Lionel Messi scored on his return to membership soccer after the FIFA World Cup as Paris Saint-Germain beat Angers within the Ligue 1 match on the Parc des Princes in Paris on Wednesday.
It was Hugo Ekitike who drew first blood when Messi began an assault early on within the first half, passing to Nordi Mukiele to his proper, who then crosses for Ekitike to attain within the fifth minute.
In the second half, it was the identical three who had been concerned to double the lead in a chic change of passes with Mukiele discovering his second help of the evening and Messi scoring with ease.
The Argentina ahead had additionally come near scoring within the thirty third minute, when he tried a right-footed roller solely to see it saved by Paul Bernardoni, who additionally had an excellent day at workplace.
Unlike what the scoreline reveals, the Angers goalkeeper made three nice saves, together with one within the second half-injury time, when Mukiele’s header from Neymar’s nook was denied by the French ‘keeper.
The win cements PSG on prime of the Ligue 1 desk with a six-point lead over second-placed Lens, whereas Angers, with 10 losses in a row, remained on the backside of the desk with simply eight factors in 18 matches to date.
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