Lionel Messi scored as Paris St Germain stretched their Ligue 1 lead to five points with a 3-1 win at Montpellier on Wednesday, but will be sweating on Kylian Mbappe's fitness with the Champions League round of 16 looming.
France forward Mbappe sustained an apparent thigh injury and missed two penalties (retake) in two minutes, two weeks before the capital side take on Bayern Munich in their Champions League last-16 first leg.
Mbappe limped off holding his left thigh after 20 minutes into a lacklustre first half, but PSG burst into life after the break with Fabian Ruiz, Messi and Warren Zaire-Emery finding the the net to put them on 51 points from 21 games.
Match Events
9' Mbappe misses penalty TWICE!
11' Yellow Card! Danilo Pereira booked
20' Mbappe goes off injured
35' OFFSIDE! Messi’s goal disallowed
46' CLOSE! Messi’s shot wide out
52' OFFSIDE! Hakimi’s goal disallowed
55' GOAL! Montpellier 0-1 PSG (Fabian Ruiz)
64' Messi's shot stopped!
72' GOAL! Montpellier 0-2 PSG (Messi)
77' Messi’s shot wide out
83' CLOSE! Messi’s shot wide out
89' GOAL! Montpellier 1-2 PSG (Arnaud Nordin)
92' GOAL! Montpellier 1-3 PSG (Zaire-Emery)
Line-ups
Montpellier XI: Benjamin Lecomte, Germain, Jullien, Téji Savanier, Mavididi, Maouassa, Sacko, Kiki Kouyaté, Léo Leroy, Joris Chotard, Maxime Estève
Subs: Sakho, J.Ferri, Bingourou Kamara, Arnaud Nordin, Redouane Halhal, Khalil Fayad, Enzo Tchato, Axel Gueguin, S. Faye
PSG XI: Donnarumma, Hakimi, Ramos, Marquinhos, Mendes, Danilo, Vitinha, Ruiz, Soler, Messi, Mbappe
Subs: Rico, Bernat, R.Sanches, Timothée Pembélé, Hugo Ekitiké, El Chadaille Bitshiabu, Ismaël Gharbi, Warren Zaïre-Emery, Ilyes Housni
N0_N0NsENSE
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3 things sure in life: -Taxes -Death -Messi pointing at the guy who assisted him. 😍😍
flourishdee
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That penalty kick spot makes him look like an angel.
MESSIoverPENALDO
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What a performance from Messi 🐐 good to see him back at his best❗️
footballfr3ak
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Mbappe missed the penalty... keeper wasn't on his line so gets a second chance. He missed the retake as well and then hits the rebound over a practically open net! 🙃 Thankfully there were Ruiz and Messi 🐐 to save the day. No Mbappe No problem. 🔥🔥
MynewId
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French Media's Overprotected Child missed Penalties 2 times + Open Goal Rebound , But somehow it will be Messi's Fault
MESSIoverPENALDO
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No mbappe no Neymar Messi: I will do it for you
Factos
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I think Kylian used all penalty luck for the season in the WC final.
eggosa91
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magic Leo you can't just hate him 💙
MESSIoverPENALDO
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Messi take over Ronaldo all time too 5 league goals 🐐❗️ What a player Ronaldo 696 Messi 697 and counting
Paciottispiritman
524
Wether they won or loss what I know is that my GOAT won the World Cup 🔥❤️
Nash_FCB
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Montpellier defenders Everytime they see Messi coming 🤣🤣
Justihno
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Mbappe will lose form like Hazard immediately he leaves PSG. Mbappe will never reach his Full Potential because his not Humble. Imagine in a Team were Messi is, you're dragging to be the Chief Penalty taker. It's just like an Elder Standing up for you to Sit, you will see it as Greatness but it is a Curse, you might never live upto the Age of that Elder. You can never Attract what you Despise. You're fooling yourself when you're Competing with the People you're supposed to Learn from.