Yes, the Premier League remains compelling and is riveting viewing but if you are not keeping up to date with the fortunes of Paris Saint-Germain this season, you are missing out.
You are missing out on the enduring, mind-boggling brilliance of Lionel Messi. Sometimes, apropos of not very much, it is worth taking a moment to contemplate the genius of Messi and one such moment came after he scored twice and assisted twice in PSG’s 7-2 demolition of Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League.
It was Messi’s 50th appearance for PSG and he marked it with, amongst other things of beauty, an outside-of-the-boot finish for the first goal that summed up his unique excellence.
