"That Messi left foot is worth $100B" - Fans hail Lionel Messi as he completes 300th club assist in PSG's 2-1 win over Brest

Fans have tipped their hats to Lionel Messi after the forward registered his 300th club career assist as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) beat Stade Brest 2-1 in Ligue 1 on Saturday (March 11). The holders were coming off a 2-0 defeat at Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 in midweek, suffering a 3-0 aggregate loss.

Carlos Soler opened the scoring for the Parisians after 37 minutes after Kylian Mbappe had a shot saved. However, PSG's lead did not last long, as Franck Honorat equalized for the Pirates.

The Parisians struggled to take advantage of their dominance, and it appeared they might have to settle for a draw. Mbappe, though, snatched a late winner, with Messi providing the assist.

Mbappe's strike was PSG's 3000th goal in the French first division. Meanwhile, Messi set a record of his own, as he provided his 300th club career assist, a feat no other player has achieved.

The achievement proved to be yet another feather in the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner's cap. Fans across the globe were left in awe as the superstar reached another milestone. One wrote on Twitter:

Out of Messi's 300 club career assists, only 32 have come for PSG, while the rest came for Barcelona, for whom he played for nearly two decades.

It's worth noting that the Argentinian has 353 career assists across club and international football and is one strike away from 800 career goals for club and country.

How has Lionel Messi fared for PSG this season?

This season, Lionel Messi has been in red-hot form for PSG, who he joined on a free transfer in 2021. He has scored 18 times and provided 17 assists in 31 games across competitions.

Despite his impressive numbers, many have questioned Lionel Messi's commitment to the club. Former French forward Jerome Rothen accused the 35-year-old of disrespecting Les Parisiens following the club's UEFA Champions League exit.

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Dakir is a European and Indian football journalist at Sportskeeda with an overall experience of 10 years. Holding a Master’s degree in Journalism & Mass Communication, and currently pursuing Master’s in Sports Journalism from Sheffield Hallam University, he is a seasoned football journalist who has interviewed the likes of former Liverpool star John Arne Riise, covered the entire 2022-23 Indian Super League season of the Kerala Blasters, and has delivered a seminar at an international conference held by St. Albert's College, Ernakulam.

Thanks to his extensive academic background in journalism, Dakir understands the importance of accuracy and spends a significant amount of time researching the subject. In today’s data-driven world of football, where players are perceived as machines, he prides himself amplify the voices of the people that make football the beautiful game that it is.

He started following football in 2013, and more specifically, Brendan Rodgers’ Liverpool, and admires Jurgen Klopp for his untouched charisma and unmatched legacy. A perpetual underdog supporter, he is a fan of under-fire Reds forward Darwin Nunez and can’t wait for him to show the world what he truly is. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s iconic “corner taken quickly” corner assist for Divock Origi in Liverpool’s 4-0 UCL semifinal win over Barcelona left a lasting impact on him.

When not writing, Dakir enjoys indulging in his guilty pleasure - watching mass commercial movies.

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