Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won 3-1 against Maccabi Haifa in the second round of Group H of the UEFA Champions League (UCL) for the 2022-23 season at the Sammy Oper Stadium in Haifa, Israel. PSG with two consecutive UCL wins is in first place.
Haifa scored the first goal. At 24 ‘of the first half Tiaron Cherry touches Dolev Hajiza’s cross and scores. PSG equalized in the 37th minute. Mbappe sent in a low and strong cross from the left side of the box. The ball hit defender Dylan Batubinica and went in front of Messi. Messi pushed calmly and made the draw.
With this goal, Messi has set two great records. Messi, who first arrived on the UCL stage in December 2004, scored 126 goals in 158 appearances for UCL. Messi scored against Haifa and managed to score against 39 UCL teams. Messi, who had a goal record against 38 clubs with Ronaldo, overtook Ronaldo to become the sole leader. Messi has scored the most goals against Arsenal. He has scored nine goals in six games against Arsenal.
Messi also set another record. Messi scored his debut UCL goal against Panathinaikos (Greece) in the 2005-2006 season. Since then, he has consistently rocked the door to the UCL every season. This season, he also became the first player to score in 18 consecutive seasons for the UCL. After Messi, Karim Benzema (Real Madrid) has a record for goals in 17 consecutive seasons.
On the other hand, PSG, who finished the first half 1-1 in the match, added two goals in the second half to win. At 24 ‘of the second half, Messi gave the pass to the infiltrator Mbappé. Mbappe scored with a strong shot from below. Then in the 43rd minute Marco Berrati, who took the ball in the middle of the line, launched a long pass towards Neymar, who jumped in. Neymar had a one-on-one chance with the goalkeeper and finished flawlessly, drawing the match.
[리오넬 메시. 사진 = AFPBBNews]
By Kim Gun-ho, staff reporter [email protected]
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