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'I wanted to go around the wall and I missed it' - Mahrez admits PSG winner as a miss-hit

Manchester City winger Riyad Mahrez has admitted his match-winner against Paris Saint-Germain was a miss-hit.

Mahrez curled home a 25-yard free-kick that went through the PSG wall and beyond Keylor Navas to give Pep Guardiola's side a vital first-leg advantage in their Champions League semi-final.

However, the Algeria international has now confessed the ball did not go where he intended.

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What did Mahrez say?

Speaking about his goal after the game, the former Leicester player told City's website: "I wanted to go around the wall to be honest and I missed it, it went between the two players and fortunately it was in.