Concern for Kylian Mbappe's ankle injury as Lionel Messi's Champions League debut for PSG spoiled by Brugge
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Club Brugge were deserving of a point and foiling Messi and Neymar attack
BRUGES -- Paris Saint-Germain's UEFA Champions League campaign got underway on Wednesday with a 1-1 draw away at Club Brugge in Group A with Kylian Mbappe going off injured as Lionel Messi made his full debut for the French champions.
Ander Herrera's opener for Mauricio Pochettino's men was canceled out by Hans Vanaken's deflected equalizer and although Messi hit the woodwork, the hosts were good value for their draw and might feel that they could have nicked the win with some of their second-half chances.
Obviously, the main pregame talking point was the inclusion of Messi, Neymar and Mbappe from the start but that debate quickly switched to Marco Verratti and Idrissa Gueye's absence in the midfield and Pochettino's difficulty in finding a preferred starting XI and workable system.
