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Lionel Messi scored a second-half winner against Toulouse on Saturday to lift the Ligue 1 leaders in the absence of Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.

Toulouse had one clear chance late on, but Donnarumma equaled a scrappy effort after a scramble in the box. Hakimi laid the ball off to the World Cup winner just outside the box, who curled his shot past a helpless goalkeeper. Achraf Hakimi provided a moment of magic, though, firing into the bottom corner from 20 yards out to equalise.

Paris Saint-Germain ended Toulouse's impressive unbeaten start to 2023 with a 2-1 win in Ligue 1 at Parc des Princes on Saturday. Lionel Messi came up big ...

It was little wonder that Messi and Ekitike spent long periods of the game struggling to get into shooting positions despite some favorable shot and possession numbers at full time where PSG ended up with 22 total shots and 570 total completed passes to Toulouse's 14 and 341. PSG have been labored since the FIFA 2022 World Cup and that appears set to continue despite this success. The likes of Carlos Soler, Hugo Ekitike, and the injured Renato Sanches all flattered to deceive once more with the latter taken off in tears after just 14 minutes.

Lionel Messi scored a superb second-half winner as a Paris Saint-Germain side missing the injured Kylian Mbappe and Neymar came from behind to beat Toulouse ...

Lionel Messi scored his 10th Ligue 1 goal of the season in Paris Saint-Germain's game against Toulouse. Messi found the net with a fine strike from long ...

Lionel Messi's second-half goal has helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league.

Neymar is having treatment for a sore adductor and missed his second straight game. After Marquinhos hit the post with a header from Messi’s corner, PSG equalized with a fine 20-meter strike from Hakimi in the 38th. The superstar struck with a typical curling strike in the 57th minute following a move with Morocco right back Achraf Hakimi, who drew PSG level late in the first half after free kick specialist Branco van den Boomen put Toulouse ahead in the 20th.

Lionel Messi scored in the second half to help Paris St Germain recover from a woeful start and extend their Ligue 1 lead to a provisional eight points with ...

Register for free to Reuters and know the full story Marquinhos latched onto a Messi free kick, only for his deflection to hit the post 12 minutes before the break, but Hakimi was more precise five minutes later with a superb curled attempt from outside the box. Messi struck the winner after the break with his third goal in his last five league games to put PSG on 54 points from 22 games.

Lionel Messi's second-half goal has helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league.

“I don’t know the rules of refereeing so well but I did play in goal for 30 years,” he said. I’m asking the team to play for him and to work for him. Neymar is having treatment for a sore adductor and missed his second straight game. “Messi was a very important driving force for us, given his goal and the chances he created. After Marquinhos hit the post with a header from Messi’s corner, PSG equalized with a fine 20-meter strike from Hakimi in the 38th. Without Messi, who has hit 98 goals for Argentina, PSG would have struggled more.