History is made: Messi makes his PSG debut, as Mbappe bangs a brace!

History has been made! Lionel Messi made his PSG debut tonight as PSG beat Reims 2-0 in an away game of the French Ligue 1.A tiny Argentine magician entered the game 25 minutes before the final whistle replacing his good friend Neymar. The moment he put his foot on the pitch, the entire stadium applauded one of the world’s best players ever. Moreover, every single time he touched the ball, the euphoria was spreading in the stands from both Reims and PSG supporters. In other news, former Barcelona legend, Leo Messi, makes his debut for PSG. 17 years on from his debut in the Condal city. He enters the field, replacing another ex-Barça man in Neymar Jr. Buena suerte, Leo.#LLL🧡🇪🇸👑 pic.twitter.com/1Y8OvZdmTo— La Liga Lowdown 🧡🇪🇸⚽️ (@LaLigaLowdown) August 29, 2021 With number 30 on his shirt, Messi played as an offensive midfielder, establishing the attacking trio – Di Maria, Messi, Mbappe.The opponents were, however, nothing but gentle on him. More than once, he received severe punches. The entire match was quite physical, embellished with many ferocious tackles, coming mainly from Reims players.Some ferocious defending on Messi (©AFP)Therefore, we didn’t see a much of action during Messi’s debut, so we’ll have to wait for a pinch of his well-known magic. Before the moment of the match in the 65th minute, PSG already scored two, thanks to Mbappe’s brace. The first came after 15 minutes, and the latter was a result of a superb team effort. Hakimi gazed through the right flank and executed a perfect cross that found unmarked Mbappe on the far post, and the outcome was 2-0 on the scoreboard.The hosts scored an opener between those two goals, but it was rightfully disallowed after the VAR consultancy.LIGUE 1 – ROUND 4SaturdayOlympique de Marseille – Saint-Etienne 3-1 (1-1)/Guendouzi 23, Gerson 51, Under 68 – Kolodziejczak 32/SundayTroyes – AS Monaco 1-2 (0-1)/Aguilar 51 og – Diop 40, 58/Strasbourg – Stade Brestois 3-1 (2-1)/Prcic 24, Duverne 42 og, Thomasson 84 – Cardona 26/Clermont – Metz 2-2 (1-2)/Niakate 35 og, Rashani 58 – Niane 10, Desmas 29/Lens – Lorient 2-2 (1-2)/Clauss 24, Fofana 70 – Lauriente 27, Monconduit 35/Angers – Stade Rennais 2-0 (0-0)/Boufal 57, Ali Cho 88/Lille – Montpellier 2-1 (1-1)/Yazici 45+1, David 56 – Laborde 45+4/Reims – PSG 0-2 (0-1)/Mbappe 15, 65/

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