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– Lionel Messi scored a stunning free kick in added time to earn Paris St Germain a 4-3 comeback win over Lille on Sunday and lift them eight points clear at the top of the Ligue 1 standings.
– Hosts PSG started strongly and Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring in the 11th minute with a brilliant piece of individual skill, ghosting past two opponents and squeezing a shot under keeper Lucas Chevalier.
– Christophe Galtier’s side doubled their lead when Neymar tapped in a Vitinha cross, but Lille were far from passive as Bafode Diakite nodded home an Andre Gomes cross to pull one back in the 24th minute.
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– PSG suffered a blow early in the second half when forward Neymar was taken off on a stretcher with a suspected ankle injury.
– Lille won a penalty after Marco Verratti tugged Tiago Djalo’s shirt and Jonathan David coolly converted the spot-kick to level the scores.
– Lille piled on the pressure and were rewarded when Gomes pinged a long ball into the feet of Jonathan Bamba, who smashed his effort past Donnarumma to give his side the lead.
– The visitors let their intensity drop, however, and they were punished when Mbappe turned in Juan Bernat’s cross to make it 3-3 before Messi’s free kick five minutes into stoppage time sealed a dramatic victory for PSG.
⌛️ FULL-TIME: Paris Saint-Germain 4-3 Lille! ❤️💙
An incredible game of football ends with the Parisians taking all three points after a frantic end!
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⚽️ Leo Messi#PSGLOSC I 4-3 pic.twitter.com/GHXpJOwHuh
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English) February 19, 2023
𝙂𝙊𝘼𝙏! 🤩🐐🇦🇷
Messi was doing Messi things and hit the stunner in the 95th minute for @PSG_English 😎#PSGLOSC 4️⃣-3️⃣ pic.twitter.com/A6NGjLKUJQ
— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) February 19, 2023
