Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi put Paris Saint-Germain 2-1 up against Toulouse on Saturday with a stunning curling effort struck from outside the box.

PSG started Saturday's match knowing a win would see them pull eight points clear of Marseille and, having got off to the worst possible start, eventually secured all three points thanks to a moment of brilliance from the Argentine magician. Messi then completed the comeback just before the hour mark in sumptuous fashion, flashing a long-range effort out of nowhere into the bottom corner, leaving the flying Maxime Dupe no chance in the Toulouse goal. A 20th minute Branco van den Boomen goal had given the away side an unlikely lead, but Achraf Hakimi struck before half time to draw the sides level.

Lionel Messi gave Paris Saint-Germain the 2-1 lead after the 35-year-old scored off an amazing first touch strike against Toulouse.

After Achraf Hakimi scored a world-class goal from outside the box, Messi joined the Morocco international by scoring a fantastic first-touch strike that provided PSG the 2-1 lead. — beIN SPORTS Español (@ESbeINSPORTS) Toulouse en vivo por beIN SPORTS Ñ.

Paris Saint-Germain ended Toulouse's impressive unbeaten start to 2023 with a 2-1 win in Ligue 1 at Parc des Princes on Saturday. Lionel Messi came up big ...

It was little wonder that Messi and Ekitike spent long periods of the game struggling to get into shooting positions despite some favorable shot and possession numbers at full time where PSG ended up with 22 total shots and 570 total completed passes to Toulouse's 14 and 341. PSG have been labored since the FIFA 2022 World Cup and that appears set to continue despite this success. The likes of Carlos Soler, Hugo Ekitike, and the injured Renato Sanches all flattered to deceive once more with the latter taken off in tears after just 14 minutes.

The DFB decided that enough was enough and brought in fresh faces, one of which is former Bayer Leverkusen player Rudi Völler who is now the director of the ...

The players have to act in every friendly game as if it were a qualifier,” the ex- [AS Roma](https://www.chiesaditotti.com) player stated. “Of course, the clubs have other interests. “The national team is the most important team we have. [Bayern Munich](https://www.bavarianfootballworks.com) coach Hansi Flick’s men must give it their all regardless of whether the game is a competitive one or not. Völler pointed out that CBs who are great at build-up should do the trick. Rudi has a feisty side which showed itself when the 62-year-old flat out rejected the idea of Argentina being better than Germany, disproven only by Lionel Messi.