Lionel Messi is back in goal, of course. A small positive streak was cut by the Argentine at Paris Saint Germain, who was surprised by the Maccabi Haifa until the draw on 30. Thus he cuts a personal drought of 531 minutes without celebrating a goal.
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Messi’s previous target was August 21, in the 27th minute of a lapidary 7-1 against Lille. Then came the closed goal and 86 minutes went by in the 1-1 against Monaco, 83 in the 3-0 against Toulouse, 90 in the 3-0 against Nantes, 83 in the 2-1 against Juventus, 90 in the 1- 0 Brest and 37 this Wednesday against Maccabi.
There, punctually, in a moment of general surprise due to the partial 1-0 of the Israelis, came a play by Mbappé, the center, the failed attempt to clean up a local defender and the definition of Messi: quick and sinister control, a overcome the effort of the American goalkeeper Josh Cohen.
Already in the final Leo assisted Mbappé in a fantastic way for the 2-1 goal. And in the end he enjoyed Neymar’s 3-1.
It happened to Cristiano Ronaldo
With this goal, Messi became the player who transformed the most diverse clubs in the history of the Champions League: they are 39, against the 38 different ones that Cristiano underwent. Additionally, Leo has scored goals in 18 consecutive Champions League matches.
All hugs for Messi, author of the 1-1 (AP Photo / Ariel Schalit)
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In the midst of this streak, Leo had been important for his five assists and, moreover, he had shown his teeth by being replaced three times by Galtier, in the closures of several matches. But the captain of the national team never likes to go out …