the floodlights are shining down on the players here at the home of manchester city i'm derek
ray in the commentary position and i'm joined for analysis by stuart robson and what we have
for you tonight is live champions league group stage match day one action it is manchester city
against paris saint-germain well i'm looking forward to this one derek it's so important you
get off to a good start so let's hope both sides go for the win here and we get an exciting match
yes
introducing the starting players for manchester city edison between the posts joao cancelo
starts with kyle walker as full backs kevin de bruyne plays with rodery in central midfield
and they line up with just the one striker looking to do a bit of damage
and here's how the lineup looks for psg gianluigi donnarumma stands between the posts
sergio ramos plays alongside marquinhos in central defence lionel messi starts with neymar out wide
and the main threat in attack today should be kylian mbappe
well you can't watch kevin de bruyne and not be impressed i think it's fair to say stewart what
in particular do you expect to see from him in this game well the best players are the ones that
can play in tight areas and he can certainly play in tight areas he wriggles out situations he can
find that penetrative pass and he's such a good player when he gets the ball out of his feet and
gets shots away he could be the outstanding player today oh they could be in here stuart
vision
rodri
grealish well that's how to break the spirit of the attacker
he might be able to profit from the wide position
and creditors due for that good piece of defending gundogan threading it through tremendous block
well he didn't miss by all that much well he struck it quite nicely but the keeper
was always in control of the situation he knew that was going wide good officiating
waiting for the play to stop and now going back to caution him
how far from the ideal pass you've got to say
showing a lot of guile there simple for the keeper
promising looking ball now he's got to stay calm
well there's a keeper on song well how did he stop that that's just unbelievable
and over it comes on the problem not completely sold
akimi can he finish couldn't grab hold of it can they forge ahead from this corner kick let's see
the delivery from neymar and the referee felt he had to blow the whistle
hey
can he make it one nil and the keeper
well no problems defensively
you can't really tackle like that and expect to get away with it booking to come you would think
well he's had his name taken by the referee well he knew he
was going to get booked it's a poor tackle really
well any goalkeeper would be disappointed if he didn't save that
missy he'll try his luck here and the keeper diving to thwart him
it's neymar's corner and a goal
one nil it is they've been pushing for the opener and now they have it
well here it is again it's a good delivery from
the corner which makes it a fairly simple finish in the end it's a really good goal
on they go again a wake-up call for the city players maybe can they find a response now
another stoppage time situation one minute here
and so the halftime whistle is sounded here in manchester
you certainly have got to give this man high marks for his work up to this point stuart
well i really liked his first half display he was certainly the most influential player on the field
and i'm expecting more of the same and so the second half of
this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
neymar
good use of the ball
well it all counts for naught
oh a smart stop
well that save has kept him in this game they now need to create one or two chances of their own
really a very poor ball
and the cross not quite accurate enough well those stats tell us that psg haven't
dominated the ball but what they've done with it has been really good
and they'll be happy with the way the game is they might score
well they've solved the problem for now but let's see and neymar superblock
well read to win possession back
now with greelish and that's what they needed manchester city a goal to level matters here
well here you can see it again good run great strength and a composed finish
under pressure that's a top class goal
now
15 minutes left for play
regain possession
racing forward trying to catch them out until they have the guile to open up the defense
it's not lost on them what a girl could and a goal
this is why we adore this game late drama and now they're in front
well here's the replay and just look how quickly they break forward
once they win the ball back but i don't think the keeper should
be beaten in his near post quite so easily i thought that was stoppable
well the dramatic moment near the end and that might well be the designer
well not long left now but these city fans are driving their team on to get this equalizer i'm
sure they get one more big chance before the end but can they take it and the advantages with psg
hakimi
he's going forward well here
you've got to keep the ball a bit better than that
well what a brilliant atmosphere we've got
here these city fans deserve an equalizer that's for sure
and the electronic board showing one additional minute
so full time it is and the morale boosting three points on the board to begin the european campaign
yeah it's so vital to get off to a quick start in these group stages they'll be happy with the
three points but now they have to back it up in the next game six points and you're halfway there
well quite understandably our camera operators are concentrating on giorginio by naldum
yet another exceptional performance to add to the growing list stewart yeah good performance and a
really critical goal to give them the lead they just couldn't cope with his movement today you