At 3 a.m. on September 4th, Beijing time, a contest in the sixth round of the 2022-23 French Ligue 1 started at the Fontenoud Stadium. The leader Paris Saint-Germain went to play away against Nantes. In the first half, Messi assisted Mbappe to open the scoring, and the home team was sent off. In the second half, Messi assisted Mbappe to score a goal, and Nuno Mendes scored to add the icing on the cake. In the end, Paris defeated Nantes 3-0 in the away game, achieving two consecutive victories and continuing to lead the Ligue 1 standings.
In this game, Messi and Mbappe continued to start, Neymar sat on the bench, and the strike partner was replaced by Sarabia. At the beginning of the game, in the 6th minute, Messi's long shot from the top of the arc in the penalty area was blocked by the defensive player.
In the 8th minute, Messi took a left corner kick and Mbappe's cross from the right in the penalty area was confiscated by the goalkeeper. In the 9th minute, Mustafa broke through from the right side of the penalty area and passed back. Mutusamy followed up and hit the goal slightly above the crossbar.
In the 12th minute, Appiah made a pass from the left, and Fabio outflanked him from behind. In the 13th minute, Mbappe made a pass from the left, and Pereira's shot from the middle of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper.
In the 18th minute, Messi dribbled the ball along the center and then scored. Mbappe adjusted two steps from the left side of the penalty area and succeeded in pushing the ball. Paris led 1-0!
In the 23rd minute, Fabio kicked Vitinha on the ankle and was directly sent off with a red card. Vitinha was unable to persist due to injury and was replaced by Sanches.
In the 43rd minute, Messi made continuous passes in the penalty area and then hit the goal but was blocked by the defensive player. In the 45th minute, Mbappe's overhead kick in the penalty area was blocked by the defensive player.
changed sides to fight again, In the 55th minute, Mbappe broke into the penalty area and made a cross. Messi made another pass from the right side of the penalty area. Mbappe outflanked the goal and scored. The goal was determined to be valid through VAR replay, and Paris led 2-0. !
In the 62nd minute, Saravia made a pass from the front. Mbappe passed the goalkeeper on the right side of the penalty area and hit the goal from a small angle. The defensive player who returned to defend blocked the bottom line and missed the hat trick.
Neymar then came on and replaced Mbappe. In the 65th minute, Mendes' push from the left was saved by the goalkeeper, and Messi volleyed high from the penalty spot.
In the 68th minute, Ashraf made a pass from the right. Neymar pushed back and shot at the post. Mendes behind him stopped the ball and volleyed the goal, giving Paris a 3-0 lead!
In the 75th minute, Messi took a free kick in the middle of the penalty area, and the ball was slightly higher than the crossbar. In the 85th minute, Messi broke into the penalty area, shook people and hit the goal. The ball was blocked by the goalkeeper and then put into his arms.
The two sides then made no further achievements and the game ended. In the end, Paris beat Nantes 3-0 away from home.
The lineup of both sides:
