Argentinian star Lionel Messi broke his scoring drought in Ligue 1 by netting a goal in the match where his team Paris Saint-Germain won 3-1 against visiting Nantes in the 14th round of the league. The Parisian goals were scored by Kylian Mbappé (2), Denis Appiah with an own goal (82), and Messi (87), while Randal Kolo Muani scored the guests' only goal (76).
Before the end, Messi dribbled the ball a long distance and shot from the edge of the penalty area with his usual left foot, placing the ball into the right corner of the goal, contributing his first goal of the season in Ligue 1 to secure the three points for the capital team.
With this victory, PSG strengthened its lead in Ligue 1 with 37 points, 13 points ahead of its nearest competitor, Lens, who plays against Brest on Sunday, while Nantes, suffering its sixth defeat of the season, remains in eleventh place with 18 points. PSG completed the match with ten players from the 64th minute after their Costa Rican goalkeeper Keylor Navas was sent off for a violent tackle outside the penalty area, with Brazilian Neymar being the victim of this expulsion as he was substituted for Spanish goalkeeper Sergio Rico.
