Messi misses a penalty, then Mbappe hits with the last action
The final action of the game: Kylian Mbappé shoots PSG to victory against Real Madrid
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Paris St. Germain wins the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Real Madrid 1-0. In the crowd of superstars, Real concentrates on the defensive and does not do more than necessary. This is also good until overtime.
Kylian Mbappé has put Paris Saint-Germain on course for the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a last-minute goal. The exceptional striker courted by Real Madrid hurt the royals late and scored the winning goal in the fourth minute of added time to make it 1-0 (0-0) in the first leg of the round of 16. The multiple world footballer Lionel Messi had previously missed the best chance for the superior French, in the 62nd minute the Argentine failed with a penalty kick on the strong Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
Focused on defence, Real Madrid almost had a satisfying evening – until Mbappé struck. In the final seconds of the game, the 23-year-old dribbled through Real Madrid’s defense and shot the ball through the legs of strong Real goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
For almost the entire game, the ball had been moving in one direction for the most part: towards the Spaniards’ goal. PSG possessed the ball for long stretches, but initially failed to overcome the royal defense around Courtois. Even the multiple world footballer Messi showed nerves in the Prinzenpark.
Lionel Messi fails with a penalty in the second half
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In the 62nd minute, Courtois saved the Argentine’s penalty shot down the right, and Mbappé was initially unable to force the win either. The Belgian also parried his powerful shot (49th), but shortly before the end Courtois was powerless.
Sporting Lisbon – Manchester City ends 0:5
In the second round of 16 of the evening, Manchester City had an easy time at Sporting Lisbon. Coach Pep Guardiola’s star squad beat the defensively desolate Portuguese 5-0 (4-0) and can therefore plan for the quarter-finals.
Manchester’s Raheem Sterling (M) celebrates with his teammates scoring the 0-5 goal
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Riyad Mahrez (7th minute), Bernardo Silva (17th/44th), Phil Foden (32nd) and Raheem Sterling (58th) scored the goals for the English, where international Ilkay Gündogan came on as a substitute in the second half. The two second legs will take place on March 9th.