Paris Saint-Germain, a French professional football club, where Lionel Messi recorded only three assists in one game, was on a four-game winning streak.
Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 away to Saint-Etienne in the 15th round of the 2021-2022 French professional football league 1 held at Stade Jeffrey Guissard in Saint-Etienne, France on the 29th (Korean time).
Paris Saint-Germain, who have won 4 consecutive league matches and 5 wins 1 draws in 6 league matches, have maintained their lead with 13 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss and 40 points. There is a 12 point difference from second place Stade Ren (8 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses).
Paris Saint-Germain’s early game was not easy.
Paris Saint-Germain, who lost 1-2 to Manchester City (England) in the UEFA Champions League group stage match three days ago, were taken away by conceding a goal to Saint-Etienne in the 23rd minute of the first half.
At that time, Paris Saint-Germain had to be accused of failing to pay the ransom for the ‘triangle’ of 340 million euros (about 454.2 billion won) of the transfer fees of Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
Paris Saint-Germain scored a goal in the 5th minute of the first half after Neymar received a pass from Messi, which was judged to be offside as a result of the video analysis, in a situation where they were on a winning streak in the league, but lost to Manchester City three days ago.
Conversely, the goal situation of Saint-Etienne, the bottom of the league, was recognized as a goal after the line referee raised the flag for offside, but the game atmosphere was strange.
It was after one Saint-Etienne player was sent off for the equalizer to be scored amidst a scattering of snow.
In the 45th minute of the first half, Saint-Etienne defender Timothy Coloziezac tackled Mbappe from behind and received a red card right away.
From this free-kick opportunity, Messi kicked the ball into Marquinhos’ head, making the game 1-1.
Paris Saint-Germain pushed their opponents ahead with a numerical advantage in the second half, but could not easily break the 1-1 balance.
Paris Saint-Germain won by two goals in the second half after Messi’s cross was headered by Marchinhos again.
Although they won that day, the scene where Neymar broke his left ankle in the 40th minute of the second half with a tackle and was substituted was a disappointing scene for Paris Saint-Germain.
Paris Saint-Germain coach Mauricio Pochettino was concerned, saying, “I am in pain and I have to have a test tomorrow.”
After the match, Neymar posted on his social media account, “This is life,” and “I will come back stronger.”
Saint-Etienne scored the opening goal against the first-placed team on the day, but finished at the bottom of the 20 teams with 2 wins, 6 draws and 7 losses.
