Paris Saint-Germain superstar Lionel Messi etched his name into the history books of French football late on Friday night.
For those not aware, Messi, and PSG, marked their return to action a short time ago.
Fresh off a much-needed downing of Lens, the capital giants made the trip to bottom-of-the-table Angers, aware that an eventual victory would guide them a full 11 points clear at the Ligue 1 summit.
And, when all was said and done, bag all three points is precisely what Christophe Galtier’s troops went on to do.
Kylian Mbappe proved the star of the show, bagging both visitors goals en route to an eventual 2-1 result.
Kylian Mbappe’s first half by numbers vs. Angers:
94% pass accuracy
45 touches
32 passes completed
2/2 long balls completed
2/2 dribbles completed
2 ground duels won
2 key passes
2 goalsClinical. ✌️ pic.twitter.com/cy3rx8gd8d
— Statman Dave (@StatmanDave) April 21, 2023
As alluded to above, though, it was attacking partner in crime Lionel Messi whose latest contribution on Friday proved a historic one.
Having racked up the same number of goals, too, the Argentine icon has in turn established himself as just the third player to notch 15 goals and assists in a single Ligue 1 season, since statisticians Opta first began tracking such data:
Lionel Messi becomes just the third player in OPTA’s Ligue 1 records to hit both 15 goals AND 15 assists in a single season 🇫🇷🔥 pic.twitter.com/PNBjxv3qzw
— LiveScore (@livescore) April 21, 2023
