In the 29th round of the 2022-23 season of the French League Championship, against Lyon, Paris Saint-Germain fell with a goal without reply at its stadium, “Parc des Princes”.

The defeat crippled Paris Saint-Germain’s lead on 66 points, six ahead of runners-up Lance, while Lyon increased their score to 41 points in tenth place.

Of course, during the tournament, the focus was on the stars of Paris Saint-Germain, Argentina’s Lionel Messi and Frenchman Kylian Mbappe.

But neither could Paris Saint-Germain win against its rivals and take a step closer to the “Ligue 1” title.

World football’s most famous duo showed a faded version of what he did with Argentina and France during the recent international break.

What did Lionel Messi do in front of Lyon in the French league?

It was clear how much Messi was affected by the news about Messi’s future and the posse launched against him by the Paris Saint-Germain ultras before the match started.

Messi started the match and participated in all its minutes, but, of course, as for the final result of the game, he did not score.

Messi touched the ball a total of 98 times during the match, and made 67 passes, of which 54 were correct, with an accuracy of 81%, and made five key passes that were not used.

Messi lost possession 26 times during the game, and he hit the ball three times, including one between the post and the crossbar, one outside the frame, and another blocked by the defense.

What did Kylian Mbappe do against Lyon in the French league?

Like Messi, Kylian Mbappe started the match and played every minute without scoring or assisting.

The France captain touched the ball 68 times during the match, making 45 passes with 80% accuracy, including 36 correct passes, and one crucial pass that went unused.

Mbappe seems to have decided to follow Messi’s approach in firing against Lyon as he provided the same number for the Argentine.

Mbappe lost possession 21 times when facing the Lyon players, a huge number for the French international.

Mbappe failed to deliver his best version at a crucial time when Paris Saint-Germain needed it, again raising doubts about his ability to lead the French team at this stage.