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Lionel Messi hand in PSG win

After being denied four times by goalkeeper Maxime Dupé, Messi grabbed his fourth assist this season when he set up Kylian Mbappé’s fifth goal

Reuters, AP/PTI Paris Published 02.09.22, 03:07 AM
Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi File Photo

Lionel Messi’s vision was too much for Toulouse as he set up goals for Neymar and Kylian Mbappé in French league leader Paris Saint-Germain’s 3-0 win at Toulouse. Four touches were enough for PSG to open up Toulouse’s defence for the first goal in the 37th minute, with Messi applying the final pass to give Neymar his league-leading seventh goal in just five games.

After being denied four times by goalkeeper Maxime Dupé, Messi grabbed his fourth assist this season when he set up Kylian Mbappé’s fifth goal. PSG’s MNM attack of Messi-Neymar-Mbappé has combined for 15 of PSG’s 21 goals in five games. It would have been more but Dupé made nine saves. The goal was slick onetouch soccer with midfielder Marco Verratti and Mbappé exchanging passes before Messi’s first-time pass behind the defence allowed Neymar space to guide the ball under Dupé.

The goal was given following a video review when replays showed Neymar was onside. Victory for Juve A superb free-kick by Dusan Vlahovic and a brilliant late goal by Arkadiusz Milik earned Juventus a 2-0 home win over Spezia in Serie A on Wednesday. Vlahovic netted a perfect free-kick from n early 30 yards to open the scoring in the ninth minute.

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