CL: Lionel Messi, Neymar fail; Kylian Mbappe injured as PSG held to draw

Lionel Messis first UEFA Champions League match for Paris SaintGermain PSG did not produce the desired result as the starstudded French club were held 11 by modest Belgium Champions Club Brugge in a Group A clashThe Argentine star started his first match for PSG teaming up with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe but they failed to click together as the starstudded French outfit could not quell the stiff resistance put up by the Belgian clubAt Barcelona Lionel Messi had teamed up brilliantly with Neymar and Luis Suarez the trio being famously called MSN There were hopes that his association with Neymar and Mbappe could turn out to be a big threat to the opponents But going by the evidence from their first outing together such a thing may take time to happen or even fail to do so The three stars failed to gel and the result was PSG struggled to have enough shots at the goal Despite enjoying 63 percent possession PSG could produce only 12 shots with only two of them on target In comparison Club Brugge had 18 shots and five of them on the goalAnd to add to their problems Kylian Mbappe limped off the pitch early in the second half after an awkward tangle with a pair of Brugge defenders He was replaced by Mauro Icardi but the club will be eagerly awaiting the doctors verdict on him as Mbappe has been PSGs main scorer in recent timesAnder Herrera opened the scoring in the 15th minute for the visiting side reaching behind him to lash home a leftfooted shot after Mbappe picked him out in the middle of the penalty areaBrugge hit back before the halfhour when Hans Vanaken powered a first time shot past Keylor Navas from Eduard Sobols inchperfect cross into the centre of the box to put the match back on level termsBoth sides pushed for the winner in the second half and Messi had a great chance saved by Simon Mignolet around 70th minutes The score remained tied 11 as the Belgian side was happy to take a point off a strong side in their opening match in Group A They now trail Manchester City defeated RB Leipzig 63PSG manager Mauricio Pochettino faced criticism on his handling of the team but defended his star trio for failing to click togetherIt requires time for them to shine together It requires work I had made it clear that were not a team yet we have to work for this he saidGoing by the way Messi Neymar and Mbappe fared on Wednesday they indeed need a lot of work to click together and help PSG realize their ambition of Champions League gloryAlso Read Mystery ball that stumped Virat Kohli R Ashwin was selectors choice for T20 World CupThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliabilitsy and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever