At 3:45 a.m. Beijing time on December 13, the 18th round of this season's Ligue 1 is about to usher in a focus battle, from Paris Saint-Germain home to eight-time champions Monaco. Last season, Paris was double-killed by Monaco at home and away, setting a 5-year humiliating record, and now the team has a chance for revenge, Messi, who has scored three consecutive home goals in the Champions League, has not yet scored consecutive goals at home in the league, and will also hit the second goal of Ligue 1.
At the end of the Champions League group stage, Paris Can shift its focus to the Ligue 1. In the last round, The Greater Paris forced the draw with Lens, almost upset the loss, points, 17 rounds of 13 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss, accumulated 42 points to firmly rank first, and led the second place Rennes by 11 points.
Last season, Paris Lost by 1 point to Lille, missing out on four consecutive Ligue 1 titles, defending champions Lille this season, and the two giants of Lyon and Monaco dropped the chain and could not threaten the leadership position of Greater Paris.
This round of greater Paris is at home and is about to usher in the Monaco challenge, which currently has 7 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in 17 rounds, and is ranked 7th in the standings with 26 points, 16 points behind the top of the table, and there is no hope of winning the championship.
According to statistics, the two teams have met in the past 12 times, and Greater Paris has won 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses, gaining the upper hand, during which it has won 4 consecutive wins. Last season, Paris was double-matched by Monaco at home and away, 0-2 at home and 2-3 away, which was the second consecutive loss to Monaco after a gap of five years.
At present, in addition to Neymar's absence due to injury, Messi, Mbappe, Di Maria and other attackers can play. As a new signing, Messi played well in La Liga, and when it came to Ligue 1, he fell into a problem of adaptation, making 9 appearances in Ligue 1 this season, and the Argentine superstar only scored 1 goal and tried 36 shots on goal, which is far from the efficiency of playing in La Liga.
Compared to scoring three consecutive home goals in the Champions League and scoring a total of five goals, Messi's goal efficiency in Ligue 1 is not high, which is where Messi needs to improve.
This time at home against Monado, Messi unsurprisingly started, partnering Di Maria and Mbappe in the front. Lionel Messi has now surpassed Pele as the South American player with the most goals scored in official matches, so every goal is a new all-time record for a South American player, and Messi also has the opportunity to finish twice in Ligue 1 for the first time and assist at home for the first time for Paris.
The game is close to 4 a.m. kick-off, CCTV sports channel CCTV5 still arranges live broadcast, I believe many fans will stay up late to watch.