Paris, Dec 9 (US): Lionel Messi looks old again. After slowly adapting to his new club and league, the superb Argentinian finally gave a full performance in the Paris Saint-Germain shirt this week, according to the Associated Press.
Four months after leaving Barcelona to sign a two-year contract with the French club, Messi not only scored twice in the 4-1 win over Club Brugge in the Champions League, but also influenced PSG’s playing all the time with his dribbling, accelerating and setting skills. minute.
So far, Messi’s performance with PSG has left a sense of unfinished business. Aside from a superb goal against Manchester City in September and three assists last month in a match against Saint-Etienne, Messi failed to impress.
His consistent display against the Belgian champions showed that the 34-year-old Argentine is still a top player, and highlighted the huge impact of Messi’s relationship with Kylian Mbappe.
In the absence of the injured Neymar, the understanding of the duo up front seemed to be telepathic and both players scored two goals, with Mbappe making the first goal for Messi.
Mbappe scored his 29 and 30 goals in the Champions League. At 22 years and 352 days, he became the youngest player to reach this milestone in tournament history. Messi was already 23 years old when he got this far.
“It’s easy to play with Lionel Messi, he’s the best player in the world,” Mbappe said. “He won the Ballon d’Or a few days ago, scored two goals… He’s happy and I hope he helps us in the future.”
In the meantime, Mbappe wants to help Messi as well. And make sure he’s at his best when the Champions League returns next year with knockout matches.
Instead of chasing a hat-trick against Brugge, Mbappe let Messi take the penalty kick that decided the victory because he wanted to boost his teammate’s confidence.
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