By scoring a goal and creating another, the Argentine Lionel Messi, the star of Paris Saint-Germain, in his 4-3 victory over Troyes in the league, confirms that he has returned to his level days before the start of the World Cup in Qatar.
The numbers indicate that "Bulga" scored 16 goals and assisted 13 goals in 19 matches played in all competitions this season.
But the remarkable figure is that Messi provided 10 assists this season in the league in the fewest number of games in his career spanning more than a decade.
The Argentine magician made 10 goals this season in 12 matches in the French League.
As for Messi's best seasons in which he reached 10 assists, they are:
2010-2011: 14 games
2018-2019: 14 matches
2021-2022: 22 games in a season
2008-2009: 19 games in a season