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With a clear victory over title-rival Marseille, Lionel Messi scored his 700th club goal to help Paris St-Germain increase their advantage at the top of Ligue 1.
After Cristiano Ronaldo, the Argentina captain became the second player to reach the historic total in Europe’s top five divisions.
Kylian Mbappe scored twice to tie Edinson Cavani for the most goals scored at PSG with 200.
PSG now has an eight-point lead after the win.
In the 25th minute, Mbappe scored his first goal expertly with a Messi assist.
Four minutes later, Messi scored at the Velodrome as the France forward returned the favor.
Ten minutes into the second half, he connected with the Argentine to score his second goal of the game.
That brought the 24-year-total old’s at PSG to 100 goals, tying him with his former teammate Cavani, in fewer than 250 games since his 2017 transfer from Monaco.
Since joining PSG from Barcelona in December 2022, World Cup winner Messi has scored 28 goals.
Considered one of the best players of all time, he scored a record 672 goals in 778 games for Barca, the club he joined as a 13-year-old.
He won 35 trophies with the Catalan club, including the Ballon d’Or a record seven times, and two more during his tenure with PSG.
On Monday, Messi, 35, is anticipated to receive the Fifa Best award.