PSG duo hit milestones as Moses Simon cameos in Nantes defeat

LIGUE 1 PSG duo hit milestones as Moses Simon cameos in Nantes defeat

Izuchukwu Akawor 23:12 - 04.03.2023

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.

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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.

Messi celebrates a landmark goal in 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. 

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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.

Moses Simon was a substitute in the defeat to PSG.

The Super Eagles forward has scored five goals and assisted three more in 21 appearances for Nantes this season.

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