Although it was thrilling to break through from the Champions League Super Death Group, Paris Saint-Germain's dominance declined significantly, and a mistake at the last minute of the last round was counted by Lille, which put Enrique under huge pressure. After a few days of adjustments, Grand Paris face Metz on this matchday, who are just three points above the relegation zone. In this game, Mbappe scored a world wave and scored a brace, and Vitinha made a pass, and Grand Paris defeated the opponent 3-1 and ended the 2023 journey with victory.
The strength of Grand Paris is obviously above the opponent, but Enrique still put on a full lineup, Donnarumma returned to the front of goal from suspension, Marquinhos in the middle, Skriniar and Danilo on both sides, forming a three-center-back system, Emery, Vitinha, Ugarte and Li Gangren lined up, Balcola and Mbappe joined the front, and Muani played as a single arrow.
As the referee's whistle blew, Paris Saint-Germain, who were playing at home, took the initiative without any suspense. Metz is pragmatic **, patiently using defensive counterattacks to deal with opponents.
The strategy worked so well that Paris had 82 per cent of the ball in the first 45 minutes but were so scoreless that they couldn't create a decent threat.
Without the help of superstar teammates such as Neymar and Messi, Mbappe became the target of the opponent, and under the crazy encirclement and suppression of the Metz players, he didn't even touch the ball much, and he played very uncomfortable. At the end of the first half, the two teams returned to the dressing room with a 0-0 scoreline, and Enrique looked unhappy on the sidelines.
But when I got back on the pitch, things were completely different. In the 49th minute, Li Gangren cut inside on the right side and crossed, Vitinha inserted a point to push the goal, and Paris Saint-Germain finally broke the deadlock and led 1-0.
With a ball in hand, the situation suddenly cleared up. In the 60th minute, Muani carried the opposing defender back in the front, Vitinha followed up to make the ball, and Mbappe cut a world wave and hit the bottom edge of the crossbar into the net, 2-0!
But Metz's tenacity also exceeded the expectations of fansIn the 72nd minute, Lamin Kamara crossed from a corner, Udun hit the goal with a difficult header, and the ball was hoisted into the far corner, Donnarumma watched the whole process, and the score became 1-2!
However, in the 84th minute, Mbappe grabbed the opponent's return pass too strongly, cut off the ball and passed the goalkeeper, easily pushed the empty goal, completed the brace, and Paris sealed the victory 3-1.
It was also Mbappe's 18th league goal of the season, leading the top scorer charts. It is worth mentioning that Mbappe's annual goal tally has risen to 52 goals, surpassing Haaland and Ronaldo, and tying Kane for the first place of the year.
In the end, Paris Saint-Germain beat Metz 3-1 to end the 2023 match with a victory. Interestingly, Mbappe and Kane have both finished this year's competition, while Ronaldo and Haaland still have games, and the competition for the top scorer of the year is still in suspense.