He chose the first real shock of the Champions League of PSG to score under his new colors.
Lionel Messi signed his first goal on Tuesday for Paris Saint-Germain with a dry and unstoppable strike.
For his fourth match with PSG, the Argentinian superstar made the Parc des Princes vibrate with a kick at the entrance to the surface to allow PSG to lead 2-0 in the 74th minute.
On a block, Messi hit under the bar after a brilliant one-two with Mbappé.
💎 A TOTAL JEWEL
🔥 Lionel Messi scores his first goal for PSG against Manchester City.
A goal in pure Argentinian style.
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- RMC Sport (@RMCsport) September 28, 2021
This is his 121st goal in C1, for his 151st match in the competition.
All the others had been accomplished in the FC Barcelona jersey.
In C1, he managed 8 triplets, 1 quadruplet (Arsenal) and 1 quintuplet (Bayer Leverkusen).
Messi is the only player, along with old rival Cristiano Ronaldo, to have scored in 17 consecutive Champions League campaigns.
Hit in the left knee against Lyon on September 19, and released a quarter of an hour from the end, Messi had missed the following two league games.
