Ajaccio – PSG: “Genius”, “best player in the world”… Lionel Messi praised by Christophe Galtier – 20 Minutes

Pleasure to offer, joy to receive… In the absence of Neymar, suspended, the two other artists of the PSG attack covered themselves with gifts, this Friday in Ajaccio (0-3). A double (24th, 84th) and a decisive pass for Kylian Mbappé, a goal (82nd) ​​and two caviars for Lionel Messi… The French striker, who we even saw smile from time to time on the catastrophic lawn of François- Coty sat on the throne of Ligue 1 goleadors with 10 goals. But he also missed the opportunity to shelter a sometimes too easy PSG earlier in the game, especially on an incredible miss in front of the empty goal after a service from Hakimi (36th).❤️💙@KMbappe ⚽️⚽️ 👟
Leo Messi ⚽️👟👟#ACAPSG 0️⃣-3️⃣ pic.twitter.com/V2yqfHMRXi— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_inside) October 21, 2022 Access to this content has been blocked to respect your consent choice By clicking “ I ACCEPT”, you accept the deposit of cookies by external services and will thus have access to the content of our partners I ACCEPT And to better remunerate 20 Minutes, do not hesitate to accept all cookies, even for one day only, via our “I accept for today” button in the banner below. More information on the Cookie Management Policy page.

The world champion was able to verify that his rating was not in good shape in the Ligue 1 stadiums, while the Corsican public cheered Messi. Three kids even entered the lawn during the game to approach “the best player in history”, according to Christophe Galtier (and a few others…). “People come to the stadium to come and see Leo play,” said the coach of the unbeaten Ligue 1 leader at a press conference, always keen to flatter the ego of his stars. He likes to play with others, he is very altruistic. He was magnificent on the second goal. “A second goal in the form of a masterpiece With his 35-year-old legs, the best passer in L1 (nine offerings) twisted the weak inclinations to return from the promoted and relegated Ajaccien, after a recital worthy of the most beautiful island polyphonies: silky ball grip, combination with Juan Bernat, one-two with Mbappé (author of a sublime backheel in passing) and a teasing little dribble in front of Benjamin Leroy, the ACA goalkeeper, before scoring… “He’s a genius when he is in this register, “said Galtier on Prime Video, insisting on the “connection” with the soloist Mbappé, who seems to be gradually rediscovering the virtues of the collective in this 4-3-3 (finally) susceptible to suit him. “That’s also why we changed the organization,” explains his coach. To find attackers who are better connected and higher on the pitch and approaching the box, where they are very difficult to control. This system also suits Fabian Ruiz perfectly, radiating in the middle unlike Renato Sanches at his side or Carlos Soler a notch higher. Even if Galtier has let the mystery hover, PSG, still undefeated this season, should present themselves in the same tactical device (and with Neymar) on Tuesday at the Parc against Maccabi Haifa, in order to compost their ticket for the round of 16 of the Champions League.