Paris St-Germain 1-0 Real Madrid: Kylian Mbappe scores late to give PSG advantage

Kylian Mbappe scored a superb objective in stoppage time as Paris St-Germain beat 13-time Champions League winners Real Madrid within the first leg of their last-16 tie.

It was a dramatic end to a recreation that had appeared set to finish in frustration for PSG, particularly after Lionel Messi noticed his penalty saved simply after the hour mark.

The hosts had dominated possession however struggled to break down a well-organised Real defence that had restricted PSG to one shot on course within the first half, when Mbappe noticed a shot denied by Courtois’ legs.

But the introduction of Neymar, making his first look since November after recovering from damage, proved decisive. He prompted Real various issues along with his harmful crosses and intelligent runs earlier than offering the essential go for Mbappe to work his magic with seconds remaining.

The win will give PSG hope that they will head to Madrid on Wednesday, 9 March and get the end result they want to maintain alive their hopes of profitable a primary Champions League title.

A profitable audition for Mbappe

All the build-up to the sport had centred on Mbappe and the way the striker would carry out in what appeared to be an audition towards his future employers.

The 23-year-old is without doubt one of the greatest gamers on the planet proper now and has been in very good type this season, along with his goalscoring prowess pulling PSG out of adverse circumstances various occasions.

Just a number of days in the past, he scored within the 93rd minute to safe a 1-0 win at Rennes in Ligue 1 – and as soon as once more he had the decisive affect on this recreation.

Real, to their credit score, had defended fantastically for thus lengthy, with their doubling up on Mbappe having largely restricted his affect.

But the introduction of Neymar within the closing phases gave the guests an extra menace to cope with and in flip extra space for Mbappe to trigger issues.

There was reduction for Real when Mbappe noticed a shot from the sting of the realm beat Courtois however bounce simply vast of the far submit late on however in the long run he was not to be denied the match-winning second.

The objective was Mbappe’s twenty second in one other unbelievable season for the teen and his efficiency will certainly have solely served to improve Real’s want for him to be main their line subsequent time period.