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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Julien Pretot

Lionel Messi scores in first game since World Cup as PSG triumph

REUTERS

Lionel Messi celebrated his return to competition after the World Cup by scoring a second-half goal as Paris Saint-Germain extended their Ligue 1 lead to six points with a 2-0 home win over Angers on Wednesday.

Messi, who won the World Cup with Argentina, received a warm welcome from the Parc des Princes crowd and netted from close range in the 72nd minute to add to Hugo Ekitike’s first-half opener, putting PSG on 47 points from 18 games.

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