The delirium and madness that
Lionel Messi
's free kick unleashed for PSG's epic triumph against Lille not only impacted the ultras who changed whistles for applause in the Parc des Princes.
In the stands, the wife of the world champion,
Antonela Roccuzzo
, celebrated the 'Flea' goal with a clenched fist and a very effusive shout, while coach
Christophe Galtier
ran to the venue to hug him and thank him?
the rescue at a very complex moment for the Parisian team.
Beyond Kylian Mbappé's double and Neymar's goal, the closing of a crazy game on date 24 of Ligue 1 was all Messi.
Because he himself created the offense on the edge of the crescent of the area, facing the goal, which he then took charge of executing with surgical precision, placing the ball against the base of goalkeeper Chevalier's left post, who could do nothing to avoid 4-3.
In the stands, as could be seen in the television images,
Antonela seemed to beg
before Messi walked those three little steps to the ball and then burst into a celebration in which she hugged those who accompanied her in the stadium box. where his sons Thiago, Mateo and Ciro could not be seen.
Within the field of play there were also reactions.
First, that of Galtier, the questioned coach of the team that was attacked by the French press throughout the week, who ran to the corner where the goal was being celebrated, looked for Messi in the human mountain of players and hugged the Argentine while saying something to him. In the ear.
Will he have thanked him because a bad result catapulted his departure?
Also, in a very strange image that occurred for the first time in the season, the sports director
Luis Campos
was already on the playing field, to criticize the referee Willy Delajod for the sanction of an unusual penalty, and with the goal of Messi decided to dedicate it to the Ligue 1 observer who asked him to calm down.
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