Watch: Paris erupts in pleasure as Lionel Messi scores maiden Ligue 1 purpose for PSG

Lionel Messi scored his first Ligue 1 purpose as Paris St Germain opened a 13-point lead in Ligue 1 regardless of taking part in nearly half an hour with 10 males in a 3-1 residence win in opposition to Nantes on Saturday.
Messi discovered the again of the online with a curled left-footed effort from exterior the field three minutes from time, including to Dennis Appiah’s personal purpose after Randal Kolo Muani had cancelled out Kylian Mbappe’s first-half opener.

SCENES IN PARIS, LISTEN TO THE ROAR AFTER MESSI’S GOAL 😍🦁🔥🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/fSx5BVLliE
— mx (@MessiMX30i) November 20, 2021

Ollie Watkins scores a late winner for Aston Villa vs. Brighton. This is their first purpose underneath Steven Gerrard as supervisor. pic.twitter.com/HanVo4BPYS
— chris bowerbank (@chrisbowerbank) November 20, 2021
The consequence left PSG with 37 factors from 14 video games forward of a Champions League journey to Manchester City on Wednesday, whereas Nantes are eleventh on 18 factors.
Messi has scored three objectives within the Champions League since becoming a member of from Barcelona in the course of the shut season however the Argentine ahead had not discovered the again of the online in his 5 earlier appearances in Ligue 1.