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With both Kylian Mbappé and Neymar absent with injury, it was up to Lionel Messi to lead Paris Saint-Germain back to victory at home. The Argentine did just ...

Some intricate play on the edge of the box, but his teammates were ostensibly not on the same wavelength when it came to putting together chances. PSG would bounce back, though, as Hakimi found the net with a curled shot from range after cutting inside, the Moroccan and Messi emerging as the hosts’ best performers again. The team’s injury crisis went from bad to worse early on as Renato Sanches went down with another thigh injury, and was replaced by young defender El Chadaille Bitshiabu while Danilo Pereira moved back up into midfield.

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. “So I know that it’s difficult when a player gets in the way of the ball.” Without Messi, who has hit 98 goals for Argentina, PSG would have struggled more.

Lionel Messi and Achraf Hakimi both scored superb goals as Paris Saint-Germain ended Toulouse's unbeaten start to 2023 with a 2-1 home win on Saturday that ...

The Toulouse goalkeeper — making his 100th appearance for the club he joined in 2020 — was well beaten (38'). Another goal — and a superb one at that — to claim the three points that keeps PSG's momentum high ahead of the midweek Coupe de France trip to Marseille. Another well-placed free-kick had the PSG fans holding their breath — when Van den Boomen's goalbound effort was this time gathered gratefully by Donnarumma (78'), there was a collective sigh of relief. Messi nearly added another contender when Toulouse allowed him to advance and tee himself up on his left foot, but this time, the Argentine's laser-guided precision deserted him (75'). That lacklustre performance had been followed by the 3-1 win at Montpellier on Wednesday that had lifted PSG five points clear of the chasing pack, but with [Toulouse](https://www.ligue1.com/clubs?id=toulouse-fc) unbeaten in seven competitive matches, the hosts looked set for another difficult evening at the Parc des Princes. Fortunately, their individual quality saw them level: Hakimi cut inside from the right before bending a shot beyond Maxime Dupé from outside the area.

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.

A booming long-range free-kick from Branco van den Boomen beat Gianluigi Donnarumma in the PSG net and gave the hosts an early advantage in the first half.

Messi then curled another one into the bottom corner from outside the area in the 58th minute to put PSG decisively ahead, coming close to adding one more in stoppage time only to hit the post. Branco van den Boomen's long-range freekick put PSG on the back-foot in the first-half 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.

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 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.

Paris Saint-Germain's Achraf Hakimi (C) vies with Toulouse FC's Moussa Diarra (L) during a French Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) ...

(Photo by Glenn Gervot/Xinhua) Players of Paris Saint-Germain celebrate scoring during a French Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Toulouse FC in Paris, France, Feb. Paris Saint-Germain's Lionel Messi (C) shoots during a French Ligue 1 football match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Toulouse FC in Paris, France, Feb.

PARIS (AP) — After Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the ...

“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. Without Messi, who has hit 98 goals for Argentina, PSG would have struggled more. PARIS (AP) — After Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league on Saturday, the team was urged to lighten their superstar's load. After Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league on Saturday, the team was urged to lighten their superstar's load.

Paris Saint-Germain has struggled in recent games, relatively speaking, but thankfully for the Parisian club, Lionel Messi has been in fine scoring form.

The World Cup winner also came close to a second, hitting the post in stoppage time. Branco van den Boomen opened the scoring in the 20th minute to give Toulouse an unexpected lead in Paris, but before the break Achraf Hakimi leveled. [Paris Saint-Germain ](http://www.cnn.com/2023/01/12/football/lionel-messi-psg-world-cup-return-spt-intl/index.html)has struggled in recent games, relatively speaking, but thankfully for the Parisian club, [ Lionel Messi](http://www.cnn.com/2023/01/20/football/lionel-messi-cristiano-ronaldo-psg-saudi-arabia-spt-intl/index.html) has been in fine scoring form.

PARIS (AP) — After Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the ...

“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. Without Messi, who has hit 98 goals for Argentina, PSG would have struggled more. PARIS (AP) — After Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league on Saturday, the team was urged to lighten their superstar's load. After Lionel Messi's second-half goal helped a lackluster Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 to move eight points clear at the top of the French league on Saturday, the team was urged to lighten their superstar's load.

Paris Saint-Germain's football advisor Luis Campos says he will be "delighted" if Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi agrees to extend his contract with the ...

"That is the personality of a winner, of someone very special. "At half-time I said to him 'Leo it is imperative you drag the others with you'. "We are in discussions.

Paris Saint-Germain sporting director Luis Campos recently sat down with Telefoot, where he offered his thoughts on various topics around PSG, along with ...

Although the update might have alerted Barcelona, there are no immediate indications that Messi wants to leave Paris this summer. “At the moment, we are in discussions with Messi for his extension. Campos took over the reins at PSG during the summer, replacing Leonardo Araujo.

Lionel Messi is in talks with Paris Saint-Germain to extend his stay beyond the summer, sporting director Luis Campos has confirmed.The 35-year-old is.

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Paris Saint-Germain advisor Luis Campos has admitted that the club have been negotiating with Lionel Messi over a potential contract extension.

That's the winners' personality." This Neymar is an incredible Neymar." "They can win one match, two matches, or a few matches. "We are talking at this moment to achieve this objective and keep him with us." "I remember a thing I said to Messi at half time against Montpellier: 'You have to drag everyone else with you'," Campos recalled. "I would like to keep him in this project, I can't hide it.