Messi and Mbappé defeat brave Leipzigers
Goal scorers and superstars among themselves: Lionel Messi (r.) And Kylian Mbappé defeat RB Leipzig single-handedly
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RB Leipzig sniffs the sensation briefly, but then loses at Paris St. Germain. The Saxons are powerless against the individual class of Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi. Messi finally shows his class in the PSG shirt.
Dhe superstars Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé disenchanted the terrific fighting RB Leipzig in the Champions League and inflicted the next defeat on the German runner-up. An at least questionable penalty from Messi (74th minute) made it 3: 2 (1: 1) in the Prinzenpark for the star ensemble of Paris Saint-Germain. The Argentine superstar (67th) had previously equalized. In front of 48,000 spectators, André Silva (28th) and Nordi Mukiele (57th) surprisingly turned the game in favor of Leipzig after PSG took an early lead through Mbappé (9th). Thus, the pointless Leipzig only theoretically has a chance of the round of 16.
Marsch really wanted to wall up the first point in the current premier league. The 47-year-old sent eight defensive field players onto the pitch right from the start, leaving the fine spirits Emil Forsberg, Kevin Kampl and Dominik Szoboszlai on the bench. “We have an intelligent and aggressive match plan,” emphasized Marsch.
Messi shoots PSG to victory with his brace
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Fight, scratch, bite – and up front Christopher Nkunku and Silva were supposed to provide entertainment. At first it worked splendidly, after three minutes Konrad Laimer appeared alone in front of PSG keeper Keylor Navas, but the end was too unplaced. On the other hand, Julian Draxler (7th), who was called up for the injured superstar Neymar, put a fine volley over the goal. RB was back in the same minute, but Navas defused both Silva’s header and Laimer’s shot.
Leipzig with a bold appearance
Leipzig played courageously, made life extremely difficult for PSG – and still fell behind. Ironically, Messi, not exactly known as a defensive monster, captured the ball against Silva in his own penalty area, Paris countered mercilessly via Mbappé. The lightning-fast world champion first turned Leipzig’s defensive boss Willi Orban, then sent goalkeeper Gulacsi into the wrong corner. Guided tour, eruption in the Parc des Princes, Mbappé was celebrated.
Leipzig took a short breath, then freed itself after a short break. Silva captured the ball, which was hit on the left wing by Nkunku. From there, Angeliño slammed the ball across the Paris penalty area, while Silva held out her foot. The PSG supporters were in shock.
It didn’t go according to the script until the break. Paris was dangerous whenever Mbappé was on the ball. But Messi showed an invisible performance. And Leipzig kept chasing after every ball. Nkunku used a conquest (41st) to counterattack, but his shot missed the goal by a good meter.
After the move, PSG watched the game for a few minutes, then increased the pace incredibly. More and more often, the French tried to put Messi in the limelight, while Leipzig built up around their own penalty area. And lurked on the counterattack. On one of them Angeliño grabbed the whole long flank from the left and this time found Mukiele, who knocked the ball into the corner.
When it looked like a surprise, Messi was finally there. Tyler Adams confused the ball in distress, Mbappé picked it up and watched the Argentine world star. With the help of the post, PSG equalized. And Leipzig lost national player Klostermann, who was injured in the defensive action. Substitute Josko Gvardiol (72nd) had a good chance after a standard, but headed past.
On the other hand, an awkward action by Mohamed Simakan caused cheers in the Prinzenpark. The defender shoved Mbappé awkwardly in the penalty area and referee Marco Guida from Italy pointed straight to the point. Messi easily converted the 911 with a Panenka trick. In stoppage time, Mbappé hammered a penalty over the goal.
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