Marshall Munetsi of Orlando Pirates during the Absa Premiership match between Orlando Pirates and Baroka FC on 06 January 2018 at Orlando Stadium Pic Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix
Ex Orlando Pirates star almost STEALS show on Messi debut!
Former Orlando Pirates star Marshall Munetsi came close to stealing the limelight on Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain debut!
Marshall Munetsi of Orlando Pirates during the Absa Premiership match between Orlando Pirates and Baroka FC on 06 January 2018 at Orlando Stadium Pic Sydney Mahlangu/BackpagePix
Former Orlando Pirates midfielder Marshall Munetsi almost stole the headlines on Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain debut however it wasn’t to be!
The Zimbabwean midfielder thought he grabbed a second half equalizer after slotting the ball into the back of the net only for the Virtual Assistant Referee (VAR) to rule it out.
Kylian Mbappe handed Paris Saint-Germain an early lead before former Orlando Pirates midfielder Marshall Munetsi thought he grabbed an equalizer minutes before Lionel Messi came on to make his debut for the visitors.
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While the former Orlando Pirates star narrowly missed out on turning the match on its head, French talisman Kylian Mbappe had other ideas to make sure Lionel Messi’s debut at the club went according to plan.
Mbappe ended any chance of an upset by grabbing his second on the night in the 63rd minute. Despite Mbappe scoring a brace, the center of attention was one Lionel Messi who made his debut for the French giants after a blockbuster summer move from Barcelona.
Lionel Messi was brought on by Mauricio Pochettino in the 66th minute. He replaced former Barcelona teammate Neymar Jnr to make his Paris Saint-Germain debut.
Marshall Munetsi who featured for Orlando Pirates between 2016 and 2019 has become somewhat of a standard feature for Reims in the French Ligue 1.
He’s already made 54 appearances for the Ligue 1 club. Munetsi enjoyed largely successful loan spells at Baroka FC before finally cementing a place at the Soweto giants Orlando Pirates in 2017.
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