Fresh from scoring Manchester City’s winner, Gabriel Jesus surely would not have intended to have a dig at Paris Saint-Germain. Even if the striker’s comment after City’s 2-1 win Wednesday—as both teams advanced in the Champions League—did cut to the heart of the contrasts in their performances.

Team players

“We have a lot of players who can help the team,” Jesus said. “Everyone wants to give good balls to other players. Nobody is selfish.” PSG had its 11 players on the field at the Etihad Stadium—with Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe leading the attack—but it didn’t always seem there was a complete team out there. “They have a lot of quality,” City manager Pep Guardiola said. “We try to keep the players far away from the goal.”