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Lionel Messi scores, Leandro Paredes stellar for PSG in 4-1 win vs. Barcelona

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Lionel Messi scored as Leandro Paredes had a stellar performance for PSG in their 4-1 win vs. Barcelona.

Messi scored the first goal of the game to give Barcelona the 1-0 lead. A lovely cross over the midfield found Frenkie de Jong as the Dutchman was fouled inside the penalty area. Up stepped Messi and a great penalty from him as he equaled a Champions League record.

With his goal vs. PSG, Lionel Messi has now scored in 17 consecutive years (2005-2021) in the Champions League and has matched Raul’s record.

Leandro Paredes started the match for Mauricio Pochettino’s men and was stellar. The Argentine managed 93 touches of the ball, made 68 of his 74 passes, 1 key pass, 5 long balls, 6 duels won, 1 interception and 3 tackles.

Mauro Icardi also started the match for PSG while Angel Di Maria did not play due to injury.

Matias Palacios joins FC Basel on four and a half year deal

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Matias Palacios has joined FC Basel from San Lorenzo on a four and a half year deal.

Palacios has joined FC Basel with the club announcing his signing through their social media page. As we reported last week, the 18 year old was rumored to be joining the Swiss based club and it has been made official but for an undisclosed fee.

The midfielder has represented Argentina at youth level.

Argentine Champions League preview: Lionel Messi, Paulo Dybala, more

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A total of six Argentine players could take part in this week’s Champions League matches with a few others injured.

The big clash on Tuesday will be Lionel Messi and FC Barcelona hosting PSG and their Argentine players. Leandro Paredes and Mauro Icardi are both healthy while Angel Di Maria will miss the match following last week’s injury. The last time these two teams met was the legendary remontada where Barcelona won 6-1 to eliminate the French champions.

On Wednesday, it’s Sevilla hosting Borussia Dortmund. Only one Argentine is available for Sevilla and that is newly signed Alejandro Papu Gomez as Lucas Ocampos and Marcos Acuña are out injured. Franco Vazquez has not been included in Sevilla’s Champions League squad.

Paulo Dybala and Juventus play FC Porto in Portugal as Agustín Marchesín will look not to let in any goals.

Here are the matches for Tuesday and Wednesday:

Tuesday:

RB Leipzig vs. Liverpool
FC Barcelona (Lionel Messi) vs. PSG (Leandro Paredes, Mauro Icardi. Angel Di Maria injured, Mauricio Pochettino coach)

Wednesday:
Sevilla (Alejandro Papu Gomez. Lucas Ocampos and Marcos Acuña are injured) vs. Borussia Dortmund:

FC Porto (Agustín Marchesín) vs. Juventus (Paulo Dybala)

Argentina World Cup winner Leopoldo Luque passes away

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Argentina World Cup winning forward Leopoldo Luque has passed away from COVID-19 complications.

Part of the legendary Argentina team which won the 1978 World Cup, Luque scored four goals that tournament and managed 21 goals in 43 matches for the Argentina national team.

From reports in Argentina, Luque was in the hospital during the holiday season with COVID and he never fully recovered.

Rest in peace Luque and thank you for everything.

Lautaro Martinez scores for Inter in 3-1 win vs. Lazio

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Lautaro Martinez scored for Inter in their 3-1 win vs. Lazio.

Martinez was fouled inside the penalty area in the first half and after some controversy, the decision was a penalty for Inter. It wasn’t Lautaro who took the penalty but it still lead to Inter taking the 1-0 lead.

The Argentine would make it 3-1 after a great run by goalscorer Lukaku who played the ball into Lautaro for the open net. He is now on 11 goals and five assists as Inter lead the league.

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