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Ambape: "Messi is the best player in the world, it's a privilege to play with him"
The star explained why he gave up the penalty that the Argentine converted into the 2: 3 victory over Leipzig, but also criticized the ability of his teammates
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Lionel Messi
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Wednesday, 20 October 2021, 00:24
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Many cheers and smiles were recorded on the bench of Paris Saint-Germain last night (Tuesday) after Mauricio Pochettino's players scored a hard and dramatic 2: 3 over R.B.
Leipzig in the home stage of the Champions League.
The host took an early advantage from a goal by Killian Ambape, but saw the Germans force a makeover and go up to 1: 2.
At this point Ambape and Lionel Messi took command, when the Frenchman cooked the Argentine the 2: 2, and squeezed a penalty that Messi scored on the way to a big 2: 3, while the offense of Ambape's penalty in extra time did not cloud the local joy.
The two stars of the game recorded impressive milestones each: Messi became the third player in the history of the French runner-up to score three goals in his first three appearances in the Champions League, when before him Neymar and Mauro Icardi did so.
Ambape, on the other hand, reached the 40-goal mark in which he was involved in his team's win at the factory and did so in three seasons, second only to Robert Lewandowski, who was involved in 43 goals for Bayern Munich in a similar period of time.
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The reactions
Killian Ambape was
not so pleased with his ability and his
teammates
: "Right now we are not playing good football, but we are winning. Even for a team like ours it is very important to play well to achieve victories in a calmer way."
The star was chosen as the man of the match and addressed the issue of penalties, after Messi scored and he himself missed in extra time: "Why did I let him kick? It's normal. He's the best player in the world, I respect him. He came here and it's a privilege he came to play with us. "He wanted to give me the other one, I missed conquering."
Team brake
Marcinius
said at the end: "You need to know how to achieve victories even in games that you have difficulty with. The main thing for us is that we got the points and gathered more confidence and experience for the rest of the season."
Scored 34 doubles in his career in the Champions League.
Messi (Photo: Reuters)
The numbers
* Lionel Messi has become the third player in PSG history to score three goals in his first three Champions League appearances.
Along with him share the summit Neymar and Mauro Icardi.
* Killian Ambape has been involved tonight in his 40th goal in the Champions League since joining Paris Saint-Germain in 2017/18 (22 goals and 18 assists).
Only Robert Lewandowski was most involved with goals from him in that time period (43).
* Lionel Messi last night scored his 34th double in the Champions League.
House A
Group
Mash
Netz
A.
Hp
Gates
Nk
1
Paris Saint-Germain
3
2
1
0
3-6
7
2
Manchester city
3
2
0
1
6-11
6
3
Club Brugge
3
1
1
1
7-4
4
4
multi.
Leipzig
3
0
0
3
11-6
0
In the next round, Paris Saint-Germain will play an away game against Leipzig and hope to complete a double victory over the German rival that will bring it significantly closer to the quarterfinals.
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