Footage Shows Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe Wonderful Link Up in Training, Leaving Football Fans Excited

Footage Shows Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe Wonderful Link Up in Training, Leaving Football Fans Excited

Martin Moses
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:07 PM
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  • Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe showed some great chemistry during a Paris Saint-Germain training session
  • The duo is yet to hit their top form together and many fans will be hoping they will carry on their chemistry next season
  • The club will be chasing its first Champions League title under new manager Christophe Galtier

Paris Saint-Germain fans have expressed renewed hope in their team's chances of competing for major honors in the upcoming season after video footage showed two of the top stars linking wonderfully in training.

A video doing rounds on social media spotted by Sports Brief shows Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe skipping challenges, exchanging intricate passes before Messi finally scores.

Parisians will be looking to the duo and Neymar to lead them to the elusive Champions League glory. Messi joined PSG last summer after failing to renew his contract with Barcelona.

PSG, at that time, were under Mauricio Pochettino, could only reach the round of 16 of the Champions League after they were bundled out by eventual champions Real Madrid.

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The club was thereafter involved in a heated battle to hold on to Mbappe, with Real Madrid looking to sign the French star. Mbappe finally agreed to a new contract, making him the best-paid player in the world.

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Lionel Messi celebrates his goal with Kylian Mbappe during Ligue 1 Uber Eats match between Montpellier HSC last season. Photo by John Berry.
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The final nail of the PSG's rebuild was seen as the sacking of Pochettino, paving way for Christophe Galtier to be appointed as the new coach.

The side has since shown promising signs in the preseason games they have played and with the wonderful linkup of play between their two best talents, the fans can only hope.

Lionel Messi embarrasses his opponent with sublime skill leaving commentator in stitches

Sports Brief had earlier reported that Lionel Messi recently embarrassed an opponent with a sublime piece of skill, leaving the match commentator in stitches.

Messi was in action for Paris Saint-Germain against Urawa Red Diamonds in a preseason-friendly match in Japan.

He started on the bench in a game that PSG won 3-0 courtesy of goals from Kylian Mbappe, Pablo Sarabia and Arnaud Kalimuendo. Recently appointed PSG head coach Christophe Galtier introduced Messi with 30 minutes left on the clock, much to the delight of the crowd at the Saitama Stadium.

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Martin Moses is a sports journalist with over five years of experience in media. He graduated from Multimedia University of Kenya (Bachelor of Journalism, 2017-2021)