In the early morning of December 23, Beijing time, the 19th round of the Ligue 1 began to compete, and in this round, Paris Saint-Germain played away from home, and their opponent was Lorient. After 90 minutes of fierce fighting, Paris did not score a goal until the last minute, and finally they drew 1-1 with their opponents, breaking a big cold in this round of Ligue 1.
Mbappe was suspended for accumulating a yellow card in this match, so Paris chose the combination of Messi and Icardi in the front line. Messi re-emerged after the suspension of the last round of cup matches, ushering in his final official match of 2021. However, Messi's final battle failed to score a goal.
Messi was desperate to score goals throughout the game, with four shots on goal and two shots on target, the highest number of shots in the game. However, in the game, Messi regretted not being able to score, and he had a shot that hit the goal frame and missed the goal. Messi has hit the post or crossbar with 6 shots on goal in Ligue 1 this season, the most in the entire Ligue 1. Despite failing to score, Messi scored a game-high score of 8.7 points.
After this match, Messi completed all his first half of Ligue 1. After moving from Barcelona to Paris this season, Messi did not find the rhythm to score goals in Ligue 1. Messi played a total of 11 games in the first half of Ligue 1, and in these 11 games, Messi scored only one goal, averaging only 0.09 goals per game, setting a new career low.
Ligue 1 scored just one goal in the first half, the worst half goal of Messi's career. Messi had previously scored only one goal in the 2005-06 halfway season, but messi was only a fledgling at the time and was still not an absolute mainstay at Barca. Arguably the first half of the season was messi's worst half of his career.
Since joining Paris, Messi has played a total of 16 games on all fronts, scoring 6 goals and assisting 4 times, which is also a not dazzling achievement. Next, Ligue 1 will enter a short winter break, and I hope that Messi can rest and adjust and strive to usher in an outbreak in the second half.