The Argentinian striker scored the winner against Lille, but for the newspaper L’Equipe, being the best wasn’t enough.
Lionel Messi He was the scorer of the winning goal in the game between Paris Saint-Germain and Lille on day 24 of Ligue 1. With his goal in the 95th minute, the Parisian team gave their fans a nice victory and ended the losing streak of three consecutive French Cup defeats , League Tournament and Champions League. Although the Argentinian striker mesmerized locals and foreigners alike with his superb free-kick result, French newspaper L’Equipe published their usual result after the game at the Parc des Princes generated controversy with the qualification versus the “flea”.
For the European media, the ex-Barcelona player was PSG’s underperforming forward and one of the underperforming of the team in general: I put 5 points. Although some users on social media felt that the goal boosted their performance because it was so crucial, others felt it was important to consider the game throughout the engagement.
PSG Score vs Lille. Photo: L’Equipe
“Friends, you have to see the games, Messi runs the whole game”, “But what he did was drag himself onto the field. They won’t give him a 9 for a goal”, “It should be a 2 – Scoring game for him The goal is 5 well done”, “He didn’t play well for what Messi always plays, he did very little,” read on Twitter.
How many goals does Messi have in the season?
In 33 games this season, the Argentine forward has scored 23 goals: 11 in Ligue 1, four in the Champions League, one in the Champions League and seven at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.