81st) each managed a double. Sadio Mané scored to make it 2-0 (45th), while Mehdi Taremi (75th) made it 3-1 for Porto.
In the parallel game in Group B, Atlético Madrid annoyed AC Milan in their first home game in the premier class in more than seven years. In the seventh minute of stoppage time, Luis Suarez converted a penalty to make it 2-1 (0-1). The Rossoneri had to act outnumbered from the 29th minute after being sent off against Franck Kessié. After Refael Leao (20th) took the lead in Milan, Antoine Griezmann (84th) scored the equalizer.
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