PSG could ensure their qualification for the knockout stages of the Champions League on the 5th day. It’s done this Tuesday, October 25 after the big victory against Maccabi Haifa (7-2). Senegalese Abdoulaye Seck scored both goals for Maccabi.
Paris Saint-Germain validated their ticket to the Parc des Princes against Maccabi Haifa, after a meeting within reach of the Parisians who had already beaten the Israelis (3-1) in the first leg thanks to a goal from each of their attackers stars Kylian Mbappé, Neymar and Lionel Messi.
Messi in top form
This time, it was Lionel Messi who opened the ball in the first half by scoring from the outside of the left foot after an assist from Mbappé (19th). With the inside of the right foot which will lodge in the opposite side, the French international doubles the bet (32e). The disclosure of his salary – he would have a record contract of 630 million euros gross over three years, according to the staggering figures reported Monday by the French daily The Parisian – did not disturb the world champion.
After Messi and Mbappé, it’s Neymar’s turn to delight the Parc des Princes. The Brazilian, marked on the left side, scored the Parisians’ third goal after an assist from Messi (35e), before the Senegalese Abdoulaye Seck reduced the gap with a header from close range (38e).
A double for the Senegalese Abdoulaye Seck
Just before the break, served by Kylian Mbappé, Messi offers himself a double with a strike from the right after eliminating the defense of Maccabi Haifa (44e). The Argentinian, who is certainly advancing towards his last World Cup, has already scored 11 goals and made 11 assists in all competitions in 16 games.
In the second half, Abdoulaye Seck made the Maccabi supporters exult by scoring a header double (50e). The player passed by Diambars discovers the Champions League (it is his 5e match) and therefore scored his first two goals in the biggest European competition.
Like Messi, Mbappé also offered himself a double by scoring the fifth Parisian goal after a cross pass from Achraf Hakimi (64th). The sixth Parisian goal came from Sean Goldberg against his camp (67th). At the end of the match, Paris drove the point home when Carlos Soler took advantage of a center back from Messi to strike with his left foot (84th).
Just after kick-off, the match was interrupted for two minutes by flares and pyrotechnics ignited by supporters of the Israeli club.