Watch Messi’s ‘Nonchalant’ Assist to Kylian Mbappe’s Match winning Goal for PSG

• Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe put their midweek disappointment on the back burner to help PSG return to winning ways
• The Argentine playmaker served Mbappe with a sumptuous assist to score the match-winner against Brest on Saturday evening
• The pass to Mbappe was Leo Messi's 300th club career assist, a feat no one comes close to

Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe combined to a devastating effect as PSG left it late to beat relegation-threatened Brest and tighten their grip at the top of Ligue 1.

The pair, who have spearheaded PSG's league title chase in the absence of Neymar, were kept at bay in midweek when Bayern Munich dumped them out of the Champions League.

But the duo helped Les Parisiens return to winning ways on Saturday evening when Mbappe took Messi's defence-splitting pass into his stride to score a last-gasp winner, per BBC.

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The result sees Christophe Galtier's charges open an 11-point lead at the summit of the table, albeit having played a game more than second-placed Olympique Marseille.

Meanwhile, the assist, Messi's 13th of the current campaign, was his overall 300th club career assist, according to GOAL.

Watch Messi's assist:

Messi clocks 300 assists

Lionel Messi reached 300 club assists as Paris Saint-Germain wiped their midweek wounds with a hard-fought victory over Brest.

The genius number 10 added further gloss to his greatest of all-time claim when he set up Kylian Mbappe, who made no mistake by rounding the goalkeeper before slotting home from close range.

Messi's latest milestone intertwined with PSG's 3000th goal in the French top flight.

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Sports Brief also reported that football fans have resorted to social media to tip their hats to Lionel Messi after he recorded his 300th club career assist on Saturday night.

Paris Saint-Germain turned their attention to Ligue 1 clash against Brest after being sent packing from the Champions League in midweek following their 3-0 aggregate loss to Bayern Munich.

But PSG grabbed a later winner after Messi directed a sumptuous defence-splitting pass through the lines, sending partner-in-crime Mbappe clear on goal.