The leaders of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain, with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé as starters, receive Lens, their escort, in the continuity of the 31st. Appointment with French football. The match was complicated and PSG didn’t keep the ball but their rival was left with 10 players, a key action of the match. After that action, those of Paris scored 3 goals in a burst of 10 minutes. And one of them bore the signature of the Argentine.
39 minutes of the first half were played and Christophe Galtier’s side were already 2-0 up after goals from Mbappé and Vitinha. But Messi deserved his goal, which came after a series of infinite touches, a good paddock, a block and a fantastic definition of world champion in Qatar 2022.
There were at least 20 touches in PSG’s attacking sequence, going from one side of the pitch to the other with Messi as the pivot, until Leo moved and accelerated straight towards goal. It was that turn, blocking with his marker and winning the ball, which allowed him to stand in the direction of poor Brice Samba, Lens’ French goalkeeper.
Messi got rid of the defender and made way for Mbappé, who fulfilled a fantasy: he grazed him backwards with a little heel and a lot of sole, forming a perfect block: Leo reached the apex of the ‘small area from the left and crossed the left, strong, towards the other stick, unassailable.
Leo’s cheer, running backwards and grinning broadly pointing at his assistant and saying ‘Come on’ said it all: it’s PSG’s way of turning the page on what was their last match at the Parco dei Princes, with boos for everyone.
Source: Clarin
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