In the 12th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain played Ajaccio away. Messi scored one goal and two assists, Mbappe scored two shots and one pass, and Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0, winning two consecutive league games and continuing to sit at the top of the table.
On paper, this is not a reciprocal contest. Paris Saint-Germain's star-studded squad features superstars such as Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Messi, with a total value of €890 million, ranking first in Ligue 1. Ajaccio is just over 26 million, ranking first from the bottom.
In terms of rankings, Paris Saint-Germain is at the top of the table with 9 wins, 2 draws and 29 points, while Ajaccio is a promoted horse, with only 8 points from 2 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats, ranking third from the bottom and deep in the relegation zone.
The two teams have met in their last seven meetings, with Paris Saint-Germain unbeaten with four wins and two draws, and have not lost to Ajaccio in 16 years.
Although the opponent's strength is limited and the victory or defeat is not suspenseful, Paris manager Galtier is not careless, Messi and Mbappe continue to play, and Neymar and Ramos are suspended for red and yellow cards.
In the 12th minute, Paris won a free kick in front, Messi directly from 25 meters away, the ball hit the opposing player to refract, straight to the bottom left corner of the goal, Ajaccio goalkeeper flew to the side to defuse.
In the 21st minute, Messi stepped back and crossed the ball, Mbappe took the ball from the front of the box and crossed to the back post, Fabian Ruiz volleyed from a small angle, the ball passed in front of the goal, and missed the opportunity to score.
In the 23rd minute, Soler counter-attacked near midfield, Messi sent a brilliant straight shot and Kylian Mbappe scrambled into the far corner from a tight angle.
Messi's pass was just right, VAR signaled that Mbappe was just not offside, the goal was established, Paris Saint-Germain broke the deadlock, 1-0!
The easy side fought again, and the Paris Saint-Germain offensive came one after another. In the 48th minute, Messi sent his trademark pick cross, which Bernat blocked from a tight angle. In the 50th minute, Ashraf went straight down the right and Sanchez's powerful shot from a tight angle was saved.
In the 56th minute, Messi sent another precise direct kick that Mbappe swung off and his left-footed volley was deflected.
In the 78th minute, Bernate knocked back from the left, Mbappe heeled a wonderful pass, Messi rushed to arrive, dashingly passed the goalkeeper and pushed the empty goal, both of them completed the pass to make it possible, Paris extended their advantage 2-0.
In the 81st minute, Messi completed the assist to score twice, Mbappe fell to the ground and fired another goal, Paris Saint-Germain scored two goals in three minutes, 3-0 to kill the suspense of the game.
It is worth mentioning that Messi leads the assist list with 9 assists, contributing 19 assists in 26 appearances in Ligue 1 this year, the player with the most assists in the five major leagues in 2022. Kylian Mbappe scored 10 goals in 11 Ligue 1 matches, surpassing Neymar and Jonathan David to lead the scorers alone.
In this game, the two biggest stars in Paris played dominant, with Messi scoring 9.3 points and being crowned the best of the match, followed by Mbappe with 9.2 points.
In the end, Paris Saint-Germain won 3-0, winning 10 and drawing 2 after 12 rounds, leading the table with 32 points.