What Messi is doing to get back to his best form ahead of the World Cup

No longer playing in the right wing as he was during the Pochettino era, Messi now has a more centralized role and is in constant contact with the ball. The version of Lionel Messi that PSG has been offering at the start of the season looks much improved and engaged despite his age. In the 7-1 win over Lille, the captain of the Argentina national team shined with a great goal, two assists.

Messi was the protagonist of the play of the match on match day 3 of Ligue 1. Paris took the lead after only 8 seconds in a play designed in the boardroom, where Neymar left the ball to Messi, who placed a perfect pass for Mbappé to lob the goalkeeper: the first gem of the night.

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Then came his goal: he teamed up with Mbappé who opened the pitch for Nuno Mendez to returned the cross back to Messi who caressed the ball with his right foot for a perfect finish. A play that we have seen countless times in Messi’s time at Barcelona, where ‘La Pulga’ was at the top of his powers.

Messi is trying to bring that self back after a rough year, where he was forced to leave Barcelona and did not play his best with PSG. But now the tide is beginning to turn for ‘La Pulga’, as he is trying to rediscover himself for a World Cup that could very well be his last, and PSG could provide the perfect environment for him to do so.

Messi’s last goal was a special one

His goal was not just one more: it was the 773rd in his career and surpassed the 772 official goals of the Brazilian Romario. As a result, he leapt onto the podium of the top scorers in history behind Josef Bican (805) and Cristiano Ronaldo (815). This is further proof of Messi's resurgence, who, in a couple months is going for his greatest desire: the World Cup in Qatar.