Mbappe shines as PSG claim first win against Juventus

Kylian Mbappe played chief tormentor as Paris St Germain started their Champions League campaign by beating Juventus 2-1 at home on Tuesday, their first victory against the Italian side.

Mbappe opened the scoring with a stunning goal and added a second in the opening half before substitute Weston McKennie reduced the arrears after the break as the French champions’ level went down a notch.

Juve had chances to equalise but keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma made several good saves to make up for a blunder for the visitors’ goal, ensuring PSG beat the Italian side for the first time in nine meetings, having lost the last six.

Christophe Galtier’s team are level on three points in Group H with Benfica, who beat Maccabi Haifa 2-0.

“We had a great first half, with big moments. We scored two beautiful goals and played as a compact team,” said Galtier, leaving his Juve counterpart Massimiliano Allegri with regrets.

“We were too timid in the first half and it’s not easy to recover from such a start against such a top team,” the Italian said.

via Reuters

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