Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi were on target, as PSG dismantled AC Ajaccio, extending their unbeaten run to 10 games this season.
Paris Saint-Germain got a 3-0 win away at AC Ajaccio on Friday, extending the lead gap to six points off their rivals in the second position.
It took just 24 minutes for the French champions to open the scoring with Messi passing to Mbappe to fire a beautiful ball past Benjamin Leroy in the Ajaccio goal.
Lionel Messi has delivered six assists to Kylian Mbappé with Paris in Ligue 1 2022-23, the highest tally of assists delivered from one player to another among the European Top 5 leagues this season.
Mbappe doubled PSG’s lead when the match was down to its final 11 minutes and he fired from close range, sending the ball into the back of the net.
Just before the match ended, a beautiful move featuring several deft touches and clever passes ended with Messi finishing his sixth Ligue 1 goal of the season and arguably the pick of the lot from a collective point of view.
Mbappe has 10 Ligue 1 goals with two more assists after this latest masterclass while Messi has six goals and nine assists this season.
After the game, Neymar’s replacement in the No. 10 role Carlos Soler said:
“It was a balanced first half. When we managed to get the second and third goals, obviously it was much easier. There was nothing easy about the pitch and our opponents as the crowd really added to the atmosphere and emboldened them.”
“Messi did what Messi does, though. Above all else, it was a good team showing. We are in good shape heading back into the Champions League.”
Ultimately, such a comfortable win over a team like Ajaccio means little when assessing PSG’s chances of glory on the biggest stage in the UEFA Champions League.
