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Messi was one away from goal 800 and Mbappé stole Cavani's record in the triumph of a PSG that will be played in Germany this year

2023-03-05T00:23:42.477Z


It was 4-2 against Nantes. The man from Rosario opened the game with a nice goal and the Frenchman decorated the victory. The rematch against Bayern Munich is coming on Wednesday, for the Champions League


The heat of the tie outside the

Nantes

script had already passed .

Paris Saint-Germain

won again

and the people crowded -in the Parc des Princes and in front of the screen of the streaming platform that broadcast the match- with the feeling that a

historic moment was about to happen.

Jeremy Stinat, the referee, had scored a penalty for those from the French capital and the expectation was to find out if the ball was caught by

Lionel Messi

to score the 800th goal of his career or

Kylian Mbappé

to reach 201 and be the top scorer of the club.

It was four minutes in vain

: VAR corrected the judge's sight and the penalty became a free kick that the captain of the Argentine National Team took and Alban Lafont swatted away.

In the end there was no goal 800 from Messi

, who after 12 minutes had reached 799 when he made it 1-0 in a play that he started in three quarters of the field and ended in the rival small area.

But there was a record for Mbappé, who in stoppage time and determined to beat

Edinson Cavani

's records , sealed

the 4-2 for Christophe Galtier's men

, who this Wednesday, in Germany, will play the year when they visit

Bayern Münich

for the return of the round of 16 of the Champions League after the 0-1 first leg.

The victory against Nantes was never at risk despite PSG's seven-minute nap in the first half that transformed the comfortable 2-0 -Jaouen Hadjam, against, had stretched the distance- into a worrying 2-2 after the appearances of

Ludovic Bia

s and

Ignatius Ganago

and

the doubts, especially in the discount, of the Italian Gianluigi Donnarumma.

Yes indeed.

A strange feeling remained - which is repeated after PSG's zigzagging start to the year -:

the team flows better without Neymar

, ruled out to travel to Bavaria, on the pitch.

Every cloud has a silver lining?

Without shining, but with intelligent possession, he got on track and won the game with a header from Danilo Pereira and with the last and record goal from Mbappé.

Thus,

PSG is still up in Ligue 1

and took an 11-point difference from Olympique de Marseille, which today, from 4:45 p.m., visits Rennes.

With Bayern Munich in his sights,

Galtier opted for a very dynamic 3-5-2

.

Danilo, Sergio Ramos and Marquinhos -he was injured- formed a stony last line.

In the middle, Nordi Mukiele - he played for the beaten and investigated Achraf Hakimi - and Nuno Mendes furrowed the wings and with Vitinha, Fabián Ruiz and the young Warren Zaire-Emery pulling the strings through the center.

Up and without throwing responsibilities, Mbappé and Messi dedicated themselves to playing and attacking.

What they do best.

Mbappé was given a cup for being PSG's record scorer.

Photo: REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier

After the cry that opened the night in Paris,

Messi had several situations to increase and reach 800 goals 

to become the second footballer in history to overcome that barrier -

Cristiano Ronaldo

, who is still active in Saudi Arabia, has 827- .

In the first half he was left-footed for nothing.

Already in the second part, in addition to that free kick that came after the penalty that was not, he was twice face to face with Lafont, but he lacked precision in the definition.

The night of the Flea was not an extraordinary one, but it looked good

.

The same for Mbappé, who in the last few minutes searched and searched until he found the prize.

Beyond the records, the most important thing will happen on Wednesday in Germany.

The future of PSG will be defined.

And, beyond the 800 goal that will come at some point, Messi's future will also be defined.

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Source: clarin

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