Ligue 1: Lionel Messi got here to rescue Paris Saint Germain within the dying levels of the Ligue 1 fixture in opposition to Lille as he saved his aspect from blushes on Sunday. The PSG ahead scored an injury-time winner to assist Les Parisiens keep away from their fourth consecutive loss. The match witnessed excessive motion and the Paris membership staged a comeback after trailing within the second half.
It grew to become a particular win for PSG as they missed their star ahead Neymar for almost all a part of the second half. The Brazilian ahead was taken off the sector on a stretcher after twisting his proper ankle at first of the second half. PSG led the primary half by 2-1 however then trailed 2-3 as Lille had been on their option to victory. But Mbappe and Messi scored to take their aspect dwelling 4-3.
PSG made an excellent begin as Kylian Mbappe and Neymar discovered the again of the nets within the first half. But, there got here a twist within the story as the Les Parisiens conceded their benefit. Bafode Diakite pulled one again to shut the primary half 2-1 in favour of PSG. Jonathan David then opened the scoresheets within the second half with a 58-minute penalty kick. Jonathan Bamba piled extra strain on his opponents as he discovered the nets within the 69th minute. But Kylian Mbappe discovered his second purpose of the match within the 87th minute to carry it stage earlier than a Messi free-kick sealed the sport in 90+5 minutes.Â
Messi scored a curling free kick to beat the Lille goal-saver Lucas Chevalier. Sporting director Luis Campos, who was seen screaming on the gamers and match officers, was seen celebrating the win. Meanwhile, Mbappe admitted that the crew was not at its finest. “The match was not great, we made a lot of mistakes,” admitted Mbappe. “But we have shown that even when the context is not favourable, we can get by.”