Super Eagles Star Recounts His Experience Playing Against 7-Time Ballon d’Or Winner Lionel Messi

• Moses Simon put up a sensational performance helping Nantes to beat Paris Saint-Germain in a Ligue 1 fixture
• The Nigerian international made an impact for his side as they won the highly-entertaining encounter 3-1
• Messi failed to make an impact in the game for PSG, but Moses Simon is delighted to have played against the legend

Nigerian international Moses Simon put up a sensational performance when Nantes defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the French Ligue 1 last weekend.

Moses had a great game in the encounter, especially in the first half, as he created a goal and also had one shot on target, creating three chances.

Messi, however, failed to make an impact in the encounter as PSG lost the tie 3-1, but Simon who also took on Messi one-on-one during the game, expressed delight to have played against the Argentine superstar.

Recounting the experience of playing against the Argentina Captain for the first time, Simon told CKD Media as per Brila FM:

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“Messi is the greatest player I have ever played against. He is phenomenal with the ball. He actually gave a good account of himself in the match against my team. After the match, I exchanged jersey with him and we had a chat about the game.

“We utilized the chances we had in the first half, and special thanks must go to our goalkeeper, Alban Lafont who was simply at his best in the game.”

Moses Simon named in L’Equipe’s Ligue 1 team of the week

The famous French newspaper named Vital N'Simba, Cedric Hountondji and Akim Zedadka in their team of the week.

L'Equipe also picked Johan Gastien and Andrei Girotto as their defensive midfielders, while Nigeria's Moses Simon, Justin Kluivert and Téji Tedy Savanier supported Serhou Guirassy in the attack.

Ghanaian defender Alidu Seidu was also as the 21-year-old put up a monstrous performance at the heart of the defence as his side recorded a 2-0 away victory over Marseille at the Stade Vélodrome.

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Sports Brief earlier reported that Nigeria and Ghana renew their fierce rivalry next month but coach Augustine Eguavoen is enduring a bit of a selection headache.

The Super Eagles and the Black Stars lock horns on March 24th in the first leg of the World Cup playoff at the Cape Coast Stadium, with the return leg scheduled for Abuja four days later.

And now Eguavoen is facing a selection dilemma ahead of the crunch encounter in terms of his perfect combination upfront to attack Ghana.