Messi celebrates his goal against Toulouse.

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Messi and Achraf commanded PSG's victory against Toulouse.

PSG came into the game timid and not very incisive.

Without Mbappé and Neymar, Galtier set up a 1-4-3-1-2 formation with Messi and Ekitike up front and Vitinha behind.

On the Argentine fell all the offensive responsibility.

Messi was quite active in attack, opening spaces and filtering balls for his teammates.

But a very good Toulouse would go ahead on the scoreboard after a shot from Van Den Boomen slipped past the short post of Donnarumma's goal.

The surprise jumped in the Parque de los Príncipes.

Messi and Achraf commanded PSG's victory against Toulouse.

Two great goals from the Moroccan and the Argentine served to give the 3 points to a PSG that puts land in the middle of Ligue 1, already taking eight points from Marseille.

PSG came into the game timid and not very incisive.

On the Argentine fell all the offensive responsibility.

Messi was quite active in attack, opening spaces and filtering balls for his teammates.

But a very good Toulouse would go ahead on the scoreboard after a shot from Van Den Boomen slipped past the short post of Donnarumma's goal.

The surprise jumped in the Parque de los Príncipes

The sides, two daggers

In the absence of Mbappé and wingers who went deep on the wing, both Nuno Mendes and Achraf Hakimi had to do this job.

And it was precisely the Moroccan winger who executed this to perfection.

With so many attacks, in minute 38 he reached the area, cut inside and defined the long post with his left foot.

The game went to rest with the equalizer on the scoreboard.

In the 58th minute, the Argentine took a trademark shot with his left foot from the edge to put the Parisians ahead.

A great goal from Messi who has scored those goals throughout his career, turning the extraordinary into the ordinary.

The Argentine being decisive and leading PSG 10 days after Bayern's visit to the Parque de los Príncipes.

As a result of Messi's goal, the game was a formality for the Parisian team.

PSG dominated the match perfectly and Toulouse could hardly create any danger on Donnarumma's goal.

However, from set pieces the forces are always equal and in the last play of the game, Anthony Roauault was very close to making the final 2-2, but the shot ended up tame in the hands of Donnarumma.

On the counter, Messi made it 3-1 and his double, but the ball hit the woodwork and went wide.

Balsamic victory for PSG against Toulouse that puts Galtier's men in the lead with eight points ahead of Marseille.

Bayern awaits in 10 days, with Mbappé out and Neymar in doubt, but with a very plugged-in Messi.

Great goal from Messi pic.twitter.com/uF5EI2tqex

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(Taken from Brand)