Kylian Mbappe and Neymar got on the scoresheet before Messi's 95th-minute free-kick goal helped PSG secure a 4-3 win.
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Lionel Messi scored a sublime free-kick winner in Paris Saint-Germain’s Ligue 1 clash against Lille on Sunday. The Argentine superstar helped the Parisians get the better of Lille 4-3 at Parc des Princes. It was a thrilling encounter in Paris that saw PSG take a two goal lead early in the match through Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, but the visitors netted three times to turn things around, before Mbape’s second of the night and Messi’s injury-time effort rescued Christophe Galtier’s side.
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Retour sur la victoire dans ce #PSGLOSC ! ⤵️
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) February 19, 2023
Mbappe, who made his first start since recovering from a thigh injury opened the scoring inside the opening 11 minutes, courtesy of some fine footwork and a neat finish. Neymar, doubled the six minutes later, as he played a nice little one-two with Vitinha inside the box, before tucking in from 10 yards. Meanwhile the visitors pulled one back through right-back Bafode Diakite’s fine header, midway through the first half.
Five minutes into the second half Neymar suffered a freak injury as he twisted his right ankle while trying to wriggle through defenders. The Brazilian was forced to leave the field on a stretcher. Immediately after the unfortunate incident, Lille won a penalty for Marco Verratti’s foul on Tiago Djalo inside the box. Jonathan David stepped up and converted the spot-kick, just before the hour-mark and made the score 2-2. Ten minutes later, PSG went behind for the first time in the match as Jonathan Bamba volleyed home from a sublime long range pass.
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Mbappe equalized in the 87th-minute before Messi scored the winner in added time. The Argentine forward won a free-kick five minutes into the injury time and curled it into the bottom corner to score his 11th Ligue 1-goal of the season and seal a dramatic victory for the Parisians. The result ended PSG’s three-game losing streak across all competitions. The victory helped Galtier’s side to move to 57 points from 24 games at the summit of the French top flight standings, five clear of the chasing pack.
95th minute, drawing 3-3. Step up Lionel Messi. WHAT A GAME !!!! #Messi #GOAT𓃵 #PSG pic.twitter.com/3QlM0SEQwW
— Mike (@Michael59644375) February 20, 2023
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Lionel Messi 🐐 has now scored 40 league goals from outside the box since the start of the 2017/18 season, at least 20 more than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues.
22 of them have been free-kicks. pic.twitter.com/Wf0RV8jZMj
— Everything Messi (@BreathMessi24) February 20, 2023
He scored a brace and beat thier country in the World Cup final, now he made them chant his name. HE’S LIONEL MESSI.🐐
pic.twitter.com/cHtOelkMby— The FTBL Index 🎙 ⚽ (@TheFootballInd) February 20, 2023
