Champions League, PSG 1-0 Real Madrid: List of records broken
An injury-time goal from Kylian Mbappe saw Paris Saint-Germain beat Real Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie. PSG were the better side in the first half but failed to find a way through. In the second half, Lionel Messi missed a penalty. However, Mbappe got the winning goal. Meanwhile, Manchester City thrashed Sporting Lisbon 5-0.
How did the match pan out?
PSG dominated the proceedings in the first half but failed to get any opening. Mbappe was lively and created the chances. PSG continued in a strong fashion in the second half with Thiabut Courtois making a string of saves. Dani Carvajal brought down Mbappe as Messi failed to convert the resulting penalty. PSG searched for a late win and Mbappe handed them the same.
Contrasting records for Courtois and Messi
Real Madrid keeper Courtois has saved 22 of the last 23 shots on target he has faced in the Champions League (70th minute), including the penalty saved from Messi. Meanwhile, this is the first time Messi has missed a penalty against Real Madrid (six goals from seven penalty kicks). He has failed to convert five of his 23 penalty attempts in the UCL.
Feats achieved by Mbappe
Mbappe has been involved in at least one goal in each of his last seven games in the Champions League (5 goals, 4 assists). As per Opta, Mbappe has scored the latest goal for PSG in the Champions League (93 minutes and 14 seconds) since Blaise Matuidi (93 minutes and 44 seconds) against Barcelona in April 2013.
Unwanted records for Real Madrid
As per Opta, Real attempted only one shot in the first half of a Champions League game for the first time since April 2014 against Dortmund. Real attempted three shots against PSG. This is their lowest tally in a Champions League match since 2003-04. They failed to register a single shot on target, besides facing 21 shots. It's their biggest negative difference (-18).
More notable numbers achieved by Mbappe
Mbappe has scored 22 goals in all competitions for PSG this season, including five in the UCL. He has raced to 154 career goals for the French giants. Mbappe now has 31 UCL goals, equaling Arjen Robben's tally. He has 25 UCL goals for PSG.
Unique record for Man City
As per Opta, Man City have become the 14th team to score 200 goals in the UEFA Champions League. They have reached the milestone in just 97 games to reach the milestone, fewer than any of the other 13 teams in the competition.
