PSG's Lionel Messi scored a glorious panenka but then passed up the opportunity for a Champions League hat-trick by giving another to Kylian Mbappe.
The Barcelona legend equalised for his new club from close range just seven minutes earlier as an intriguing Champions League tie with Leipzig looked delicately poised with just over 15 minutes remaining.
Mbappe, who scored the opening goal before André Silva (28') and Nordi Mukiele (57') put the visitors ahead was going to take the spot kick only to pass the opportunity to his team-mate.
Messi showed no sign of pressure with a brilliant panenka and then had the chance to score a record ninth Champions League hat-trick when PSG were awarded another penalty in stoppage-time.
That would have put him one clear of Ronaldo for Champions League penalties but he opted to return the favour to Mbappe but the results were spectacularly different.
🤤 Lionel Messi showing how much pressure he feels when a Champions League game is finely poised at 2-2 with just over 15 minutes remaining....#UCL #PSG pic.twitter.com/t1FioLlHQ5
— Sporting Life Football & Infogol (@InfogolApp) October 19, 2021
Messi lets Mbappé take the penalty even though he's on a hat-trick...
— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) October 19, 2021
Mbappé absolutely skies it 😳
Neymar's reaction says it all.#UCL pic.twitter.com/LrWcEhYbYa
⚽️ 74' - Kylian Mbappe lets Lionel Messi take a penalty and scores with a panenka
— Sporting Life Football & Infogol (@InfogolApp) October 19, 2021
😱 90+4 - Lionel Messi passes up the opportunity for a #UCL hat-trick by giving a penalty to Mbappe, who blazes it over the bar! pic.twitter.com/ZjvOc46sF0
