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Argentine-Brazilian Lionel Messi and Brazilian Neymar led their Paris Saint-Germain team to overcome the trap of their host Troyes and win 4-3 on Saturday, in the thirteenth stage of the French football championship. The match was a test for the Parisian side before facing their Italian host Juventus on Wednesday in an attempt to resolve the top half of group eight, which they share with Portugal’s Benfica.
Argentine Lionel Messi and Brazilian Neymar gave an extraordinary performance at the helm of their team Paris Saint Germain He overturned the defeat against his host Troyes and beat him 4-3 on Saturday, in the thirteenth stage of the French football championship.
Messi and Neymar scored a goal, the former drew 2-2 in the 55th minute, and the latter brought him a 3-2 lead for the Parisian team for the first time in the match (62), and each scored a goals like the Argentine passed the ball on a plate to the Brazilian In the second goal, Neymar set the first draw for the Spaniard Carlos Soler (24). Kylian Mbappé secured Paris Saint-Germain victory by scoring the fourth goal from a penalty that Soler grabbed (77).
Paris Saint-Germain were followed twice by Guinea-Bissau’s Mama Balde in the third and 52 minutes, and Croatian Ante Balaversa narrowed the difference in the 88th minute.
Tests before facing Juventus
Paris Saint-Germain maintained their unbeaten record in various competitions this season and achieved their fourth consecutive league victory and eleventh, solidifying their lead with 35 points, bringing the difference back to five points behind. direct pursuit of Lens, the winner of their host, Toulouse, with three clean goals, Friday, in the opening phase.
Saturday’s game was a test for the team from the capital, before their visit to the “Allianz Stadium” in Turin next Wednesday to face Juventus, host of Italy, in an attempt to resolve the top of the eighth round they share. with Benfica.
But coach Christophe Galtier’s men have suffered from some defensive errors, which cost them two goals against a team overwhelmed by their sixth defeat this season and the second in their last five games in which they have not tasted the taste of victory.
“We have so many things to correct – commented Galtier -. If you have conceded three goals in the Champions League, you do not have much chance of winning. We have conceded five goals in a week, which is too many. Obviously we will work on this, because we have to stop playing. give more goals to your opponents.
The guests surprised the Parisian club, which was slated for a large share, thanks to victory over Israeli host Maccabi Haifa (7-2) on Tuesday in the fifth round of the Champions League, with an early goal scored by his parents after a pass from Portuguese midfielder Ronis Lubis.
Paris Saint-Germain fell with all their weight in search of an equalizer and were successful in the 24th minute when Neymar passed a ball inside the box to Soler, then prepared it himself and followed him to goal empty.
And then the opportunities of Mbappe’s team mates have abounded, without translating them into goals.
The defending champion continued his lead in the second half, but experienced the same scenario as in the first, when Troyes managed to advance through his country again, when he received a cross from Wilson Oduber, so he prepared and got himself he shot first shooting with great satisfaction to the left of the goal of the Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma (52).
Messi managed to equalize with a powerful left foot from outside the box, inhabited by the right corner of goalkeeper Gautier Gayon (55), bringing his score to seven goals this season.
Neymar first gave the Parisian club’s progress in the match when he received a ball on a plate from Messi inside the area and threw it into the goal with his right hand (62).
It is Neymar’s tenth goal this season, breaking the partnership for second place on the scorers list with Canadian Lille forward Jonathan David.
Paris Saint-Germain received a penalty after Soler’s obstruction inside the area by goalkeeper Gayon, Mbappe succeeded (77), scoring his 11th goal this season, improving his list of top scorers.
Troyes narrowed the gap with a header from Palaversa from close range on Renault Ribar’s “on the fly” ball (88).
Another disappointment for Marseille
Marseille continued their disappointing league results and failed to win for the fourth straight game by falling into the trap of a 2-2 draw against host Strasbourg.
The Mediterranean side were well on their way to an easy win when advancing with two goals from Senegalese Bamba Dieng (8) and Burkinabe Issa Kabore (35), but collapsed in the second half and conceded two goals scored by South African Libo Muthiba (76 ) and Kevin Gameiro (90 + 4).
France 24 / AFP
