Lionel Messi: praise for his goals and his records in the Champions League

Leo Messi He was again the great figure of PSG in the win against Maccabi Haifa (7-2) in Paris. The striker, who had just been decisive in the win against Ajaccio (3-0) in France’s Ligue 1, recorded a brace and two assists against the Israeli team.

For his part, Brazilian midfielder Neymar Jr. contributed with a goal and caused an own goal.

Messi was in charge of opening the scoring (19′) with a great goal: with a three-finger left-footed shot to the angle after combining with Kylian Mbappé. Half an hour into the game (35′), Messi provided the assist for Neymar to make it 3-0 with a powerful long-range shot.

The “Flea” scored his second goal of the afternoon at the stroke of half-time (45′) with a powerful shot from the half-moon, after hooking and leaving the mark seeded. Already in the second half, Neymar put the rival on the ropes by provoking an own goal for 6-2 with a pass that Shon Goldberg ended up deflecting towards his own goal (67′).

Messi reappeared in the final stretch (84′) with his second serve, a deep ball for the Spanish Carlos Soler to put the final 7-2 on the scoreboard.

Messi’s impressive figures in the Champions League

Messi, who celebrated his 50th match in a PSG shirt, thus reached 79 goals in the Champions League group stage, more than any other player in the history of the tournament.

In total, he has scored 129 goals in 160 games in European competition, placing himself just 11 goals behind the all-time top scorer, Cristiano Ronaldo (140).

Messi and Neymar, fixed in Christophe Galtier’s scheme, were starters and completed the 90 minutes on the pitch. Brazilian defender Marquinhos also participated, who completed 79 minutes before coming off the bench.

PSG remains undefeated in the competition after three wins and two draws and has secured a ticket to the round of 16.

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