Evening 4/2, without both Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, Lionel Messi shone to score a 2-1 victory for PSG over Toulouse in Ligue 1.
PSG entered this match with many difficulties when both stars Neymar and Mbappe were injured and could not attend. PSG’s attacking trio now only relies on Messi.
The match did not start well for the home team PSG when they were conceded first in the 20th minute, after a beautiful free kick by Branco van den Boomen.
Meanwhile, Messi’s efforts to create were all wasted by the team’s ungainly match day.
Fortunately, PSG also has Achraf Hakimi effectively alongside Messi. In the 38th minute, the Moroccan player held the ball on the right wing. He daringly led the ball straight into the midfield and then shot a beautiful shot outside the penalty area, scoring a 1-1 equalizer for PSG.
In the 58th minute, also from Achraf Hakimi’s dribble, the ball reached Messi’s feet just outside the Toulouse penalty area.
Messi did not hesitate to launch a left foot cut that sent the ball along a beautiful curve, beyond the reach of goalkeeper Dupe to seal a 2-1 victory for PSG.
After Messi’s goal, the match was only procedural with the Paris team. PSG got the excitement and completely dominated the game.
Minutes 90+4, Messi thought he could have scored his second goal in the match, but his shot after his breakthrough hit the column.
