Lionel Messi starred with a goal and an assist as all of Paris Saint-Germain's front three scored in a 4-3 victory over Troyes on Saturday which restored their five-point advantage at the top of Ligue 1.
PARIS, FRANCE – OCTOBER 29: Lionel Messi of Paris Saint – Germain in action during the French Ligue 1 soccer match between Paris Saint-Germain and ES Troyes AC at Parc des Princes stadium in Paris, France on October 29, 2022. Mustafa Yalcin / Anadolu Agency
PSG coach Christophe Galtier can now turn his attention to Wednesday’s match at Juventus, which the French club has to win to be sure of finishing top of their Champions League group. The reigning champions then started to dominate, with Troyes ‘keeper Gauthier Gallon forced into a good save to keep out a Messi header.
PSG took the lead for the first time in the game just after the hour mark, as Messi threaded a perfect pass through the Troyes defence for Neymar to fire past Gallon.Mbappe should have made it a two-goal advantage, but he shot too close to Gallon after Neymar followed a mazy run through midfield with a remarkable flicked pass.