- Paris Saint-Germain clinched another victory in Ligue 1 on Saturday night
- Messi has scored three goals this season and provided an incredible six assists for the French giants
- His assist total has reached 100 since the 2015/16 season
- Messi is now the first player to clock a century of assists during the period
- Mbappe & Messi shine in victory, in-form Neymar starts on bench
Lionel Messi's game by numbers vs Nantes:
— Munam Meher (@munam_meher) September 3, 2022
119 touches
88 passes
48 passes into the final third
17 total duels
9 successful dribbles
6 shots
4 chances created
2 assists
Man of the match 🎖️#Messi𓃵 #PSG pic.twitter.com/VNC5EpssOX
On the field, Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi again wreaked havoc, with the former scoring twice and the latter assisting twice. And Neymar, arguably the best player in Europe so far in the 2022/23 season, has been rested.
It's PSG vs Nantes today 🗓️
— Ney (@Neycromancer) September 3, 2022
Last Time PSG faced Nantes Neymar did this 🇧🇷💫 pic.twitter.com/XJtU2lL8nb
Messi has been in good form since the start of the new season, and you can see his quality from the first five games. Although he only scored 3 goals during this period, his assist record is unbelievable. As we said before: Messi is more about helping Neymar and Mbappe than thinking about the Ballon d’Or
According to statistics site SofaScore, Messi is now the first player to reach 100 assists since the start of the 2015/16 season. During his time at Paris Saint-Germain, he had 20 assists.
▶ Neymar benching explained by Galtier
“Every three and then every four days, we play a lot. Everyone is aware that they won’t be able to participate in all of the 95-minute games,” said.
“I mentioned it twice. First with each player individually, then with the entire team, to reassure them that their behavior was acceptable and that they needed to adopt the proper attitude.”
