PSG 5-1 Lorient: 5 Talking Points as the Parisians run riot | Ligue 1 2021-22
Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) thrashed Lorient 5-1 at the Parc des Princes in game week 30.
Neymar opened the scoring for the hosts in the 12th minute. The Brazilian international slotted one past Matthieu Dreyer following a brilliant pass by Kylian Mbappe to set him up. Mbappe doubled his side's advantage in the 28th minute. The Frenchman slotted one low after skimming his way through the box.
Terem Moffi pulled one back for the visitors as he capitalized on an error by Achraf Hakimi at the back. The 22-year-old swooped in before Gianluigi Donnarumma could react. Mbappe scored once again in the 67th minute.
This time, a low shot from outside the box stunned Dreyer. Lionel Messi also grabbed a goal as he slotted one into the roof of the net following some neat work by Mbappe in the box to set him up.
Neymar capped off the night with his second as he scored PSG's fifth of the night in the 90th minute of the game.
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On that note, here's a look at five talking points from the game:
#5 Lionel Messi ends his drought
Lionel Messi ended his Ligue 1 goalscoring drought in some fashion. The Argentinian grabbed PSG's fourth goal of the night. Messi smashed one into the roof of the net after some brilliant work by Mbappe in the box to set him up.
This was just Messi's third league goal. The last time he scored was back against Lille, on February 7 this year. He has been quite unlucky, hitting the woodwork on numerous occasions.
But he finally found a breakthrough against Lorient. Messi also won four duels, made two recoveries, completed three dribbles and created one chance throughout the game.
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#4 PSG look shaky at the back
PSG conceded a goal which was caused by an error at the back yet again. The culprit this time was Achraf Hakimi. The Moroccan international was caught in a huge mix-up at the back. Hakimi made a back pass to Marquinhos who in turn did not commit, thinking Gianluigi Donnarumma was taking over. But in the meantime, Terem Moffi swooped in and scored Lorient's only goal of the game.
PSG have conceded four errors leading to an opposing goal in their last six matches in all competitions. They lack focus at the back. Pochettino's side even paid the price for their lapses against Real Madrid and despite that, they have not been able to straighten out their act.