The hosts scored two quick goals either side of half-time through Gatetan Laborde and Flavien Tait.
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The ex-Barcelona attacker was taken off with bone bruising to the knee against Lyon earlier this month and sat out his side’s recent victories over Strasbourg and Metz.
Messi hit the crossbar during his 150th appearance in the competition but could not score for his new club after PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino sent out his three superstars all together for the first time.
The six-time Ballon d’Or winner signed a two-year deal with the Parisian club last week and has since taken part in three training sessions with his new teammates.
Messi signed a two-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain after Barca were unable to keep him for financial reasons.
The former Barcelona man bid a tearful farewell to the Catalan giants on Sunday and is now expected to complete a free transfer to Mauricio Pochettino’s side later this week.
PSG commenced their Ligue 1 campaign with the come-from-behind victory after goals from new signing Achraf Hakimi and Mauro Icardi.
The French side are looking to act quick and sign the Argentine after it was announced he was leaving Barcelona.
The midfielder’s contract at Manchester United now has less than 12 months left to run, and he is believed to have rejected the opportunity to sign a new deal at Old Trafford.
An early Jonathan David strike and Burak Yilmaz’s penalty in first-half stoppage time ensured that Christophe Galtier’s Lille finished one point ahead of second-placed Paris Saint-Germain, who won 2-0 at Brest.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side will go into next weekend’s final round of the season against Brest one point behind leaders Lille, who were held to a 0-0 draw by Saint-Etienne.
The France star sat out the 2-1 Ligue 1 win over Lens on Saturday after sustaining a calf injury in the first-leg loss to Pep Guardiola’s side earlier this week.
Mourinho, 58, replaced Mauricio Pochettino in November 2019, but has now been dismissed after a dismal domestic campaign and failure in the Europa League
Mauricio Pochettino’s men had edged a thrilling first-leg clash 3-2 in Munich, and saw Neymar denied by the woodwork twice before Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting bundled the Germans in front on the night with a close-range header just before half-time.
Mbappe’s opener was fumbled by Manuel Neuer into the bottom corner with less than three minutes on the clock at a snow-covered Allianz Arena, as Mauricio Pochettino’s side threw themselves at everything from first whistle to last in a match of incredible tempo and intensity.
Coach Mauricio Pochettino was without the services of Brazilian superstar Neymar, who is out for a month after suffering an adductor injury in the midweek Coupe de France win over Caen.
It was a solid and then a suddenly spectacular performance in front of new boss Mauricio Pochettino who returned to the bench after a week in isolation with the coronavirus.
The 48-year-old Argentine will “respect isolation and is subject to the appropriate health protocols”, PSG said on Twitter.
Three days after a lacklustre performance during a 1-1 draw at Saint-Etienne in Pochettino’s debut, PSG failed to impress again
Moise Kean cancelled out Romain Hamouma’s opener in the first half but PSG were unable to find the net again.