Ligue 1 ushered in the 24th round of contention, in which the match between the giants Paris and Rennes at home received the attention of many fans. Paris lost the title in the league and Champions League last season, which disappointed fans. Now that Messi has officially returned, Neymar has also ushered in ball training, the strongest team In Paris, the match with Rennes, Paris has to not only win, but also to win and keep a clean sheet.
However, when the game first came up, it was the away team Rennes who had the advantage. In the 7th minute, Rennes launched an attack on the left, Labod faced Ashraf's defense after receiving the ball, decisively accelerated to start, after shaking off the position, the bottom cross, the back point of the Brijoo volleyed the kick, but the ball flew directly to the goal after the ground, fortunately, Navas single-handedly held the ball out of the bottom line, only to turn the danger. In the 14th minute, Rennes won another corner kick opportunity, and the head of Santa Maria, who was fighting for the top of the box, flew out of the upright and once again missed the goal.
After withstanding these three axes, the Paris team finally ushered in the offensive. Mbappe was unusually active on the left and his best chance came in the 40th minute. Mbappe chose to cut inside after the breakthrough, only to have his sticking cut around the goalkeeper, flying to the back of the goal and accidentally hitting the upright, and then Simmons' shot was once again blocked by the defender who rushed back. After a midfield adjustment, Paris continued to exert power in the second half, and in the 48th minute Draxler's push shot inside the penalty area was slightly deflected, and in the 64th minute Mbappe's goal was judged to be offside, and the score was not rewritten.
Watching the time slip away minute by minute, Paris had an offensive but did not take the lead. But the superstar was always a superstar, and finally in the 92nd minute of the match, the goal of Paris arrived. Rennes pressed the ball that was cut off by Paris, Icardi instigated a counterattack, he distributed the ball to Messi in the middle, only to see Messi rush in, he accelerated while looking up at the running position of his teammates, and finally in a moment between offside and non-offside, Messi found the right moment to go straight to Mbappe on the left side, who entered the box and calmly pushed the goal to shoot from a distance, and Paris completed the kill.
This game Paris is also very difficult to win, from the post-match statistics can be seen, although Paris has a ball control rate of up to 65%, most of the time in charge of the ball, but in terms of the number of shots, Paris and the visiting team Rennes are 15 times, which means that in the offensive Paris can not take a little advantage, can win, completely rely on messi and Mbappe, the two superstars of the top play. It can be said that the goal of the pre-match Paris victory was not completed, but it scared the fans out of a cold sweat.
However, it is gratifying that Messi has gradually improved in the last two games since his return from a new crown injury, he contributed 1 goal and 1 assist against Lille in the last game, and this time assisted Mbappe's kill, which also reminded fans of the all-powerful Meiju king of Barca at his peak.
Two days later, Paris will be challenged at home to Real Madrid, the first leg of the Champions League knockout round and the club's most important trophy. With messi's recovery of form and Neymar's return from injury, the overall combat effectiveness of Paris has obviously improved significantly, as a former sworn enemy, Messi is definitely looking forward to a big victory over this opponent and launching an attack on the fifth Champions League title of personal professional student.