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UEFA Champions League

Messi, Mbappe, Neymar fire PSG to Champions League last 16 with 7-2 rout of Maccabi Haifa
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe each scored twice and Neymar added another as Paris Saint-Germain routed Maccabi Haifa 7-2 at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday to cruise into the Champions League last 16. The star attacking trio each found the net to put the hosts up 3-0 inside just 35 minutes. Messi then produced another sumptuous finish just before the interval to complete an eye-catching first-half attacking display. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, MLS, more (U.S.) There was little letup in the second half, with Mbappe curling in for his second before an own goal from Maccabi's Sean Goldberg and a seventh goal, by substitute Carlos Soler, completed the rout. Messi, who also assisted the goals for Neymar and Soler, now has 11 goals and 12 assists in all competitions for PSG this season, already matching his goal total from his disappointing first campaign in the French capital. Messi, Mbappe and Neymar also all scored in the reverse fixture in Israel last month, which PSG won 3-1. Before Goldberg's own goal on Tuesday, PSG's past 19 Champions League goals had been scored by a member of the "MNM," dating back to last season. "I saw the players enjoy themselves, and that's very important," PSG coach Christophe Galtier said of the 4-3-3 system he employed. "I had to think about how our fantastic three players up front could express themselves as best as possible and that the system could be very important. "It's very pleasant to train them, to see them play every day. For a coach, it's paradise."

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