preparing here to be a part of the opening act of another major european club season
an epic tale lies ahead of footballing drama
to unwind over the course of the next 10 months one where the central cast both team
and individual will get to write their own story should they survive long enough this episode one
it is a venue this which simply adds to the spectacle of the game it stages one of the
most impressive arenas in this part of the world
teams will want to a trip back to the drawing board after this so
i think we can expect something quite lively if you're just joining us we are already underway
jim who do you pick out as the telling individual today
yeah marco verratti he's got great vision and passing ability and seems to be able to dictate
the play in midfield he also tends to develop a really good understanding with the forwards
and just kind of senses the runs that they'll make and i'm intrigued to see how he performs today
yeah i'd have picked him too no doubt the fans feel much the same way and he's there to clear it
aguero now it's morris yeah he's pulled him up for that challenge
well the referee has made it pretty clear now that this is his last chance
yeah and he's just entered the last chance saloon one wrong move now and he's in trouble di maria
neymar marco verratti
presumably for offside
edison sends that a long way
in with the challenge pulls loose who's getting there
dagbar can see it's a free kick for that
that had to be more accurate
idrisa
di maria neymar
so it is still nil nil he's had a short
looking to get on the end of this
how about a shot chance and he's there to make a great save neymar simply didn't do anything wrong
he was thwarted by brilliance the real chance to break he's through get some shooting chance
sterling yeah he's failed him there
oh surely that deserved better well there are a few pockets of
space that are being exploited and they need filling and fast
the bruin plays it short played into the middle
thunder one
and here's morris the chances keep on coming they're awarded another corner
the bruin with the short one sterling oh shooting chance
di maria that's the through ball
there's a lot to the possibilities but in the end it's fruitless
and here's neymar di maria neymar
and here's di maria di maria decides to play it back goes for goal
de bruyne manchester city have made some
interesting moves in getting their full backs to tuck in yeah bright approach isn't it
yeah so many full backs now just want to get forward peter marco verratti
and we hit half time so both sides have drawn blanks
they have toiled at times but it's not been a bad game by any means
the action is back on the way paris saint-germain can feel really happy
with themselves the scoreline doesn't back it up but they've played with urgency and
purpose and can't afford to lose patience in this second half they've got to persevere
and it's neymar ball through needs to be good here and he's straight offside
good
yeah that's top defending in preventing him turning which can open up many possibilities
kim pembe plays it forward quickly
receives it in a good position de bruyne
bernardo silva well into the second half and it's still goalless
good spell of possession this but very little to show for it
the bruin pushes to get on the end of it
bernardo silva
battles to win it back laporte
well into the second half and still there's nothing between them and here's aguero aguero
really was well marshalled there because he was denied the opportunity to to turn
bappy gets flagged offside there is some activity down on the touchline it seems there's got to be
a change well you have to feel a little for the player been taken off here i think he's been made
the scapegoat after that but i guess something had to be done i suppose it did need a little change
okay and that's clear-cut it's a free-kick
just brushed off the ball there that's a foul simple decision for the referee
morris
and he's going long floated through
edison can hoist it clear
concentration levels are very good and so is the commitment this game could yet yield a winner
it's a loose ball
sterling has got himself a free kick
de bruyne this could fall anywhere
look this can still go either way it might be flowing one
way but there's still time for some ebb
keeper sends it forward dagbar goes on a charge down the left
good take and he's had a look and it's di maria umbape here comes the corner
oh now some movement on the bench and we are going to see a change
yeah it's pretty obvious as to who was going to be taken off his energy levels began to
to sag and he was never going to last until the final whistle laporte fernandinho time is ticking
away and they're playing as if they're defending a lead they've got to get it up the pitch
and they've been caught out here oh well defended that had to be done it'll be a throw-in
and a goal kick
added time is up and there goes the whistle paris saint-germain claimed one point on day one
it's a fair start and after all of that jim what are you thinking
i don't think they'll be too upset about that