TEAM NEWS: Zinchenko starts at left-back for Manchester City. Fernandinho gets the nod over Rodri in midfield.
TEAM NEWS: Zinchenko starts at left-back for Manchester City. Fernandinho gets the nod over Rodri in midfield.
TEAM NEWS: Mbappé on the bench for Paris, with Icardi taking over up front. Further back, Herrera replaces the suspended Gueye and Diallo comes in for Bakker.
Kevin De Bruyne. Big game, big player…
Player of the Match: Semi-finals, first leg
Player of the Match: Quarter-finals, first leg
Player of the Match: Round of 16, second leg
More such magical goals tonight!?
Neymar: “I think that every Parisian has to believe in us, I’ll be the first to do so. I’m going to fight and do everything in my power to get the victory.”
Belief has the power to make impossible possible! All the best Neymar!
Oleksandr Zinchenko’s first leg by numbers vs. PSG:
30 minutes played
100% duels won
25 passes attempted
24 passes completed
2 tackles made
1 chance created
1 assist
Rewarded with a start tonight.
Riyad Mahrez opens the scoring against PSG.
2 - Riyad Mahrez is only the second player to score in both legs of a Champions League semi-final tie for an English club after Sadio Mané in 2017-18.
7’—PSG awarded a penalty
8’—VAR overturns penalty
11’—Mahrez scores
GOAL! Man. City 1-0 Paris (Mahrez 11’).
AGG: 3-1
Riyad Mahrez has scored 3 in his last 3 Champions League games
Dortmund: quarter-finals, second leg
Paris: semi-finals, first leg
Paris: semi-finals, second leg
Riyad Mahrez has started five KO games in the Champions League this season:
vs. BMG
vs. BVB
vs. BVB
vs. PSG
vs. PSG
Gave Man City the lead at Parc des Princes
Gives Man City the lead at the Etihad
Riyad Mahrez is on fire!
Only two players have scored in both legs of a Champions League semi-final for a Premier League club:
Sadio Mané (2018)
Riyad Mahrez (2021)
The last time City scored first and lost a UEFA Champions League match was back in April 2018 when Liverpool beat them 2-1 after Gabriel Jesus had struck first.
Pep Guardiola on Riyad Mahrez:
"On the big stages he handles it really well.
“He is a guy who doesn’t feel the pressure."
The referee blows for half-time.
An intense first 45 minutes from both sides is brought to a halt. Paris finished the half stronger but are yet to really test Ederson in the home goal, whilst City, inevitably, have looked dangerous on the counter. Both sets of players will be glad of the breather ahead of the potentially season-defining second half.
Kyle Walker in the first half for Man City:
◉ Most duels won (5)
◉ Most ball recoveries (4)
◉= Most tackles (4)
◉ Most aerial duels won (2/2)
Keeping Neymar at bay.
Mauro Icardi had fewer touches (13) than any other player on the pitch in the first half against Man City, including both goalkeepers.
And none of them were in the opposition box.