At 4 a.m. Beijing time on March 12, Paris Saint-Germain took on Brest away in the 27th round of the 2022-23 Ligue 1 season. In the first half, Soler broke the deadlock with a supplementary shot and Onora equalized with a counterattack; In the 90th minute of the second half, Messi provided his 300th assist of his club career, and Kylian Mbappe scored the decisive goal, which was also the 3,000th goal of Paris in the top flight. In the end, Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest 2-1 to usher in a fourth consecutive Ligue 1 victory and lead the table with 11 points.
The match comes after Paris have just returned from the Champions League after being beaten by Bayern Munich over two legs to reach the round of 16. In Ligue 1, Grand Paris is still untouchable, and they have completed a wave of three consecutive wins to lead the table. In this game, Messi and Mbappe partnered up front.
In the third minute, Kylian Mbappe volleyed with his left foot on the left side of the penalty area, the ball hit the defender's leg and then bounced into the arm, and the referee did not award a penalty. In the 11th minute, Fabian Luiz crossed from the left side of the box, Messi's right-footed volley swept into the air, and Soler's right-footed shot hit the upright.
In the 14th minute, Messi burst into the box with the ball from the middle, and the Brest defender was not far away in the scuffle, Soler received the ball back, Verratti followed up and pushed, and the ball was blocked by the Brest defender. In the 26th minute, Soler picked out a cross from inside the box and Kylian Mbappe on the right stepped forward to sweep the ball into the far corner, and the ball was slightly deflected.
In the 32nd minute, Paris won a free kick in front of the goal, Messi took a left-footed shot that was blocked by Verratti, who was crouched in front of the wall. In the 37th minute, Kylian Mbappe's powerful right-footed volley from outside the box was saved by goalkeeper Bizo, and Soler in the box followed up with a follow-up shot to give Paris a 1-0 lead over Brest.
In the 43rd minute, the home team took advantage of the counter-attack to equalize the score, a long pass from the back pierced the Paris defense, Onora reversed the offside and stopped the ball into the box, Ramos tackled, Onora scored with a left-footed volley, Brest 1-1 Paris. At the end of the first half, the two teams were temporarily tied.
In the second half, Mbappe was hit in pain by an elbow from a defender defending him in the 51st minute. In the 55th minute, Nuno Mendes crossed from the left side of the pitch, and Messi stopped the ball and fired a left-footed shot that deflected slightly off the upright.
In the 62nd minute, Paris' cross from the right was cut off by an opposing defender, and Kylian Mbappe countered in the box and pushed her shot into the far corner. In the 65th minute, Soler took the ball back, followed by Messi leaning on the defender's left foot to push into the far corner, Bizo magically saved the shot.
In the 69th minute, Kylian Mbappe sent in a straight shot and Nuno Mendes, who was cut to the left side of the penalty area, received the ball and swung a shot from a small angle over the defender's left foot, and Bizo saved the ball off the line. In the 74th minute, Mbappe received a pass from midfielder and volleyed with his right foot after stepping on a bicycle in front of the box, and Bizo held the ball.
In the 86th minute, Mbappe and Belkobra clashed over the ball, Mbappe pushed Belcopra from behind, the latter hugged Mbappe's thigh, Paris No.7 had a slight retaliatory kick, Belcopra got up and pushed Mbappe. The referee played 50 boards each, each with a yellow card.
In the 90th minute, Paris played a quick counter-attack, Messi did not hesitate to send a direct pass after receiving the ball in midfield, Mbappe countered the offside to form a single knife, he passed the goalkeeper and scored an empty goal, Paris beat Brest 2-1.
It was Messi's 300th assist in his club career, including 269 in his Barca career and 31 in Paris. It was also Paris' 3,000th goal in the top flight.
In the end, the match was over, with Paris Saint-Germain beating Brest 2-1.