In this round of Ligue 1, Greater Paris is at home to usher in a match with Monaco, which has not played well this season, and Monaco is only eighth in the league, while Greater Paris is currently at the top of the league with a 13-point advantage. Needless to say, the greater Paris side still took the game 2:0 away with a devastating trend, Mbappe did not open the second time against the old owner and Messi was not so active in this game, although contributing a key assist but the second goal of the league was delayed.
Monaco almost countered in the opening, and in the 2nd minute, Diop staged a play that hit the upright, which also reminded the paris team to pay attention to defense. Monaco has not created a decent attack since then, and Paris Saint-Germain's side broke through by No. 11 Di Maria in the 11th minute, causing a foul on the opposing defender Sidibé in the penalty area, and the referee decisively awarded a penalty! The referee Mbappe scored the ball steadily and successfully killed the old master to bring the score to 1:0.
In the 28th minute, Messi's first chance finally came, the main free kick he was too far away from the goal to directly release the anti-aircraft cannon, and after the free kick Messi was also embarrassed to smile, but this is a rare free kick that Messi has deflected out of the goal so big.
In the last minute of the first half, Messi faced a golden opportunity to selflessly split the ball to Mbappe after a clever steal of the opponent's pass, who scored another goal to complete the double.
Excited to celebrate Mbappe
Shortly after the start of the second half, Bernat fell to the ground without confrontation, and Pochettino had to replace him with Tilo Correa. In the 63rd minute, Maripan brought down Messi in front of the penalty area, and then Messi again took a free kick and deflected it a little more.
In the 71st minute, Mbappe also threw a peach in return for An assist for Messi, but Messi's push shot was deflected out of the goal due to the angle, but it was a pity that this time it was fitted. And in the last minute, Messi got another chance, Mbappe did not believe in the evil assist to messi in front of him, and the Boss May squeezed out Maripan's defense with a tough scramble with the opposing defenders to deflect the ball out of the goal again.
After the game, fans wondered why manager Pochettino would rather replace Mbappe than Messi in the last minute, personally I think there are two reasons for this. One is that Mbappe has already received a yellow card for not being calm enough in the fight with Maripán in this game, and Pochettino replaced him in order to protect the players. The second point is that after Di Maria came off, Mbappe and Messi were not skilled enough, and Messi's role was greater than Mbappe's at this time, he was able to form a threatening opportunity in the front, and he could also withdraw as a midfielder, which Mbappe could not compare.
The state of the Mei King in this game is also a worry for everyone, and several free kicks and missed opportunities tell us the fact that he is not fully recovered in Ligue 1 at present, and his performance in the Champions League is more illustrative. Messi's loss of five possessions and two missed scoring opportunities in a single game in this game was unimaginable before, and the difference in form was evident in his midweek Champions League match against Bruges.
All in all, we would very much like to see Boss May continue to give his wonderful performances in Ligue 1, but facing such a situation requires him to adjust his mentality and physical state and wish his next Ligue 1 goal coming soon.