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Kevin De Bruyne reveals the inspirational words he whispered to Riyad Mahrez... as Man City's captain for the night sprung a surprise by letting Algerian take the free-kick that sealed victory over PSG

Kevin De Bruyne gave Riyad Mahrez permission to take the free-kick that led to Manchester City's second goal, which proved to be the winner in their 2-1 victory against Paris St Germain.

Manchester City went into half-time 1-0 down, but a Kevin de Bruyne-inspired comeback in the second half means they go into the return leg at home next week with a 2-1 advantage, as they eye their first ever Champions League final.

De Bruyne scored in the 64th minute from a cross that no one got on the end of and seven minutes later City were awarded a free-kick from 20 yards out that was very much in the kind of range that De Bruyne would've liked.