On February 12, Beijing time, the 24th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain 1-0 Lecque Rennes at home. Messi started and delivered a last-minute assist to help Mbappe complete the shootout!
Against defending champions Lille in the last round, Messi scored his first single-game pass since joining Paris, scoring his first goal since 2022 and helping the team win 5-1.
Facing Rennes this time, Messi played the pseudo-No. 9, pairing Mbappe and 18-year-old Simmons up front. However, Leo's desire to shoot in the game is not high, and there are only 2 shots on goal, and there is no right shot, more playing the role of organizer.
In the 64th minute, Messi kicked straight in, Mbappe pushed into the box to break the goal, but unfortunately the offside was first, the goal was blown, and there was no chance of a wonderful assist. Seeing that the game was about to end, the score was still 0-0, and the king of the ball stepped forward again.
In the 93rd minute, Paris counter-attacked, Messi took the ball a few steps, then diagonally blocked the left side of the penalty area, Kylian Mbappe pushed a right foot into the net, 1-0! Lore! The Mem duo is threatening again!
Although he did not score, Messi helped Paris to victory. Throughout the game, he sent 4 key passes and completed 4 successful passes to score 7.3 points.
2 goals in 14 rounds of Ligue 1? Such goal stats are indeed mediocre and even disappointing, but Messi has contributed 7 assists, second only to Kylian Mbappe's 9, averaging 2.6 key passes per game, which is the first in the team and the third in Ligue 1! It can be said that it is the strongest pie feeding master.