Lionel Messi won the FIFA Best award on Monday for the second time in his career, and he has no better idea than to shine the recognition by scoring on Saturday. In the match for matchday 24 of Ligue 1, between PSG vs. Nantes, the Rosario footballer opened the scoring and confirmed that he is going through a great moment in the season.
When 12 minutes into the first half had passed and PSG had already attacked Nantes' goal insistently, a left-wing attack ended in Messi's goal. Nuno Mendes crossed the ball and found the Rosario player in the area. Falling down, he scored the unexpected 1-0.
Thus, Lionel Messi has reached 13 goals in 20 Ligue 1 matches in the 2022-23 season. In addition to scoring for the third consecutive matchday, the captain of the Argentine national team has 12 assists. Complete player.
Messi's goal today in PSG vs. Nantes
PSG vs. Nantes: what's coming
After the resounding 3-0 victory against Marseille, PSG opened an eight-point lead over their closest pursuer and is on track to win Ligue 1. That's why today, against Nantes, the goal is to take one more step towards the title. However, the Parisians will take the field with their minds focused on Wednesday's match, for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.
After losing 1-0 in the first leg, Galtier's men have no choice but to come back in Germany. The outlook won't be easy, especially since Neymar won't be able to play due to injury, so all the responsibility will fall on Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi.
Nantes, on the other hand, after a 2-1 victory against Lens, is focused on maintaining the path of victory and causing an upset at the Parc des Princes, taking into account that in the next matchday they will face another tough opponent (Nice).
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