Twitter exploded as goals from Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe handed Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) yet another win in Ligue 1.
The Parisians defeated Nice 2-1 at the Parc des Princes. Messi gave his team the lead in the 28th minute with a stunning free kick from just outside the box. However, Gaetan Laborde put the visitors back on level terms in the 47th minute.
Mbappe, who didn't start, came on from the bench to score the Parisians' eventual winner in the 83rd minute. The Frenchman scored his 11th goal of the season; his eighth in Ligue 1.
Christophe Galtier's team have now picked up 25 points from their first nine league games of the season. They are two points clear of second-placed Marseille.
Here is how fans across Twitter reacted as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe secured all three points for the defending French champions:
Messi, meanwhile, has now scored seven goals and provided eight assists from 12 games across all competitions for PSG this season. Five of his goals have come in Ligue 1.
PSG superstar Lionel Messi has now scored 60 career free-kick goals
Lionel Messi's strike against Nice marked the 60th free-kick goal of his career. The PSG superstar lofted the ball in an accurate manner over the opponents' wall, leaving the opposition goalkeeper without even a chance to move.
Messi is now fourth on the list of highest goalscorers from free kicks in the 21st century.
Former Manchester United and Real Madrid superstar David Beckham is at No. 3 with 65 goals. Given his ability from a dead ball situation, that shouldn't come as a surprise.
Brazilian wizard Ronaldinho is at No.2, scoring 66 free kicks this century. Juninho, yet another Brazilian, is topping the list with 77 free-kick goals. The former Olympique Lyon star was a master free-kick taker.
Messi, 35, might have the chance to break those records in the near future. He has now scored back-to-back goals from free kicks. The Argentine also scored from a dead ball situation while on international duty against Jamaica on September 28.
RogerCule
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LEO MESSI - TOTAL STATS: 9️⃣8️⃣8️⃣ Games 7️⃣8️⃣0️⃣ Goals 3️⃣3️⃣9️⃣ Assists💥 4️⃣1️⃣ Trophies 6️⃣0️⃣ Free-Kicks 5️⃣6️⃣ Hat-Tricks 8️⃣ Pichichi 7️⃣ Ballon D'Or 6️⃣ Golden Boot 6️⃣ FIFA Best Player 2️⃣ UEFA Best Player. ONE & ONLY 🐐 LIONEL ANDRES MESSI!
storner
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all the advertising boards said GOAT when messi was about to kick
Potterjrn
52
It not to late to change your GOAT 💕🌚😍
Football⚽/Fan
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Messi ever since he was called "Finished" this year : 17 Games : 17 Goals, 11 Assists 3 Trophies 🏆 "The 35 years old GOAT is Cooking 💀🐐"
Wepaeiklpu
35
Free kick goals by the end of 2011: 🇵🇹 Ronaldo : (30) 🇦🇷 Messi : (4) Free kick goals after September 2022: 🇵🇹 Ronaldo : (58) 🇦🇷 Messi : (60) Unbelievable comeback from Messi🔥
Evergreen12
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The best player in the whole world 🌎 The Greatest dribbler of all time The Greatest passer of all time The Greatest play maker of all time The Great Leo Messi A walking work of Art
Mangisha
10
At least 6 more free kicks, and he could be 2nd on the list of free kicks best ever... Juninho might be impossible to catch, and actually he deserves 1st spot bcos he was a wizard at free kicks. But look at Messi consistency. Best goals scorers, he is there. Best playmakers, he is there. Best assist providers, he is there. Best free kickers, he is there...Messi makes list of basically every football attribute....how they compare him to especially these other modern football players is best known to themselves. Messi has no equal in modern football. I would have no problem with someone cn and said Maradona or Pele were better. As long as it ended there. Messi 3rd spot? No problem. Just don't insult the man by comparing him to the rest...compare them to him.