Messi came to the rescue of psg. After the hard defeat against Olympique de Lyon, the Parisian team managed to raise its head again against Nice and wins 2-0, with goals and assists from Leo. For Olé, La Pulga was the match figure. But those who do not think the same way are those of L’Equipe…
It is already customary for the French daily to be harsh on the Argentine star. This Saturday they’re back to put up some questionable scores. Despite the fact that Messi was crucial for Paris Saint-Germain to take all three points, they highlighted two other players above him.
According to L’Equipe, the figure of the party was Gianluigi Donnarumma. The Italian goalkeeper had a good performance and received nine points. The silver medal was awarded to Nuno Mendes. The Portuguese full-back assisted Leo in the 1-0 draw and earned him eight points. Messi, who scored one goal and provided one assist, had seven points, the same as Danilo Pereira.
MESSI’S MATCH
The Argentine has taken the lead of a team that is better planted and with a better response from the collective than in previous games. After trying with a long shot, he made it 1-0 with a nine from the box. Why Nuno Mendes overflowed, put the center back and Leo called first and high surrounded by five rivals and so goalkeeper Schmeichel never got around to covering that definition. Goal number 19 this season for him in Paris.
And, from there, the man from Rosario managed the times and tried to generate more danger. He was going to get it after half an hour of the second half and suffering. From a corner kick perfectly executed by Rosario, the jump and the header arrived Sergio Ramos for the 2-0 that liquidated everything. The 14th assist in this Ligue 1 and the 18th in the whole season.
THE DIFFICULT SCORE FOR MBAPPÉ
In a week when he gave vent to speaking out about his anger with the club over a commercial, mbappe he had a game to forget. The Frenchman had an unbeatable chance to score in the final, but he missed it. Messi left him alone, without a goalkeeper. Kylian remained in front of goal, with only one defender standing on the line and hurled it into the stands. For this and more, L’Equipe awarded him 3 points. Reprobate.
Source: Clarin
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