Messi already solves in Paris, where he took his team out of a squeeze on the third day of the Champions League. Leipzig won in the Parc des Princes midway through the second half and the classification tightened for the team led by Mauricio Pochettino. Neymar, who reported muscle problems in the abductors, watched him from the box, near his father, who was tasting a glass of wine. The best bouquet It was Messi, who first connected with Mbappé to tie the game and seven minutes later, in the 74th minute, he paid tribute to Panenka to transform a penalty caused by the French striker. At the end, almost on the horn, Messi was able to sign his first hat-trick in his new destination, but he missed a penalty committed on Achraf to be executed by Mbappé, which sent him to Parisian heaven.
PSG suffered to tie the victory (3-2). He did it all night despite having advanced in a counter that Mbappé resolved, the first Parisian arrival in a first half that Leipzig dominated. André Silva tied after a pass from Angeliño from A Coruña and advanced to the German team Mukiele shortly after starting the second half, in which Ilaix Moriba played half an hour and was seen in a final stretch of the game in which Leipzig unleashed in search of the draw against a disappointing PSG who, nevertheless, leads a group that closes its rival, without scoring and barely with the expectation of saving a place in the Europa League
Manchester City spent the day with more ease (1-5), which was exhibited in a border duel that could mark its future in the competition. Defeated the previous day in Paris, City visited a Bruges who arrived fueled by gasoline from their draw with PSG and their triumph in Leipzig. A Belgian victory in a crowded stadium would have complicated the group stage for the English champions. But there was no doubt: he swept the City in a fantastic exercise of combinatorial precision.
Foden opened the game with a monumental pass to the space that Cancelo converted into the first goal. By then the VAR had already annulled a target from Grealish and another from Rodri. Mahrez defined the visiting victory by transforming a penalty that he forced shortly before the break. The process was completed with goals from Walker, rookie Palmer and, again, Mahrez. Vanaken scored for the Belgians, who ended up applauding Kevin de Bruyne, the engine of a City that remains one point behind PSG and two points above Bruges, who will receive the next day to be able to leave the group almost liquidated.
Inter beats the Sheriff
The night had heads and tails for the Milan teams. Inter defeated the Sheriff (3-1) after getting scared early in the second half when Thill’s goal equaled Dzeko’s lead before the break. But Vidal and De Vrij solved a placid victory that leaves Inter two points behind the surprising Moldovan team, against whom they will meet again in two weeks. Milan has more problems, defeated in Porto (1-0) by a goal from Colombian Luis Díaz and who closes the group four points behind Atlético and the Portuguese side.
The rest of the day confirms the return of a great version of Ajax, who achieved the full three victories with an incontestable defeat of Borussia Dortmund (4-0) in a group in which Besiktas and Sporting had lost their first two games and They met in a duel that was resolved (1-4) by the current Portuguese league champion, who was unstoppable in strategy.
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