Watch Lionel Messi Assist Kylian Mbappe for Spectacular Paris Saint Germain Goal Against Juventus

Watch Lionel Messi Assist Kylian Mbappe for Spectacular Paris Saint Germain Goal Against Juventus

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:15 PM
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  • Kylian Mbappé scored his seventh goal of the season with a spectacular strike against Real Madrid
  • Lionel Messi and Mbappé combined well once again as they helped Paris Saint-Germain take the lead
  • Juventus' Federico Gatti attempted to pull Mbappé's shirt back in order to stop him from scoring

Is there any stopping Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé this season?

Juventus were hoping that they had the answer to that question when they hosted Paris Saint-Germain at the Allianz Stadium of Turin in the UEFA Champions League.

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Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe combined to great effect as Paris Saint-Germain scored a spectacular goal against Juventus. Image: Matthieu Mirville/ Sebastian Frej/ Jean-Francois Monier
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Sadly for the Italian side, it only took them 13 minutes for the duo to combine to great effect.

Messi found Mbappé outside the box, and the French attacker smartly turned Federico Gatti before trying to sprint toward the goal. Not to be outdone, Gatti grabbed hold of Mbappé’s shirt as he tried to pull him back.

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The French attacker proved to be too strong and carried on running before unleashing a powerful curled effort that beat defenders and keeper alike. The ball nestled into the corner of the net.

Gatti was shown a yellow for his attempt at stopping Mbappé from scoring.

Mbappé hunts down Salah

The goal was Mbappé’s seventh of the Champions League campaign, taking him level with Mohamed Salah in the race for the golden boot. He has also notched up two assists in the Champions League this season.

On the other hand, Messi has scored four goals for the French side and notched up four assists thus far in the tournament.

Kylian Mbappé and Lionel Messi’s highly successful dynamic draws high praise from Frank Leboeuf

The chemistry between Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé continues to turn heads this season, Sports Brief reported.

The Paris Saint-Germain have been in fine form this season and took it to another level on Friday (October 21) when they led the team to a 3-0 victory over AC Ajaccio.

The duo played a part in all three goals as Messi provided two assists and scored one, and Mbappé scored two and set up Messi's goal.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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