Messi makes his debut as a scorer and flags the victory of PSG

PSG continues with its roller in Ligue 1. The audience had not yet sat down in their seats andn minute 2 Mbappé opened the scoring. A distant shot from Leandro Paredes bounced off the French crack and fortunately entered the goal defended by Lafont.

PSG maintained a very high level from the opening goal and enjoyed many clear chances. The attack trident connected better than ever. Messi, Mbappé and Neymar understood each other perfectly and it was the Argentine who had the best chances, but the masterful performance of the goalkeeper caused them to go to the locker room with 1-0.

Lafont gave life to his team, which at the beginning of the second half enjoyed their best chances, taking advantage of the drop in level of the Parisian team. Nevertheless, Keylor Navas made the match shake with his expulsion in the 65th minute. The Costa Rican left his area in a foul and fouled Blas, a song that made him apologize when he left the field of play.

Nantes grew with one more player and 10 minutes later came the equalizer. Kolo Muani hunted two shots in a row in the area, scoring from the heel in the second of them. Despite this, the joy of the visitors would not last long. In the 82nd minute, Messi opened the wing, but Appiah with misfortune cleared the ball towards Lafont’s goal, making him a hat.

With three minutes remaining, Messi he was making one of his own moves. He drove the ball with his left foot and, from the front, adjusted the shot to the opposite post, with nothing to do for the goalkeeper. It put the 3-1 on the scoreboard and sentenced Nantes, to continue with full points at home.

Messi debuts in Ligue 1 as a scorer

The Argentine enjoyed very clear chances during the match, but the goal was still resisting him. In the last minutes of the game he got the desired goal. Messi debuted as a scorer in Ligue 1 six days later, while with Barça it took seven to debut in the league.

Mbappé debuts as captain

The expulsion of Keylor Navas forced Pochettino to make a change. Neymar, who returned from the national team break, was the one sacrificed to give entry to Sergio Rico. The replacement of the Brazilian made Mbappé donned the captain’s armband in the 68th minute.