The advertising boards at the Parc des Princes called the Argentine the greatest player of all time
Lionel Messi stole the show for Paris Saint Germain on Saturday night, and went viral online after scoring a devastating free kick against Nice.
The match at the Parc des Princes had been scoreless until Messi was fouled outside the 18-yard box around the half-hour mark.
With teammate Neymar attempting to trick goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel by first running over the ball, Messi strolled up to it calmly and lifted it into the air over the wall and the Danish international to make it 1-0.
The goal has gone viral online, and has been viewed over 2.5 million times in one clip on Twitter.
Standing out from his other 59 successful efforts in a dead ball situation, this one was remarkable for the way the advertising boarding in the French capital flashed ‘GOAT’, meaning ‘Greatest of All Time’, as the ball was heading into the back of the net.
Spot-on timing by the advertising hoardings for this Messi free kick pic.twitter.com/lsZ5cor54P
— Gavan Reilly (@gavreilly) October 1, 2022