Fan Footage of Lionel Messi’s Goal Against Angers Is Pure Football Artistry [Video]

Fan footage of Lionel Messi‘s goal vs Angers on his first game back with Paris Saint-Germain after winning the World Cup with Argentina has gone viral.

The 35-year-old made his highly-anticipated return to Paris last week after the most deserved 10-day break in history.

On his arrival at Les Parisiens’ training base, Messi received a guard of honour from his teammates before being handed a gold-plated award to commemorate last month’s World Cup triumph.

Messi played the full 90 minutes as PSG registered a 2-0 victory over Ligue 1’s rock-bottom side Angers. Hugo Ekitike, the 20-year-old striker on loan from Reims, opened the scoring for PSG in the fifth minute.

And despite not being at his scintillating best for large spells, Argentina’s main man secured all three points when he doubled PSG’s lead with 17 minutes remaining.

The goal was initially ruled out for offside; however, it was awarded two minutes later following a VAR review.

While Messi’s goal looked fantastic on the live TV broadcast, fan footage recorded from inside the Parc des Princes is truly glorious.

As you can see in the fan footage below, Messi drops deep to start the play. Then, after a neat one-two with Neymar, he delivers a wonderful outside-of-the-boot pass to Sergio Ramos.

Messi continues to run through the Angers defence when Nordi Mukiele delivers a pinpoint pass to the Argentine, who converts with ease. How good is this?

Watch video of  Lionel Messi’s PSG goal vs Angers from the stands below:

Here’s another angle from behind the goal: