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"I feel good, different from last year," said Lionel Messi a few days ago when asked about his present. And there is a noticeable change in the forward's performance, as evidenced by the amazing goal he scored in the PSG vs. Benfica match in the Champions League. A luxury finish to make it 1-0 at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon.
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The number 30 of Paris Saint Germain took charge of the entire maneuver. In fact, he started as he did in his best times with Barcelona. The star advanced towards the penalty area of the Portuguese team. As there were opponents marking ahead, the playmaker passed the ball to continue the action.
So, Leo Messi advanced with Kylian Mbappé. The Frenchman, with his back to the goal and a Benfica defender on him, turned around and passed the ball to the free man: Neymar. Immediately, the Brazilian, who was attentive to the whole scene, played a first-time pass on the edge of the Portuguese penalty area.
In response, the captain of the Albiceleste had gone into that space. After Neymar's precise pass, Messi delicately chipped the ball with plenty of spin towards the near post of goalkeeper Odysseas Vlachodimos. In fact, the Greek '1' had no reaction and could only watch as it entered the net.
In this way, with such a luxury, Messi opened the scoring in the match of matchday three of the Champions League. Additionally, the Argentine scored his second goal in the 'Orejona' campaign and is dangerously close to Cristiano Ronaldo in the all-time top scorers table. The South American has 128 goals compared to the 141 of the Portuguese, who is not competing.