The Belgian giants head into the daunting group as rank outsiders for a top-two finish, while PSG will finally seek the European crown that has eluded them for so long. Messi struck the crossbar but struggled to make a serious impact on his full debut and it was instead  Herrera who netted the opener after great work down the left from Mbappe.

Messi was carded for a second-half foul and Mbappe replaced after 51 minutes as PSG found it difficult to break down the energetic hosts, who may feel they could have won the game themselves.