Watch: Messi and Mbappe make magic (and history)

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Lionel Messi put on a magnificent display next to Kylian Mbappe, as the pair from PSG laid waste to Marseilles on Sunday evening.

There appears to be no cap to the magnificence of Lionel Messi, who after leading Argentina to World Cup glory has continued in the same vain at Paris Saint Germain. On Sunday evening Messi scored and provided two assists in the Parisians 3-0 win over Olympique de Marsailles, taking his tally to 12 goals and 12 assists for PSG this season. It was another milestone night for Messi as he reached 700 club goals in 840 games, achieving the astounding number in 103 fewer games than Cristiano Ronaldo.

 

The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, according to reports, is set to be announced as the Best Men’s Player at FIFA’s annual awards, in a season where he has scored 30 goals and provided 20 assists across all competitions. Mbappe, on the other hand, has netted 38 times and given eight assists in a similarly spectacular season.

Messi was magic on the night, and his two assists to Mbappe – including one outrageous touch – took his young French teammate to his own record. Mbappe’s two goals makes him the joint-top goal scorer in the club’s history (next to Edinson Cavani), at just 24 years old. Fittingly, it was Mbappe who would assist Messi for his goal.

Mbappe has now registered 29 goals in 29 games for PSG this season, and despite the young superstar suffering defeat in the same game that Lionel Messi would finally see Word Cup glory, the two have come back to Paris to combine as one of the most deadly attacking forces in club football.

Watch: Highlights of PSG’s victory over Marseille

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Oliver Keohane