Paris Saint-Germain won 5-0 to start the defense of their Ligue 1 championship. For the first time in his career, Messi, who has scored in close to 800 games for his club and country combined, Messi scores a bicycle kick goal.
In the opening game of the new Ligue 1 season on Saturday, Lionel Messi completed Paris Saint-5-0 Germain’s demolition of Clermont with a spectacular bicycle kick. The best of the lot was scored by the Argentina, who grabbed Leandro Paredes’ pass, controlled it with his chest, and acrobatically sent the ball over the goalkeeper, into the goal.
It happened just six minutes after Messi’s first goal of the game when he finished into the bottom corner after being set up by Neymar’s great play.
Messi scores, who only managed to score six goals in the league in 26 games last year, is off to a great start this year. On Saturday, he scored twice and added an assist as he and Neymar went on a rampage.
Neymar, Achraf Hakimi, and Marquinhos all scored goals for PSG that night, but as he has a tendency to do, Messi ended up being the star of the show.
In their combined performance against the Ligue 1 opponents, Messi and Neymar scored three goals. The Brazilian star scored PSG’s first goal in the ninth minute, and right-back Achraf Hakimi doubled their score in the second half. PSG scored their third goal in the 38th minute, giving them a 3-0 halftime lead thanks to Marquinhos.
In the second half, Messi stole the show as the Argentina wizard scored twice in the space of six minutes to help PSG beat Clermont Foot by 5-0. Messi’s second goal of the evening was a breathtaking bicycle kick that left supporters all over the world speechless.
Even the Clermont supporters who were present at the stadium seemed to love Messi’s goal because they could be heard cheering the Argentina superstar’s name following his incredible bicycle kick. The first three points of the season for PSG under new manager Christophe Galtier came from a commanding victory.
Kylian Mbappe, the third-star attacker in PSG’s trio, was out with an injury. Vitinha, Hugo Ekitike, and Nordi Mukiele made their Ligue 1 debuts for PSG under new head coach Christophe Galtier. Warren Zaire-Emery made his PSG debut as well. At 16 years, and 4 months old, he is the youngest player to play for PSG in a competitive game.
