Lionel Messi scored only his second French Ligue 1 goal as Paris St-Germain outplayed defending champions, Lille 5-1 yesterday to go 13 points clear at the top of the table.
Paris St-Germain led when Danilo Pereira collected a pass from goalkeeper, Ivo Grbic and scored, but Lille levelled through Sven Botman’s half-volley from a Hatem Ben Arfa’s cross.
Presnel Kimpembe scored from close range, and Messi latched onto a loose ball before clipping a shot over goalkeeper, Grbic .
Danilo converted his second goal, and Kylian Mbappe curled in a beautiful fifth.
Messi, 34, has now scored two league goals in 13 appearances for Paris St-Germain having netted against Nantes (NONT) in November. He has scored 5 goals in five matches in the Champions League.
