• Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates with Kylian Mbappe after scoring the opening goal in the 7-2 Champions League win against Maccabi Haifa at the Parc des Princes in Paris on October 25, 2022. AFP
    Paris Saint-Germain's Argentine forward Lionel Messi celebrates with Kylian Mbappe after scoring the opening goal in the 7-2 Champions League win against Maccabi Haifa at the Parc des Princes in Paris on October 25, 2022. AFP
  • Kylian Mbappe celebrates with teammates after scoring PSG's second goal. AFP
    Kylian Mbappe celebrates with teammates after scoring PSG's second goal. AFP
  • Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring. AFP
    Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring. AFP
  • PSG's Neymar, right, celebrates with Messi after scoring the third goal. AP
    PSG's Neymar, right, celebrates with Messi after scoring the third goal. AP
  • Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal. AP
    Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring his side's fourth goal. AP
  • Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring PSG's fifth goal. AFP
    Kylian Mbappe celebrates after scoring PSG's fifth goal. AFP
  • Mbappe celebrates the fifth. AFP
    Mbappe celebrates the fifth. AFP
  • Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Achraf Hakimi celebrate their sixth, an own goal scored by Maccabi Haifa's Sean Goldberg. Reuters
    Kylian Mbappe, Neymar and Achraf Hakimi celebrate their sixth, an own goal scored by Maccabi Haifa's Sean Goldberg. Reuters
  • PSG's Carlos Soler scored their seventh against Maccabi Haifa. EPA
    PSG's Carlos Soler scored their seventh against Maccabi Haifa. EPA
  • Abdoulaye Seck scored a couple of consolation goals for Maccabi Haifa. EPA
    Abdoulaye Seck scored a couple of consolation goals for Maccabi Haifa. EPA

Messi, Mbappe and Neymar all on target as PSG go goal crazy


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Paris St Germain's Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored twice with Neymar also on target as the French club's fearsome attack tore apart Maccabi Haifa in a 7-2 win to send them into the last 16 of the Champions League.

The irrepressible trio were too much for a Maccabi side to handle, although the Israelis showed great heart in the Group H clash with Abdoulaye Seck scoring twice.

Messi got the ball rolling in the 19th minute with a sumptuous opening goal with the outside of his left foot and Mbappe curled in his side's second in the 32nd.

Mbappe and Messi then combined to play in Neymar three minutes later with the Brazilian's shot going in off the post.

Seck replied almost immediately with a header but Messi dispatched a left-footed shot inside the post just before halftime after linking with Neymar again.

Maccabi again reduced the arrears in the 50th minute with a looping header but PSG were not done and Mbappe sent another curler past goalkeeper Joshua Cohen before Neymar's low cross was turned into his own goal by Sean Goldberg.

Messi, who was denied a ninth Champions League hat-trick by the crossbar, then set up Carlos Soler to wrap up the scoring with six minutes remaining.

PSG top the group on goal difference with 11 points with Benfica in second place, well ahead of Juventus and Haifa who are both on three points.

Updated: October 25, 2022, 9:31 PM