good evening and welcome there's so much to be enthused about going into tonight's contest
here at the home of manchester city i'm derek ray and with me here on the commentary position
is lee dixon and this is where it all starts in the uefa champions league the group stage and
match day one my goodness so much to look forward to it is manchester city against paris well derek
i hope you are as excited as me to start the champions league always a special atmosphere
both teams will be hoping for a long journey or it may be very very short we're about to find out
and here's the manchester city lineup ederson stands between the posts
chihuahua cancellous starts with kyle walker full backs kevin de bruyne plays with rodri in
central midfield and the centerpiece of the attack today is harry kane
and the psg team looks like this gianluigi donnarumma is the keeper sergio ramos plays
alongside marquinhos in central defence virginia winaldo starts alongside marco verratti in the
engine room and leading the attack today is the heart to contain cristiano ronaldo
ruben diaz
well read to win possession back
sterling it's with joao cancello manchester city have lost the ball
cristiano ronaldo and psg pushing forward with options available
can they forge ahead they do and you've got to say they're good value for the lead
well look at it again i do question the defenders but let's give credit to him what a wonderful solo
effort and he still has the presence of mind to finish it off what a brilliant solo goal
well it can be difficult being a manager at times none more so than now one nil then number seven
cristiano torres walker now
sterling it's once joao cancelo sterling has it oh that's a fine pass
waiting oh my god he's going to be rightly proud of that moment sensational
well here's the replay and the passing move is almost unstoppable
the movement is key for me and he gets up for the header and quite frankly it's a lovely finish
brilliant goal a level contest one one
number 17 kevin de bruyne
idris ramos
marquinhos
find work from city to win the ball back might be able to set up the chance
that ball was put into the right area but no one able to capitalize
it might be perfectly set up for the counter attack you know
and that's an important intervention
the brainerd oh good strike well the keeper is happy the bar was there
playing with purpose and control
sterling fruitful looking attack
harry kane waits and cleared behind for what is going to be a corner kick
put in by the brain well he had the reading of that delivery but couldn't find the target
now cristiano ronaldo
neymar and plenty of scope to be creative in that wide position and neymar
ronaldo into the advanced position
well that's really sound goalkeeping not letting the opposition have any scraps
now now he's walking on eggshells you might say next time it'll be yellow
oh the crossbar is still reverberating it was a nearly moment as it came back off the woodwork
but the goalkeeper has it now massive relief from the goalkeeper he stood and watched and then it
ended up in his hands so one minute of stoppage time that's what the officials have said sterling
and so the halftime whistle is sounded here in manchester
and so much to like about the first half performance put in by kevin de bruyne
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences diallo
good physical play
ruben diaz
and grealish
de bruyne
walker and lacrosse is very much on
kane set pieces can be so important let's see what city have been working on
and firing it into the area well they couldn't take advantage of the chance stones
jack greelish they might be able to get in now de bruyne and sterling has it
and a foul in the opinion of the referee now what can they do from this free kick
situation
just liked a bit of conviction and straight into the wall
not even close to troubling the goalkeeper well no i can see what he's trying to do
he just got the technique all wrong he'll get another chance
look at those city possession stats derek over the last 15 minutes dominant
can they keep that pressure on and get the goal their play deserves
they just need to be on the pass end behind the defense quick thinking from the keeper
cristiano ronaldo
marquinhos
really getting stuck in possession to give them the lead maybe
tenacious tackling excellent defending there what about the opportunities of earlier let's
have another look now shall we well they haven't overcome all the difficulties
danger reverse it for now substitution
and it is substitution time at this juncture not just from one side but from both
coming on to the pitch number 15.
and he read it well defensively
cristiano ronaldo danilo pereira ten minutes left for play in this match
and it's positive from manchester city is it in the cards for them to score a late winner
smuggled away and time is up the essence corner awarded to manchester city
played into the center of the box it didn't happen for them
bernardo silva
gundogan
oh a perfectly timed pass come grab
in the end
under pressure here
ramos and only two minutes remaining here
tension building still level
and it could be an opportunity for psg to take the lead from a corner
over it comes oh and the hero for the umpteenth time and his career cristiano ronaldo what late
excitement here derek is simple he's brilliant he scores all types of goals and he gets winners too
well here we see it again and the corner delivery is good and he gets up for the header and quite
frankly it's a lovely finish brilliant goal well let's take another look at that girl shall we
well the coach has to be happy with that got their noses in front still work to be done though
having conceded manchester city no they've got to come up with a response there goes the final
whistle and manchester city will be wondering where on earth it went wrong for them tonight
a terrible start to their champions league campaign that's the last thing you need
start of the qualifying stages you don't need a zero point sally you almost need
memory loss now to forget about that down to five games to qualify all in
only ronaldo is going to have a big smile on his face tonight well he never gave that back