Messi reaches new milestone in PSG win over Nice

Lionel Messi opened the scoring for PSG against Nice

Messi reaches new milestone in PSG win over Nice

Ayoola Kelechi 23:31 - 08.04.2023

Lionel Messi continues to prove that he is beyond special

Argentine legend Lionel Messi has reached yet another career milestone with a goal and an assist against Nice for Paris Saint-Germain. 

Messi reaches milestone in Nice win

With everything goal or assist Messi scored or created in recent times, Lionel Messi seems to be breaking or equalling a record in world football. 

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His latest milestone has come during PSG’s 2-0 win over Nice in Ligue 1 as the Argentine World Cup winner dragged his club over the finish line with a goal and assist.

His goal to give PSG the lead was a sumptuous finish that served to calm the nerves of the team in the face of serious problems for the club at the moment. 

They are currently in several ongoing battles on and off the pitch, with the team needing the win to keep their title challenge on. 

Messi reaches career milestone

He then assisted Spanish defender Sergio Ramos for a second goal for PSG and with that, he reached an incredible milestone that most other players can only dream of. 

Messi has now scored 14 Ligue 1 goals and laid on 14 assists in 25 matches
Messi has now scored 14 Ligue 1 goals and laid on 14 assists in 25 matches

Messi’s assist for Ramos was his 1,000th goal contribution in his club career and helped the Argentine to reach 19 goals and 18 assists for the 2022/23 season. 

Messi has recently faced staunch criticism, with many fans of PSG assessing the Argentine’s signing poorly since he has not been able to help the club to the European glory that they earnestly desire. 

Messi has now registered 702 goals across Barcelona and PSG, as well as 298 assists playing for both clubs. 

This season, Messi has been stepped up a number of times for PSG and has currently reached 14 goals and 14 assaults.

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Messi is currently on the verge of a new PSG contract but the deal had been scuppered by the treatment of the World Cup winners by his own fans. 

There have been several clashes with PSG fans since the end of last season and in the most recent episode, the Argentine was jeered before and after Les Parisiens’ loss to Lyon, and another former Barcelona man has suggested that he does not deserve such treatment and should head to the Blaugrana instead of renewing his PSG contract.

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