Kathmandu,

September 15,

Kyalin Mbappe and Lionel Messi combined superbly as Paris Saint-Germain’s near perfect start of the season continued with a 3-1 win at Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Tjarron Chery put Maccabi Haifa in front before the half-hour mark, sending a boisterous Sammy Ofer Stadium into a frenzy, and leaving PSG shockingly down a goal. Haifa goalkeeper Josh Cohen stood tall on a number of occasions to protect the early lead, but would eventually succumb to one of the greatest players of all-time.

The lead held until eight minutes before the break when Kylian Mbappe beat his man before drilling a ball into the six-yard box which fell for Lionel Messi to control on his thigh and then slot home.

The crucial goal came midway through the second-half when Mbappe raced onto Messi's through-ball and finished with trademark precision inside the far corner.

With two minutes on the clock, Neymar latched onto a long pass from Marco Veratti and drilled home a low shot to rubber-stamp victory.