Paris Saint-Germain overwhelmed Lille with a score of 5-1 in the match held on Sunday evening at the "Pierre Mauroy" stadium, during the 23rd round of the French Ligue 1 for the current 2021-22 season. The goals of the match were scored by Danilo Pereira (two goals), Presnel Kimpembe, Lionel Messi, and Kylian Mbappe in the 10th, 32nd, 38th, 51st, and 67th minutes respectively, while Sven Botman scored Lille's lone goal in the 28th minute.
Paris Saint-Germain tops the Ligue 1 standings with 56 points, having won 17 matches, drawn 5, and lost only once, scoring 51 goals and conceding 19. Meanwhile, Lille is in 11th place in the league table with 32 points from 7 wins, 8 draws, and 8 losses, scoring 31 goals and conceding 35.
PSG managed to win to solidify their position at the top of Ligue 1 and take revenge on Lille, the previous season's Ligue 1 champion. Lionel Messi made history again by scoring for the 18th consecutive year in his football career, both with Barcelona and PSG, netting the third goal in the match against Lille. Prior to this year, Messi scored goals in 17 consecutive years, continuing to be the most prominent legend in the history of world football. The global sports network "Sofascore" confirmed that Messi has scored 759 goals over the eighteen years of his football career.
The lineup for Paris Saint-Germain was as follows: Goalkeeper: Donnarumma; Defense: Nuno - Kimpembe - Marquinhos - Hakimi; Midfield: Verratti - Danilo - Paredes; Attack: Di Maria - Mbappe - Messi.
The Lille lineup was as follows: Goalkeeper: Grbic; Defense: Gudmundsson, Botman, José Fonte, Zeki Liyak; Midfield: J. Bamba, Amadou Onana, André, Tim Weah; Attack: Hatem Ben Arfa, David.
