Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the heavyweight Champions League clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City at Parc des Princes in Group A. Strap yourselves in, this could be a wild night!

GOAL! Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Manchester City (Idrissa Gueye): What a finish from Gueye to hand PSG the perfect start! The hosts flood forward, Mbappe driving to the by-line. He pulls it back for Neymar centrally but he swings and misses. It falls to Gueye, who takes a touch before smashing it into the top corner!

Messi starts on the right for PSG, Mbappe is through the middle and Neymar is deployed on the left. For City, Sterling is flanked by Grealish on the left and Mahrez on the right.

A ball over the top from Cancelo picks out Grealish in space on the left flank but the former Villa player is caught in an offside position.

De Bruyne floats a cross into the PSG penalty area after Veratti fouled Sterling but the delivery is comfortable for the hosts to defend.

Donnarumma gets his hands on the ball for the first time in the Champions League, racing off his line to collect Dias' long pass out of defence.

Kick-off! The players of both teams take the knee. There's a false start before City, in their white away strip, get us underway in Paris!

That famous old tune rings around Parc des Princes as we edge closer to what is a mouth-watering clash between two European heavyweights.

Paris Saint-Germain have failed to keep a clean sheet in all four of their meetings with Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League - only against AC Milan have they played as many games without managing a clean sheet in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League (also four).

Will history repeat itself tonight?

While PSG flattered to deceive in the draw with Club Brugge last time out, Man City hit six past last season's Bundesliga runners-up RB Leipzig...

Opta stat: Paris Saint-Germain and Manchester City will meet for the sixth time in this game, while the French side are still looking for their first win in this fixture (D2 L3). Only against Juventus (8) have Paris Saint-Germain played more games in European competition without winning.

Mauricio Pochettino stresses Messi needs time to adjust at PSG. "He did 20 years in Barcelona, it's normal he felt at home there and here, everything is new for him. He did not arrive a long time ago," said the PSG boss.

PSG's deadly trio - widely predicted to be the world's greatest ever front three - have played 125 minutes together, but so far they have yet to click. They toiled in a 1-1 draw with Club Brugge in the opening matchday in Group A before Messi was subbed in the 75th-minute, failing to make an impact, as PSG left it late to beat Lyon 2-1. Tonight is their time to shine, says Le Parisien.

A big night for Manchester City goalkeeper Ederson. Can he help keep MNM (Messi, Neymar and Mbappe) quiet?

"Some at the Etihad Stadium, maybe even Guardiola himself, might still feel a pang of regret over not signing Messi when they had the chance this summer, but victory over PSG would help justify their decision," Graham Ruthven argues...

Pep on Messi: "I think this type of player, Messi especially, speaks for himself on the pitch, so I don’t have to add anything else. We are fortunate to have seen him during this 15 or 16-year career. Messi speaks for himself, we don’t have to describe him or talk about him. Just what he has done in his career is more than exceptional and hopefully tomorrow he can play for the benefit of the game."

As expected, Messi starts following a two-game absence to form an attacking trio with Kylian Mbappe and Neymar. The Argentine is one of four changes from PSG's victory over Montpellier, with goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma handed his Champions League debut - replacing Keylor Navas - Nuno Mendes coming in for Diallo at left-back and the fit again Marco Verratti restored in midfield.

Gabriel Jesus' reward for scoring the decisive goal in City's victory over Chelsea on Saturday is a place on the bench, as Guardiola makes two changes to his side. Raheem Sterling comes in in his place, while Riyad Mahrez gets the nod ahead of Phil Foden. The City boss keeps faith in Aymeric Laporte who partners Ruben Dias in defence on what could be a busy night for the visiting backline.

TEAMS - PSG XI: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Marquinhos, Kimpembe, Nuno Mendes, Verratti, Herrera, Gueye, Neymar, Messi, Mbappe.. subs: Navas, Letellier, Paredes, Icardi, Danilo, Dagba, Wijnaldum, Kurzawa, Diallo, Draxler, Kehrer, Dina Ebimbe. /// Man City XI: Ederson, Walker, Dias, Laporte, Cancelo, Rodri, Mahrez, De Bruyne, Bernardo Silva, Grealish, Sterling.. subs: Steffen, Carson, Stones, Ake, Jesus, Torres, Fernandinho, Foden, McAtee, Wilson-Esbrand.

Five months on from the last time these two locked horns in the semi-final of the Champions League, Pep Guardiola returns to the French capital with the intention of masterminding of another victory over PSG. This time however, they are armed with arguably the greatest ever footballer to have lived in Lionel Messi, who starts tonight. Let's grab the team news!