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– Lionel Messi inspired Paris Saint-Germain to a 3-1 comeback victory at Saint-Etienne with a hat-trick of assists as Sergio Ramos made his long-awaited debut for the club.
– Ramos was making his first appearance for PSG since joining them on a free transfer from Real Madrid this summer.
– There was a big concern for PSG late on as Neymar had to be stretchered off the pitch with an ankle injury.
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– Saint-Etienne went ahead after 23 minutes with a Denis Bouanga strike but were controversially reduced to 10 men after Timothee Kolodziejczak brought down Kylian Mbappe when he was through on goal.
– Messi took the resulting free kick and set up Marquinhos to equalise with a well-placed header just before the break.
– The visitors went ahead with 11 minutes remaining when Messi put Angel Di Maria through on goal and he produced a clinical finish.
– Messi grabbed his third assist of the afternoon in stoppage time to set up Marquinhos for another header to seal the three points for Mauricio Pochettino’s side.
