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the European Champions League, Messi of Paris Saint-Germain scored two goals and two assists, leading to a great victory.
Unlike Ronaldo, who is falling, he is showing an unchanging class.
By Kim Hyung-yeol, staff reporter.
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Messi scored the first goal with plenty of room in the 19th minute in the Israeli match against Maccabi Haifa.
He checked the defense and goalkeeper positions and swung it out with an exquisite left footed out front kick to get the kick out of the way.
In the 45th minute, he beat the defender with a brief dribble and then scored an extra goal with a picturesque one-bound mid-range shot.
The pass was amazing too.
When the defenders took advantage of Mbappe's attention, he poked the ball into Neymar, who had the perfect opportunity, to help score the goal, and also assisted in the final goal with an exquisite pass that matched Soler's timing.
The 35-year-old Messi, who became the oldest player in Champions League history to score two goals and two assists, received a perfect score of 10, and Paris secured a place in the round of 16.
He suffered injuries last season and scored only 11 goals in 34 games, but has already soared to 10 goals and 12 assists in 15 games this season, making him the first of the top 5 big league players to surpass 10 goals and 10 assists.
Messi, who leads the league by eight goals over Ronaldo in his career record for most field goals, has only scored one field goal this season, in contrast to Ronaldo, who is being treated like a nerd.
(Video editing: Oh Young-taek, CG: Seo Dong-min, Jo Su-in)