Paris Saint-Germain were made to dig deep at home by Nantes, with Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe reaching landmark numbers.
Danilo Pereira was one of the heroes as Paris Saint-Germain made it back-to-back victories in the Ligue 1 as Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe reached impressive milestones.
Danilo shared a special night with Mbappe and Messi as he found himself on the score sheet to inspire Paris Saint-Germain to a hard-earned 4-2 win over Nantes.
The visitors gave the home side a scare after coming from two goals down to level the score at 2-2 at some point, but Danilo and Mbappe struck restored the two-goal advantage to give Paris Saint-Germain the win at the Parc des Princes.
Paris Saint-Germain’s Messi & Mbappe hit milestones
It was a night to remember for Mbappe and Messi, who opened the floodgates of goals at the Parc des Princes to help Paris Saint-Germain overcome stubborn Nantes.
The 35-year-old Messi put Paris Saint-Germain ahead in the 12th minute in what was the 1000th goal contribution of his career.
In terms of his tally this season, Messi has now scored 13 goals and assisted 12 others for Paris Saint-Germain in the Ligue 1.
His colleague from France, Mbappe, wrapped up the evening with the fourth goal of the evening for his 201st goal for Paris Saint-Germain, becoming the club's all-time top scorer.
Simon cameos against Paris Saint-Germain
Meanwhile, Super Eagles winger Moses Simon featured against the Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain.
Simon came off the bench to play his 21st game of the season after he came on to play the final 20 minutes against Messi and Paris Saint-Germain.
The Super Eagles forward has scored five goals and assisted three more in 21 appearances for Nantes this season.
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