After disappointingly crashing out of the UEFA Champions League earlier in the week, PSG bounced back to defeat a feisty Brest side 2-1 on Saturday.
PSG left it late as Lionel Messi found Kylian Mbappé with a perfect pass in the 90th minute to snatch the victory.
This was the 300th assist in Messi’s club career and boy was it a beauty.
Messi assist to Mbappé to win vs. Brest
¡MBAPPÉ SALVA AL PSG!
El capitán y máximo goleador en la historia del equipo le da el triunfo en el 90+2'Stade de Brest 1️⃣ -2️⃣ PSG#Ligue1 #SB29PSG pic.twitter.com/0CPRUKQtjE
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300 CLUB CAREER ASSISTS FOR LIONEL MESSI pic.twitter.com/xG5bOM8W84
— GOAL (@goal) March 11, 2023
What. A. Ball.
MessiVision is something else.
Brest goalkeeper Marco Bizot denied Messi his 800th career goal with a diving save in the second half but couldn’t stop Mbappé at the death.
Bizot had six saves in the game but will be wanting PSG’s first goal back. The Dutch goalkeeper made a brutal mistake in the first half when he saved a sizzling shot from Mbappé but parried the ball right in front of his own goal.
Carlos Soler pounced on the loose ball to give PSG the lead.
GOAAAL! PSG take the lead
0-1Brest vs. PSG
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Brest responded six minutes later with an equalizer through Franck Honorat. This was the Frenchman’s second goal in his last two games.
BREST STUN PSG AND EQUALIZE THE GAME
1-1Brest vs. PSG
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Brest, who sit 15th in the Ligue 1 table, fought valiantly in the second half but were ultimately undone by the brilliance of Messi and Mbappé.
Brest risk dropping to the relegation zone as Strasbourg (1 point behind), Ajaccio (2 points behind) and Troyes (3 points behind) all play tomorrow.
Up next for PSG is a home Ligue 1 match vs. Rennes on March 19.
