Brazilian star player Neymar was carried off on a stretcher before Lionel Messi scored a 95th-minute winner as Ligue 1 leaders Paris St-Germain gained an incredible win over Lille.
PSG had been 2-0 ahead and 3-2 behind after goals from Lille’s Bafode Diakite, Jonathan David and Jonathan Bamba transformed the match. France forward Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring, before scoring hai second in the 87th minute to give PSG hope of victory.
Lionel Messi Scores Superb 95th Minute Winner
Lionel Messi then won it in dramatic fashion with a 22-yard free-kick. Despite the win, their main concern will be for Brazil forward Neymar after the 31-year-old was kicked on his calf and then went over badly on his right ankle five minutes into the second half. He looked in great pain with his hands over his face as he was carried off at the Parc des Princes.
The result means Paris St-Germain are eight points clear at the top of Ligue 1 table, although second-placed Marseille will cut the gap to five should they win their game against Toulouse.
PSG came into this match on a three-game losing run following a 2-1 loss to Marseille in the last 16 of the French Cup, a 3-1 Ligue 1 defeat by Monaco and a 1-0 home loss to Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. PSG’s next league game will be on 26 February, when they play title rivals Marseille away from home.
