Get the City transfer window latest, team news, match updates and analysis delivered straight to your inbox Manchester City could be forgiven for secretly wanting Lionel Messi to miss their Champions League clash with Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi, linked with a move to City over the last two years, moved to PSG on a free transfer over the summer after being blocked from extending his contract at Barcelona.
Given City's links to Messi and also the Argentine's history with Pep Guardiola, it felt inevitable that they would get drawn against PSG in the Champions League this season, and they are both paired together in Group A.
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