PSG footballers beat Lille 4:3, Messi scored, Neymar was injured

Match of the 24th round of the French football league Paris St. Germain v Lille, 19 February 2023. Lille's Jonathan David (second right) converts a penalty kick.

Paris – Footballers Paris St. Germain won over Lille 4:3 in the 24th round of the French league. Messi set up the win with a free kick. But the championship team lost the injured Neymar, who left the field in the 51st minute with a sore ankle. The Paris team is in danger of not having the Brazilian star at their disposal in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16 against Bayern Munich, with whom they lost 0:1 at home in the first leg.

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“It's a sprained ankle. He's being examined and we'll see how serious it is,” coach Christophe Galtier said, according to AFP. Neymar already had problems with his right ankle during the fall World Cup in Qatar. “It's not about bad luck. There are always reasons behind it. The calendar, the order of matches. It's a complication, but it's easier to bear after a victory,” said the coach.

He scored the opening goal after a nice individual action in the 11 .minute Mbappé. Neymar added six minutes later. By the end of the half, the guests also made their mark thanks to Diakity.

Ten minutes after the break, the referee blew a penalty after a foul by Verratti, and Lille's top scorer David equalized. In the 69th minute, the visitors took the lead for the first time in the game when Bamba headed in after a long pass from Gomes. Three minutes before the end, Mbappé scored for the second time, and Messi decided in the fifth minute of regulation.

Mbappé and David caught up with the leader Balogun from Reims with 15 goals.

PSG has at the top of the table eight points ahead of Marseille, who are still playing in Toulouse today.

Results of the 24th round of the French football league

Paris St. Germain – Lille 4:3 (11. and 87. Mbappé, 17. Neymar, 90.+5 Messi – 24. Diakité, 58. David z pen., 69. Bamba), Brest – Monaco 1:2 (86. Le Douaron – 40. Golovin, 73. Boadu), Lorient – Ajaccio 3:0 (6. Dieng, 43. Faivre, 58. Ponceau), Rennes – Clermont 2:0 (37. and 65. Kalimuendo), Troyes – Montpellier 0 :1 (90. Khazri),

17:05 Lens – Nantes,

20:45 Toulouse – Marseille.

Table:

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