LIONEL MESSI RETURNED, another marquee signing Sergio Ramos scored as Paris Saint-Germain cruised to a 4-0 victory over Reims on Sunday to restore their Ligue 1 lead to 11 points.
Messi, returning from Covid, started on the bench while Kylian Mbappe returned to the starting lineup after a groin strain while Ramos made only his second league start of the season. Marco Verratti put PSG ahead in the final minute of a sluggish first half, drilling home his first Ligue 1 goal since May 2017.3 more points at the Parc des Princes! 💪❤️💙#PSGSDR #ICICESTPARIS pic.twitter.com/Q3FmqmAoBbRamos, who arrived from Real in the summer, scored his first goal for the club. The central defender reacted quickest to a loose ball from a PSG corner.
In the 67th minute, Messi set up Verratti for a shot that deflected off two defenders and into the top corner.Earlier, Khephren Thuram’s goal set up a precious 2-0 away win for Nice as they saw off strugglers Metz to climb to second place in France’s Ligue 1.DIFFERENTLY Get closer to the stories that matter with exclusive analysis, insight and debate in The42 Membership.