Pupil of Krasnodar Matvey Safonov made eight saves in the match of PSG with Manchester City

Pupil of “Krasnodar” Matvey Safonov helped the French “Paris Saint-Germain” beat English “Manchester City” with a score of 4: 2 in the match of the general stage of the Champions League. The Russian goalkeeper came out in the starting lineup and made eight saves.

The meeting took place in Manchester at the Etihad Stadium. In the 13th minute, the score was opened by Desiree Doué, and two minutes later, Usman Dembele doubled the advantage of the guests. In the 32nd minute, Vitinha scored the third goal of the Parisians.

After the break, Erling Holland cut the hosts backlog in the 53rd minute. However, in the 62nd minute Manes Akliusz again increased the gap in the score. Holland scored a double in the 75th minute, but Manchester City could not change the outcome of the meeting. At the end of the match, Ferran Torres did not realize a penalty.

Safonov played the whole match on the field. For the Russian goalkeeper, this game was the second in the current Champions League draw and the tenth for PSG this season. The gate of the English club was defended by Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma, who previously played with Safonov for Parisians.

PSG won their second victory in the tournament. In the first round, the team defeated Slovak Slovan with a score of 6-1. Manchester City previously beat Portuguese Porto - 2-0.

In the next round, PSG will play with Barcelona, and Manchester City will meet with the Greek AEK. Both meetings are scheduled for October 20.

Earlier, Matvey Safonov became the first Russian in the history in the nomination for the best goalkeeper prize.