<div style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 1rem;">Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and Neymar all scored as Paris Saint-Germain came from a goal down to win 3-1 at Maccabi Haifa on Wednesday and make it two wins from two in the Champions League group stage.</span><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Tjaronn Chery gave Haifa a surprise lead but Messi equalised before the break by scoring for an 18th consecutive season in the Champions League.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">PSG finished off their impressive hosts with an improved performance in the last half-hour as Mbappe and Neymar found the net.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We have to improve. We have to work," Mbappe told Canal Plus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We are working, but we need the results to show in our play, because things are going to come around quickly with the (international) break and the World Cup."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Qatari-backed club are now top of Group H on goals scored above Benfica, who won 2-1 at Juventus.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Haifa threatened a shaky PSG defence throughout the game, but the Ligue 1 giants passed the test thanks to their front three.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"The fact that the three of us can make the difference in a game is an advantage for us," Mbappe added.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"I hope that all three of us keep scoring as it means that we'll win matches."</div><div style="text-align: justify;">Paris, still searching for a maiden Champions League title, go into home and away matches against Benfica knowing that two wins would secure a place in the knock-out stage.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"They pushed hard in a really good atmosphere," PSG coach Christophe Galtier told RMC Sport.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We weren't well organised, quickly split in two, and that made the first half difficult. We needed to put things right, and after the break we were much more compact."</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PSG could have taken the lead inside 70 seconds as Mbappe burst into the box, only to see his effort kept out by a sprawling save from home goalkeeper Josh Cohen.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Mbappe spurned another excellent chance as he got in behind the Haifa defence again but took a heavy touch.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">- Haifa take shock lead -</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The Israelis grew into the game and took a shock 24th-minute lead as Dolev Haziza was given time and space to whip in a cross which was volleyed home by Suriname international Chery.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Haifa briefly thought they had scored again when Frantzdy Pierrot put the ball in the net, but the flag was raised for offside.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PSG dragged themselves level eight minutes before the break, as Mbappe's low cross was deflected perfectly to Messi who slotted the ball past Cohen from close range.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Haifa kept pushing for a deserved half-time advantage, with Omer Atzili dragging a shot wide and visiting 'keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma making a flying save to tip away Chery's long-range strike.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">PSG continued to struggle at the start of the second period, but gradually improved and Messi forced Cohen into a excellent low stop in the 65th minute.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">The French champions forged ahead for the first time four minutes later, as Messi slipped a pass through for Mbappe to slide a shot into the far corner.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Haifa kept pushing for an equaliser, but just seconds after Chery blazed a free-kick over, PSG countered and Neymar fired the ball into the bottom corner to complete the scoring.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"It's a bit odd to say but we felt comfortable," said Haifa coach Barak Bakhar.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify;">"We felt in control of the game and made a couple of good chances... With some luck we could've scored another goal." AFP</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br></div><div style="text-align: justify; ">bnbd24/kh</div>