In the early morning of December 13, Beijing time, the 18th round of the Ligue 1 began to compete. Paris Saint-Germain played at home in this round, and their opponent is Monaco. Messi ushered in a milestone battle in this game, which was the 100th opponent he faced in his club career. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Greater Paris won 2-0 at home, ending the previous two-game draw in the league.
The match was lined up in a 4-3-3 formation in Paris. The goalkeeper is No. 50 Donnarumma, the backcourt four are No. 2 Ashraf, No. 5 Marquinhos, No. 22 Diallo and No. 14 Bernat, the midfielders are No. 18 Wijnaldum, No. 6 Verratti and No. 27 Geye, and the front trident is No. 11 Di Maria, No. 30 Messi and No. 7 Mbappe.
Just two minutes into the first half, Diop's shot hit the upright and popped up, and Paris the Greater One dodged it. In the 12th minute, Paris took the lead, Di Maria was brought down in the box, the referee decisively blew the penalty, Mbappe took the lead and the score became 1-0. In the 28th minute, Messi took a free kick in front of him, and the ball went high over the crossbar. Messi delivered an assist in the 45th minute of the match, Mbappe scored twice, and Paris extended the score to 2-0.
In the 47th minute of the match, Golovin fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area and the ball was saved by Paris goalkeeper Donnarumma. In the 65th minute, Paris won a free-kick opportunity in excellent position in front of the field, and Messi took the penalty slightly above the crossbar. In the 71st minute Mbappe sent a wonderful pass and Messi's shot from a tight angle slid through the goal. In the 80th minute Kylian Mbappe sent the ball again, and Messi's shot from a tight angle was slightly offside.
In the final 90 minutes, Paris Saint-Germain won 2-0 at home to Monaco with Kylian Mbappe's scoring. After winning the match, Greater Paris ended the previous two consecutive league draws, and The Greater Paris continued to top the table with 45 points, and their advantage over the second place had reached 13 points.