a big night and a great venue the pac de pass here in the french capital paris i'm
derek ray positioned here on the commentary gantry and alongside me at the microphone
is stuart robson and we've got so much to look forward to this is where it all
begins in europe's premier club competition the uefa champions league the group stage match day
one action it's paris saint-germain well thanks derek this is such an important game both sides
will be desperate to start this group well let's hope we see some great football today
stands between the posts sergio ramos plays alongside marquinhos in central defence
lionel messi starts with neymar out wide and the main striker today is kylian mbappe
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and a look at the intel team samia hamdanovich begins in goal
he lands screaming our place alongside stefan defray in central defense starts alongside
marcelo brozovich in the center of midfield and edingeco starts alongside lautaro martinez
it's the opening match day champions league group stage match day one underway
he could really get at the opposition
akimi
oh this is looking promising
and the advantages with psg
gay and a decent save for credit
and now the play has stopped the referee can administer the booking
they take it short
quick thinking to dispossess his opponents
screenia
plenty of players waiting in the middle
mateo damian
and it crossed the touchline so a throw in here
and jaco's in there cleared away comprehensively
gecko could really have to switch on the turbo to get to that pass
ramos
attacking possibilities for psg versi
now neymar
and power over subtlety he's hit the woodwork
well he made decent contact with it but he has to score from that range
and just failing to bend the run enough and the flag has been raised
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the ball with martinez now what could inter do from this position
well nothing comes of it it looked promising
georginio
looking for that final pass looking for the goal that would put them ahead
able to get a body in the way
now how about the short corner
fine tackle there to prevent the chance
alessandro bastogne
ivan
at times they make passing look easy martinez
an incisive pass and this is brozovich really vital interception
andresa gay
lionel messi
and collected tidally he had plenty to think about
martinez now gecko
brosovich perischich ivan feresich well read to ease the pressure
neymar thrives on running at defenders
it's opening up for them not a promising looking attack but comes to nothing in the end
and space here on the flank
and let's give credit to the defending
well psg have controlled most the possession as you can see but in terms of creating chances
they've been well below their normal standards unless that changes quickly
it's going to be a really frustrating day for them opportunity and that's a very good parry
vernazzi well you sense it's just a matter of time before they do score derek
they've been piling on the pressure now and really should be ahead in this one
excellent passing now he must favor the cross not a good pass
and enter with acres of space out wide
varela
nicely timed tackle
and so the halftime whistle has gone here at the party pass in paris
and so the second half of this champions league group stage match day one contest commences
he read the situation defensively and did his job
wonderfully weighted pass
well you're absolutely right that's a top class save just look how he reacts
well this is a big moment and don't these fans know it
well they're going for the short one
let's see cuts it back just made sure nothing came of that gay and return to bernatti
messi and he read it well defensively well let's see what they have in store for them on the break
evan perischich another good tackle
this could pose problems for the defenders a really top-notch piece of defending
leonel messi
messi
now potential danger pedestrich it's a high level tackle brilliance
now with akimi varassi
andrisa gay attacking possibilities for psg
but it fizzles out thanks to that piece of defending
gecko gecko
well we had a decent reading of that ball in
and into the last 20 minutes
nicely cut out
it's neat passing confidence on the ball
over the byline hence a girl kick
substitution time as is here
as you can see it's been really tight and neither side is taking enough risk going forward
hopefully that will change soon and then we might get some entertainment
well that cross was more than acceptable but they couldn't fire at home
and they will make the change now
now
an important interception inside the last five minutes and neil neal
is still the situation now counter-attacking possibilities here
and here's bronzovich credit to them for winning back possession
pretty good reading of the game to win possession back
martinez
oh lovely weighted ball they might be in oh what a crucial save that
is well that could have been the winner but he's so good in those 1v1 situations
substitution it is for psg
he's driven in the corner it comes to nothing in the end
vidal
and so the referee brings the 90 minutes to an end all even here
it's out about to commence and as a player this is when you have to hold your nerve
and that was an exquisitely taken penalty
he had to score and he does and he steps up to take the shot
well the keeper reacted magnificently
low and accurate that penalty can he convert
that wasn't easy to do superb execution
he might be wishing that hadn't been his plan of attack
and he's beaten the keeper
and he's denied them from the sports and now he knows what's on the line if he scores they win
he's gambled on direction and one you want a pressure cooker this is it he must score
oh he's missed it it's all over well it's a really poor penalty i'm afraid but you have
to feel for him he was under so much pressure he'll relive that moment over and over again
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