Argentine superstar Lionel Messi scored a beautiful free kick as Paris Saint-Germain recorded a further three points in their Ligue 1 campaign.
This was Messi’s first free kick goal for Paris Saint-Germain and the 60th in his lucrative career. He previously made another free throw this week against Jamaica.
After a poor start to his career at PSG, the Argentinian striker has finally returned to his natural form and put in a stellar performance yesterday in his side’s 2-1 victory.
With this goal, Messi already has seven goals in all competitions with the Parisians. The striker has also produced eight assists so far. The striker also scored twice in his last two games for the national team against Jamaica and Honduras.
Lionel Messi scores and PSG adds points
Paris Saint-Germain started the match against Nice with their star striker Kylian Mbappe on the bench.
After a slow start, PSG took a free kick on the edge of the box in the 28th minute. Then Argentine striker Lionel Messi showed his brilliance and found the top corner, leaving Nice goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel flat-footed.
After Messi’s goal, both teams failed to create more chances and PSG went to the locker room with a 1-0 lead at half-time. At that time it seemed that it would be a comfortable victory for the Parisian team.
However, after the restart, Nice equalized after a defensive error by PSG. 24-year-old French striker Gaetan Laborde outplayed Donarumma to make it 1-1. With Nice maintaining very good defensive form, the PSG players were not creating chances, which frustrated Galiter.
The PSG coach brought in Kylian Mbappé from the bench. And the French striker soon showed the class of him, scoring in the 83rd minute of the game to return the lead to Paris Saint-Germain. This was Mbappé’s 8th goal this Ligue 1 campaign.
PSG’s defense managed to maintain their lead and secured another three points in the Ligue 1 match.
With this victory, Paris Saint-Germain now has eight wins in its first nine games. They strengthened their position at the top and now have 25 points from nine games. PSG will face SL Benfica in the UEFA Champions League in their next outing.
