Lively forward Christopher Nkunku, sold by PSG to Leipzig two years ago, caused big problems with his pace and movement.Īfter beating defender Presnel Kimpembe in the air, he nodded the ball down to Silva and the Portugal forward expertly cushioned the ball before volleying against the post. Neymar has a sore adductor while Icardi was excused for family reasons.ĭraxler’s instant flick from a long Marquinhos pass put Mbappe through, and he cut past a defender well before slotting the ball into the bottom left corner for the opening goal.īut with American coach Jesse Marsch barking orders from the touchline, Leipzig exposed glaring weaknesses in coach Mauricio Pochettino’s team, which despite winning nine of 10 league games has labored and needed late goals. PSG was missing forwards Neymar and Mauro Icardi, which gave Julian Draxler a rare start alongside Mbappe and Messi in attack. Striker Andre Silva equalized in the 28 th and midfielder Nordi Mukiele volleyed in powerfully in the 57 th, with left back Angelino setting up both with his deft left foot. Mbappe opened the scoring with a ninth-minute goal.īut after that, the visitors took control by pressing high up the field and forcing panicky PSG into numerous errors.
PSG is atop Group A with seven points, one more than Manchester City. Mbappe then took a penalty in the fourth minute of stoppage time, awarded following a video review for a foul on right back Achraf Hakimi, but he blazed it well over. They have all come in the Champions League, with Kylian Mbappe setting up the first two and winning the penalty for Messi’s winner against Leipzig in the 74 th minute. He then sent Gulacsi diving to the left before dinking the ball softly down the middle for his third goal since joining PSG from Barcelona. Messi equalized in the 67 th minute, poking home from close range after goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi tipped his first shot onto the post.
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