“Diabolical capacity to cause pain”: the praise of the press in France for Messi after the triumph of PSG

the future of Lionel Messi It is uncertain. When there are just over two months left before his relationship with the PSGthe rosarino star returned to be decisive for the triumph of the Parisian team for Ligue 1, the only current competition that the team has. It was 2-0 against Nice, as a visitor, and the number 30 opened the scoring and then executed a corner in a great way that ended with Sergio Ramos’s header into the back of the net.

Thus it was that, in the midst of rumors about a possible departure from the French capital to return to Barcelona, ​​while the board of directors analyzes the steps to follow for the next season, the press was appreciative of the game that the Rosario starred in. In the case of the sports newspaper The team, He was blunt with the analysis of Leo’s game.

“He was involved in both goals and was decisive in both, showing his devilish ability to cause pain”, they wrote in the French medium. On top of that, Messi was rated 7 after the win. It was one of the high points of Paris Saint Germain, which had goalkeeper Donnarumma as the main figure in the duel against Nice.

“He was in the right place and made the right move to convert Mendes’ serve (26th) and found Ramos on a corner kick for the second goal (76th). He tried to get the defenders out of the way (3rd, 11th) ”, highlighted L’Equipe in relation to the outstanding moments that the captain of the Argentine team had.

The other medium that spoke of Messi’s performance was The Parisian. “Doubly decisive”the French newspaper narrowed down on the key participation of the Argentine in the victory of PSG, which allowed Christophe Galtier’s team to maintain the distance of six points against Lens at the top of the positions of the highest category of football in France.

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“The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner was much better than in his last two games in the Parc des Princes, against Rennes (0-2) and Lyon (0-1), in which he was harmless against rival defenders. In the 3rd minute, he took his first shot in his favorite area, to the right, from 18 meters, but his attempt went off brushing the post, ”they indicated in the analysis of the Rosario game.

“Available to his teammates, he touches the ball like a defensive midfielder. He was even seen pressing the ball at Ramsey’s feet in the Nice box. His good form was logically rewarded with a goal. Nuno Mendes sent a millimeter cross from the left wing to Leo Messi, who did not forgive with a twisted left foot that beat Schmeichel (26′)”, they added in Le Parisien.

After that, they focused on the left-hander’s performance and how, if he keeps the same, the team is guaranteed to win a new title in France. “Lionel Messi’s efficiency allows PSG to regain serenity at the time of the final sprint. Although the stratospheric Leo who helped Argentina to be proclaimed world champion in Qatar is not back, the level shown tonight should be enough for the Parisians to win their eleventh Ligue 1 title”, they concluded in the local media.

The importance of Messi during the whole of Paris is marked: in 35 games, Leo had active participation on 36 occasions for the French Tricolor, since he converted 19 goals and distributed 17 assistsone step away from Kylian Mbappé, author of 31 goals and 7 assists in all competitions this season.

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