By Lionel Messi has scored his first Paris Saint-Germain goal in the UEFA Champions League.
A goal that helped the Quarter club secure a 2-0 win against Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City.
Messi’s goal was both stunning and also so typical of the Argentine, as he burst forward from the right and played a one-two with Kylian Mbappe on the edge of the box, holding off Aymeric Laporte before sending a first-time strike high into the net.
The goal raised the roof at the Parc des Princes, as PSG supporters celebrated seeing the six-time Ballon d’Or winner open his account for the club he joined in August.
“The most important thing was to win the game against a great side, one of the favourites,” Messi told broadcaster Canal Plus.
“It’s true that I was getting desperate to score my first goal. I hadn’t played much recently and I had only played once here at home but I am settling into the team little by little.”
Idrissa Gana Gueye, arguably PSG’s best player this season, had given the hosts an early lead to leave City chasing the game.
Guardiola’s side, who beat the French club in the semi-finals last season before losing the final, dominated large spells of the match in between the two goals, but their finishing let them down.
