DIMITRI PAYET gave Lionel Messi a taste of his own medicine as he twisted and turned away from the Argentinian maestro.
The Marseille playmaker grabbed possession from his Paris Saint-Germain rival in Sunday’s heated ‘Clasique’ between the two French giants.
Shielding the ball just outside the centre circle, Payet then spun 360 degrees to wrongfoot Messi and send him stumbling into thin air.
The France international was then free to stride into PSG territory as he quickly turned defence into attack.
The scene was one familiar to any defender who has attempted to shut down Messi over the years.
And fans couldn’t believe what they were seeing as the former Barcelona star was made to look like an amateur in France.
Fan ‘RMA_Jonnis’ wrote on Twitter: “Dimitri Payet roasted Lionel Messi and showed him levels tonight.”
‘OsayiOsa’ wrote: “Messi actually got sent back to Barcelona by Payet but no one’s gonna talk about it.”
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‘Clem6times’ wrote: “Payet taught Messi a footballing lesson last night.”
And ‘abhishek_87’ added: “Lol Payet just gave Messi a taste of his own medicine. Left him for dead.”
Payet’s midfield heroics were not enough to break a 0-0 stalemate at the Stade Velodrome as the hosts failed to capitalise on a man advantage.
PSG’s Achraf Hakimi was sent off close to the hour mark but the visitors clung on for a point as they stayed on top of Ligue 1.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
