Messi helps PSG win Ligue 1 4 rounds early
Coach Mauricio Pochettino’s teachers and students opened the scoring in the 68th minute after Lionel Messi’s classy long shot. With 10 men, Lens still played resilient and suddenly equalized in the 88th minute after a counterattack ended with Corentin Jean’s close-range ball buffer.
1-1 is the final score of the match at the Park of the Princes. PSG got 78 points after 34 games while Marseille 2nd with 62 points after 33 matches. Even with all wins in the remaining 5 rounds of the season, Dimitri Payet and his teammates could not equalize the 16-point gap with PSG.
Before opening the scoring, PSG went through difficult moments before Lens. Coach Pochettino’s army finished 9 times in the first half, but most of them were handled incorrectly.
In the top 5 European leagues alone from the 2017/18 season, Messi scored 36 goals from outside the penalty area, twice as much as the man behind Dries Mertens (18 goals).
The stalemate still clings to “Le Parisien” in the second half. Even when the Lens goal was empty in the 53rd minute, Mbappe’s kick from close range was blocked by the defender right in front of the goal line.
In the 57th minute, the host enjoyed an advantage when the opponent only had 10 people left. Defender Danso slipped and accidentally cut down Neymar. This ball made him receive a second yellow card from the referee.
When the opponent lost people, PSG did not show dominance. When his teammates on the front line were deadlocked, Sergio Ramos had to regularly join the attack. In the 66th minute, he almost became a hero with a shot that hit the bar in the penalty area.
PSG’s stalemate was only cleared up after Messi’s shining moment in the 68th minute. Then, the host played subjectively and let the visitors equalize in the 88th minute. Jonathan Clauss stretched just enough for Jean to cushion. the ball knocks out Keylor Navas.
1 point is enough for Messi and his teammates to become the new Ligue 1 king. “El Pulga” adds to the collection of the first title in the new club’s shirt and is the 8th national championship in his peak career ( 7 in La Liga, 1 in Ligue 1). In total, Messi has 39 trophies, just four behind the record holder for most titles won by Dani Alves.
After this season, PSG will enter a busy summer transfer window. Kylian Mbappe, Angel Di Maria, Mauro Icardi are the stars on the way to leave the Parc des Princes.
at Blogtuan.info – Source: vtc.vn – Read the original article here
