In the early morning of January 24, Beijing time, the 22nd round of the Ligue 1 continued, with Paris Saint-Germain playing at home against Reims. Verratti opened the record for Paris in the first half, Ramos and Verratti scored a goal each in the second half to lead 3-0, and Messi came off the bench for four minutes to provide an assist, setting a record for the fastest assist on the bench in 18 years of his career.
Last season, Paris lost to Lille by 1 point, did not qualify for defending the Ligue 1, this season the team played a stable, coupled with Lille, Lyon, Monaco and other title-seeking favorites have not been able to do, so that Greater Paris is fighting for the title.
At present, The Greater Paris has accumulated 50 points to rank first, the lead has expanded to 10 points, and there is not much problem in playing normally to win the championship, and the place with suspense is to win the championship several rounds in advance. This round of home against Reims, greater Paris ushered in good news, Argentine superstar Messi officially returned, this is his return to the game after a month.
Manager Pochettino did not dare to take a risk and put Messi on the bench list, and Mbappe, Icardi and Di Maria formed the starting trident.
After the opening, Greater Paris besieged the Reims backline. In the 3rd minute, Mbappe opted for a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball deflected off the far post. In the 15th minute, Di Maria also fired a long-range shot from outside the penalty area, and the ball was slightly high. In the 24th minute, Paris pulled in a corner kick and Danilo flicked his head slightly high on goal.
In the 43rd minute, Paris Grande finally broke the deadlock, Di Maria split the ball into the box, Icardi's shot was blocked, Verratti followed up and directly hit the net, Greater Paris led 1-0, Verratti scored for the team again after 3 years.
In the second half, the 62nd minute, the big Paris corner kick was opened, the danilo header in front of the penalty area was blocked, and Ramos's supplementary shot in front of the goal was saved and then made up, helping Greater Paris to extend the score 2-0. This goal is also Ramos's first goal for the new owner.
After Ramos scored, Messi came off the bench to replace Di Maria. This is Messi's first game since 2022, and finally returned to the game, messi immediately sent an assist as soon as he played.
Playing in the 63rd minute, assisting in the 67th minute, Messi received the ball from the bottom line and crossed vilati in the box, whose shot was rubbed by the defender and changed into the net, giving Paris a 3-0 lead.
Missing several consecutive games did not affect Messi's state in the slightest, and Messi immediately contributed as soon as he appeared. It was his fifth assist in Ligue 1, plus 1 goal.