Messi, Neymar and Mbappé: the monstrous numbers of the ‘MNM’ that is on its way to being the best trident in history

Perhaps it is not yet possible to dimension it, but in Paris, PSG, with all the power of its petrodollars, has brought together the stars of Argentina, Brazil and France. In their attack, the French team has Lionel Messi, Neymar and Kylian Mbappé. And how could it be otherwise, the goals of the three cracks -and the victories- do not stop coming. This Saturday, the Parisians won 4-3 against Troyes in Ligue 1 with so many of their three kings.

It was a complicated match. The visitors, with nothing to lose, went out to the Parc des Princes without fear. They went ahead at 2 ‘with both from Mama Baldé, the same one who at 52’ would make the surprising 2-1 after Carlos Soler’s goal (24′). With the adverse result, came the ‘MNM’ show, the trident that is giving the time in the best leagues in Europe.

The first to sign up was Lionel Messi. At 54 ′, the Argentine took a left footed shot from outside the area to put the temporary tie, showing that he is at his best weeks before the start of the Qatar 2022 World Cup. In fact, there is no player who has more appearances than the ‘Flea’ so far this season: 16 goals and 13 assists in 19 games, including club and national team.

After a bad season – his first at PSG – Leo resumed his usual performance. Adapted to a creative position, he is today the top assister in the five major leagues with 13 goal passes. In addition, in the Parisian team he has 12 goals in 17 games. At 34 years old, Rosario is living his second youth.

The second act was of Neymar, although he had Messi himself as a co-star. The South American connection occurred at 62 minutes, when the Argentine gave the Brazilian a perfect assist to score his fourteenth goal of the season, in addition to having ten assists. Great friends seek each other out and meet in every game, which is why between the two they directly influenced 46 goals (goals and assists) in just 17 games.

The last to appear was Kylian Mbappé. The Frenchman, positioned more like a center and perhaps the most uncomfortable of the three, asked for the ball in a penalty and scored the victory goal at 77 ‘. A powerful and cornered shot to score his 17th celebration so far this season. He also has four assists.

The ‘MNM’ points to the top

Unlike other teams like the real Madrid (Benzema and Vinícius sometimes change partners in attack), Manchester City (Pep Guardiola rotates everyone except Erling Haaland) or Bayern Munich (Mané and Musiala do not have a defined companion), the paris st germain he has a solid trident. And its numbers are so monstrous that it can already be compared with the ‘MSN’ of Messi, Neymar Y Suarez in Barza or the ‘BBC’ of bale, Benzema Y Christian at Real Madrid; in those golden times of both clubs.

So far, a percentage that exceeds the best tridents in history.

In the 2015-16 season, one after obtaining its last Champions League, Barcelona enjoyed the best moment of the ‘MNM’ made up of the South Americans Messi, Neymar and Suárez. Between the three of them they contributed 131 goals of the 170 that the team scored, something never seen before. In percentage, it was 77.1%, less than the Paris trio.

That same year, the BBC obtained its best mark: 98 goals out of 138 scored by Real Madrid (71%), but far below. In fact, the trident formed by Cristiano Ronaldo, Benzema and ‘Pipita’ Higuaín scored 109 times (70.8%) in 2012.

Bearing in mind that Messi, Neymar and Mbappé have scored 43 goals in 19 games, that is, 2.2 goals per game; it is very likely that they will finish the season above everyone else and breaking any records they find along the way.

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