Messi scores first league goal as PSG stretch Ligue 1 lead

Lionel Messi scored his first goal in Ligue 1 as 10-man Paris St-Germain moved 13 points clear at the top with a 3-1 win over Nantes.

Messi curled home from 20 yards with three minutes left on the clock.

Kylian Mbappe had given PSG an early lead but the hosts were reduced to 10 men when goalkeeper Keylor Navas raced from his box to foul Ludovic Blas.

Nantes levelled via Randal Kolo Muani’s backheel but Dennis Appiah’s own goal and Messi’s fine effort sealed the win.

The victory was PSG’s 12th in 14 league games.