The 2022 World Cup in Qatar is about to open at the end of this month, the major European leagues are compressing their schedules for the final rounds of the World Cup, in a focus game in the just-concluded round of 14 Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain away to face Lorient, the only unbeaten team in all competitions this season is only a team in Paris, in this game, Messi is absent due to injury, Neymar and Mbappe join forces to start, in the game, Neymar is in excellent form, contributing a shot and a pass, helping Paris Saint-Germain to take all three points away Mbappe, on the other hand, was in a bit of a slump and wasted a few excellent scoring opportunities and was substituted early.
In the match with Lorient, in the 9th minute, Neymar actively grabbed the ball at the feet of the Lorient goalkeeper in the penalty area, the ball fell at the feet of Ekitik, Ekitik crossed, Neymar got the ball and dunked the goalkeeper to push the empty goal to score, scoring his 11th goal in Ligue 1 this season and 15 goals in all competitions. In the 81st minute, Neymar assisted Pereira's header from a corner kick to complete the goal, and Neymar provided his 12th assist of the season. In the 60th minute, Neymar sent a brilliant direct pass after connecting two people in midfield, but unfortunately Mbappe's one-handed goal in front did not score.
Neymar has been in astonishing form this season, hitting all of his 2 shots against Lorient, scoring 1 goal, 5 key passes, 5 dribbles and 3 successes, 66 passes 54 successes, 12 confrontations and 8 successes, scoring a game-high score of 8.8 points in the competition. This game is a true portrayal of Neymar's form this season. Since entering the 2022/23 season, Neymar has started a violent mode, scoring in six consecutive rounds since the start of the French Super Cup at the beginning of the season, scoring nine goals in six games, surpassing Messi and Mbappe in the Paris team.
Neymar has played in 19 games so far this season, scoring 15 goals and providing 12 assists for a total of 27 goals, becoming the most scored player in Europe's top five leagues, while Messi has played 18 goals in the same period, scoring 12 goals and providing 14 assists for a total of 26 goals, second only to Neymar. Mbappe is a little less so, scoring 18 goals and providing five assists in 19 appearances, for a total of 23 goals.
In the Qatar 2022 World Cup, Brazil, Argentina and France are the three favourites to win the title, and Neymar, Messi and Mbappe will compete in the World Cup. Neymar is the absolute core of the Brazilian team, and after winning the title in 2002, five-star Brazil has not been able to touch the Hercules Cup for 20 years, and Brazilian fans have pinned all their hopes on Neymar, who is also considered the Brazilian star who has the best hope of leading Brazil to the World Cup title.
Lionel Messi is at the heart of Argentina, who are unbeaten in 33 consecutive games and have also advanced unbeaten in the World Cup final, beating Brazil to win the title in last year's Copa America final. At the World Cup in Qatar, Messi will lead the team to the World Cup title, and the Argentine sees Messi as the player most likely to bring the World Cup back after Maradona.
Brazil joined Serbia, Switzerland and Cameroon in Group G at the World Cup in Qatar, while Argentina and Saudi Arabia, Mexico and Poland were in Group C. If Brazil and Argentina can advance as the first place in the group and then make it all the way to the knockout rounds, Brazil and Argentina will meet in the semifinals. Messi and Neymar will then compete on the field. It can be said that if Messi wants to win the title, he must cross the Neymar level, and now the two are in the same good form, and the victory or defeat is unpredictable.