At the time of getting back on the European turf, Tuesday, October 1, PSG had already heard about the poor performance of Real Madrid, a few moments earlier, against Club Brugge. On the turf of Galatasaray, in Istanbul, the Parisians perfectly took advantage of the Madrilenian misstep to pocket three more points (0-1) and take the lead in Group A of the Champions League.
⌛️ It's over in Istanbul! (0-1)
Victory of the Parisians who consolidate their first place in the group! #GSPSG
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However, it was not easy for Thomas Tuchel's men, who showed a lot of nervousness after a first half-hour of play yet well-managed overall. Several times in position to open the scoring, Di Maria (2nd, 11th) and Sarabia (15th) failed to settle the target, and it is on a parity score that both teams returned to the locker room.
The light finally came just after the break for the Parisians, when Icardi, perfectly served by Sarabia, scored his first goal in the Parisian jersey (0-1, 52nd). A small achievement that was enough to the happiness of the Ile-de-France club, which brings back three points of his trip to Turkey and therefore counts six, four more than his first pursuer, Club Brugge. Real Madrid, with a unit on the clock, now seems doomed to play the second place in the group.
• All the results of the evening:
Real Madrid 2 - 2 Club Brugge
Galatasaray 0 - 1 Paris Saint-Germain
Tottenham 2 - 7 Bayern Munich
Belgrade Red Star 3 - 1 Olympiakos
Atalanta Bergamo 1 - 2 Shakhtior Donetsk
Manchester City 2 - 0 Dinamo Zagreb
Lokomotiv Moscow 0 - 2 Atlético de Madrid
Juventus Turin 3 - 0 Bayer Leverkusen