Keylor Navas complicated PSG by being sent off, but a great goal from Lionel Messi rescued them [videos]

November 20, 2021

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By: EFE 20 of November 2021

Lionel Messi sentenced the hurried triumph of Paris Saint Germain against Nantes (3-1) in his debut as a scorer in Ligue 1 and Mauricio Pochettino’s team increased their lead at the head of the table. Kylian Mbappe , an own goal from Dennis Appiah and the Argentine’s goal led the twelfth victory in fourteen games for PSG in the French league, despite playing the last half hour with one man less due to the expulsion of the goalkeeper Costa Rican Keylor Navas .

PSG leads Lens by thirteen points , that on Sunday he visits Brest.

Messi scored his first goal in Ligue 1 . Accumulate four already with the shirt of Paris Saint Germain the Argentine, who had only managed to see the door in the Champions League. He scored two goals against Leipzig and one against Manchester City. He had not managed to score so far in the league competition .

Pochettino, who left Sergio Ramos out of the call despite Since he has been in several training sessions with the group, he started the magic triple that they form Messi, Mbappe and Neymar.

The game was put in the face of the leader, who Two minutes he took advantage when Mbappe deflected a long shot from Argentine Leandro Paredes into the net.

The Parisian team dominated but did not finish sentencing. The game was complicated at game time when Keylor Navas rolled Ludovic Blas out of the area when he was facing the goal and was sent off.

The Spanish goalkeeper Sergio Rico took the field, who replaced Neymar. And a quarter of an hour later, Randal Kolo Muani equalized with a high heel that surprised Rico.

Despite playing with ten and with the match even, Paris Saint Germain he reacted and got a prize. Messi appeared. His rapport with Mbappe paid off.

The Argentine looked for the French with a pass that was intercepted by Dennis Appiah . The ball flew towards the visitor’s goal and reached the net after beating goalkeeper Alban Lafont.

Five minutes later, in the 87, Messi sentenced the scoreboard. He received the ball from Mbappe, made a space from the edge and executed an impossible shot for the visiting goal. The goal sentenced the game.