Without the softness of his right foot, Lionel Messi’s sumptuous goal would probably not have existed. Saturday evening in Clermont, the Argentinian connection between Leandro Paredes and the “Pulga” spoke about the 5-0 goal: delight of a long pass from the first, chest-turned sequence to lob Mory Diaw from the second. Returning in the 67th minute in place of Vitinha, the Parisian number 8 did not have to be ashamed of his performance: 23 minutes of play, 40 balls hit, 97% of successful passes (35/36, including 3/3 long balls), 1 interception and 1 successful tackle (100%). Not the most lukewarm Paredes we’ve seen in Paris.
