Paris St-Germain 3-2 RB Leipzig: Lionel Messi scores twice in comeback win

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Lionel Messi scored twice as Paris St-Germain came from behind to beat RB Leipzig in the Champions League.

Kylian Mbappe put the hosts ahead, slamming into the bottom corner on the counter-attack.

But Andre Silva and Nordi Mukiele scored from Angelino crosses to put the German side ahead.

Messi had a shot tipped onto the post and tapped the rebound into an empty net - and then scored a Panenka penalty to win the game.

PSG won a penalty deep into injury time, but instead of Messi stepping up for a hat-trick, Mbappe took it instead - and skied it over the bar.

The French side go above Manchester City to the top of Champions League Group A on seven points.

Messi's three goals since joining PSG as a free agent this summer have come in the Champions League, with the Argentine also netting in their 2-0 win over City.

The Barcelona legend, 34, is now on 123 Champions League goals, with Leipzig the 37th team he has scored against in the competition.

He is the fourth player to score in their first two home Champions League matches for PSG after Neymar, Alex and George Weah.

Mauricio Pochettino's side were well below their best with only four shots on target, including three from Messi.

Leipzig, unfortunate to lose, have suffered defeat in all three Champions League games this season. They have only won four games in all competitions since Jesse Marsch took over in the summer.

Line-ups

PSG

Formation 4-3-3

1Navas
2HakimiBooked at 64mins
5Marquinhos
3Kimpembe
25Tavares Mendes
21HerreraSubstituted forWijnaldumat 61'minutes
27GueyeBooked at 48minsSubstituted forDaniloat 61'minutes
6Verratti
30Messi
7Mbappé
23DraxlerSubstituted forKehrerat 90'minutes

Substitutes

15Danilo
17Dagba
18Wijnaldum
20Kurzawa
22Diallo
24Kehrer
28Ebimbe
39Bitumazala
50G Donnarumma
60Letellier

RB Leipzig

Formation 3-5-2

1Gulácsi
2SimakanBooked at 38minsSubstituted forPoulsenat 83'minutes
4OrbanBooked at 18mins
16KlostermannSubstituted forGvardiolat 70'minutes
22Mukiele
27Laimer
14AdamsBooked at 84mins
8HaidaraSubstituted forKourouma Kouroumaat 62'minutes
3AngelinoSubstituted forHenrichsat 83'minutes
18Nkunku
33André SilvaSubstituted forForsbergat 83'minutes

Substitutes

9Poulsen
10Forsberg
17Szoboszlai
26Kourouma Kourouma
31Martínez
32Gvardiol
39Henrichs
44Kampl

Referee:Marco Guida

Attendance:47,359

Live Text

Match ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, RB Leipzig 2.
Second Half ends, Paris Saint Germain 3, RB Leipzig 2.
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ilaix Moriba (RB Leipzig).
Attempt missed. Emil Forsberg (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
Penalty missed! Bad penalty by Kylian Mbappé (Paris Saint Germain) right footed shot is too high. Kylian Mbappé should be disappointed.
VAR Decision: Penalty Paris Saint Germain.
Penalty Paris Saint Germain. Achraf Hakimi draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Josko Gvardiol (RB Leipzig) after a foul in the penalty area.
Foul by Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain).
Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution, Paris Saint Germain. Thilo Kehrer replaces Julian Draxler.
Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig).
Corner, RB Leipzig. Conceded by Nuno Mendes.
Marco Verratti (Paris Saint Germain) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Konrad Laimer (RB Leipzig).
Attempt blocked. Nordi Mukiele (RB Leipzig) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konrad Laimer.
Attempt blocked. Yussuf Poulsen (RB Leipzig) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilaix Moriba.
Tyler Adams (RB Leipzig) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.