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Sunday's Ligue 1 victory for Paris Saint-Germain over Lille was decided by Lionel Messi's dramatic comeback.
During the fifth minute of extra time, Messi scored from a direct free kick from 25 yards away.
He fired a shot just to the right of Lille's five-man wall, and the ball clipped the inside of the post before bouncing into the net.
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PSG took a two-goal lead after 17 minutes thanks to Kylian Mbappe and Neymar, but the visitors came back strongly, scoring once in the first half and then taking the lead with two goals in the 58th and 69th minutes.
Lille earned a penalty after Marco Verratti yanked Tiago Djalo's shirt, and Jonathan David calmly converted the spot-kick to tie the game.
Lille applied pressure and were rewarded when Gomes pinged a long ball into Jonathan Bamba's feet, who smashed his effort past Donnarumma to give his side the lead.
Just as Lille appeared to have sealed the three points, Mbappe steered Julian Bernat's cross into the net to tie the game, despite the fact that it had been six games.
Messi was kept quiet by the Lille defence throughout the game, which was unusual for him. Lionel Messi then delivered a masterpiece in the fifth minute of stoppage time to bring the game to a close in style. It was Messi's 11th goal of the season, and it gave the hosts one of the most coveted victories.
Christophe Galtier's side will play Marseille and Nantes in Ligue 1 before facing Bayern Munich in the second leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie. But it wasn't all good for PSG because they lost Neymar to a twisted ankle.