Pep Guardiola has admitted it would have been impossible to control Lionel Messi for the full game after the Argentinian helped sink Manchester City in the Champions League.
Lionel Messi scored his first goal for Paris Saint-Germain as the French giants beat Manchester City 2-0. Meanwhile, Sherrif Tiraspol produced a historic result as they edged Real Madrid 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabeu and Liverpool thumped FC Porto 5-1 in Portugal.
Pep Guardiola concedes he does not know how to stop Paris St Germain’s formidable forward line of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Paris St Germain boss Mauricio Pochettino has played down talk of a rift with Lionel Messi as the Argentina superstar faces a battle to be fit for the Champions League clash with Manchester City.
Substitute Mauro Icardi struck a last-minute winner as Paris St Germain beat Lyon 2-1 on Lionel Messi’s home debut at the Parc des Princes.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola has dismissed any thoughts about his impending reunion with Lionel Messi.
The decision to readmit nine of the Super League rebels to the European Club Association has been defended by its chairman, Nasser Al Khelaifi, who said: “We have to trust them.”
Mauricio Pochettino believes Lionel Messi brought a calmness to Paris St Germain as he made his much-anticipated debut in this past Sunday’s 2-0 win at Reims.
Lionel Messi made his highly anticipated Paris St Germain debut from the bench as the Ligue 1 club recorded a routine 2-0 win at Reims this past Sunday.
Lionel Messi is set to make his Paris St Germain debut on Sunday after being named in the squad to play at Reims. (more…)