Reims 0 PSG 2: Lionel Messi makes debut at Reims but Kylian Mbappé steals show

PSG are adamant star duo will play together again despite Real Madrid’s bid to prise Kylian Mbappé away.

STAR TURNS: PSG's Lionel Messi challenges Reims' Yunis Abdelhamid during the Ligue Un game at the Stade Auguste-Delaune

Now it is real. Lionel Messi played his first club match as a Not Barcelona player, entering as a 66th minute substitute for Paris Saint-Germain, who won at Reims thanks to Kylian Mbappé. PSG are adamant the pair will play together again despite Real Madrid’s bid to prise Mbappé away.

“Our chairman and Leonardo are very clear: he is here with us,” said Mauricio Pochettino after watching his striker seal victory. “I am very happy to have him. He is a gift.”