November 20, 2021 Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi in action REUTERSLionel Messi scored his first Ligue 1 goal as Paris St Germain opened a 13-point lead in Ligue 1 despite playing almost half an hour with 10 men in a 3-1 home win against Nantes on Saturday. PSG started brilliantly as Mbappe deflected Leandro Paredes' long-range strike to put the hosts ahead after just two minutes. The attacking trio coordinated nicely, with Mbappe shifting to the right wing and leaving Messi more on the inside. Mbappe tormented the Nantes defence with his technique and brutal accelerations as he looked to find Messi. But Appiah deflected a Messi cross into his own net in the 81st minute, before Messi sent the Parc des Princes crowd into raptures with his trademark curled strike.

Source: Standard Digital November 20, 2021 23:11 UTC