Kylian Mbappe and world cup winner Lionel Messi broke new records in PSG’s comfortable victory against Nantes. Last night, Paris Saint-Germain defeated Nantes at Parc des Princes, where Lionel Messi and Mbappe scored for the team. Messi’s 12th-minute goal marks his 1000 goals contribution in his career. He has scored 701 goals and registered 299 assists so far in his career.
At the same time, Kylian Mbappe has become the top scorer for Paris Saint Germain, breaking Edinson Cavani’s 200 goals record. He is now the leading goalscorer with 201 goals.
Match Report
PSG boss Christophe Galtier set up PSG’s formation with 3-5-2 to host Nantes at Parc des Princes. Neymar Jr. missed this match due to an injury, so Messi led the attack with Kylian Mbappe.
The manager used Nuno Mendes and Mukiele as the two wing-backs with three center-backs. On the other side, the Nantes boss played his team in a 5-3-2 formation, focusing on defensive football.
The match was going on with PSG dominating the visitors. Parsi Saint-Germain didn’t take much time to take the lead at their home ground. Lionel Messi scored the first goal of the match as he netted the ball in the 12th minute. After that, the home team took only five minutes to double their lead. It was an own goal as Nantes defender Jaouen Hadjam put the ball into his own net.
However, the visitors also tried hard to fight back against PSG. They returned a goal in the 31st minute with Ludovic Blas’ incredible strike outside from the box. The visitors made the match more interesting. They leveled the scoreline within seven minutes. This time, striker Ignatius Ganago found the equalizer for Nantes.
In the second half, PSG became desperate to score again. They created many chances and finally took the lead again with Danilo Pereira’s goal in the 60th minute.
Anyway, the home team got a penalty kick five minutes later but was overturned after the VAR Check. In addition, Kylian Mbappe wrote his name on the scoresheet at the very last moment of the match. He found the net in the injury time to make the scoreline 4-2. This goal makes Kylian Mbappe the leading scorer for PSG.
