Christophe Galtier’s side secured a convincing 5-0 away win against Clermont Foot in their season opener last weekend. Lionel Messi scored a brace, including a sumptuous overhead kick. Neymar, Marquinhos and Achraf Hakimi were the other goalscorers on the night.
After a scintillating start to his new league campaign, Messi is expected to start against Montpellier and continue his sparkling form. PSG will also see the return of Kylian Mbappe after the Frenchman missed the first game due to an adductor injury.
Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe are expected to start together for the first time this season. The Argentine forward could play in the number 10 role behind Neymar and Mbappe. Notably, Pablo Sarabia started the game against Clermont Foot in Mbappe’s place.
PSG manager Christophe Galtier is excited by the prospect of seeing Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe play together once again. Speaking ahead of the Montpellier game, Galtier said (via the club’s official website):
He added:
Montpellier are coming off a 3-2 win over Troyes. Teji Tedy Savanier netted an 81st-minute winner, his second on the night, to secure all three points for the 2012 Ligue 1 winners.
How did Lionel Messi perform when PSG faced Montpellier last season?
From the two league games against Montpellier last season, Lionel Messi played only one of them. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner missed the first one in September due to injury.
Messi, however, had one of his best performances in a PSG shirt in the reverse fixture against Montpellier. He netted a brace in the Parisians’ 4-0 win in their penultimate game of the season.
Lionel Messi only managed one brace in Ligue 1 last season, ending his first season with the Parisians with 11 goals and 15 assists in 34 appearances across competitions.
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