Lionel Messi just can't stop teeing up goals in 2022. When AS Saint-Etienne came calling at the Parc des Princes in Ligue 1 Uber Eats Round 26, the Argentine racked up a fifth consecutive top-flight match with at least one assist. He now sits level with club-mate Kylian Mbappé at the top of the official assists chart on ten.

Messi-Mbappé partnership taking shape

On Saturday, La Pulga confirmed that ASSE are a side against whom he can really express himself. After his hat-trick in the first match, the Parisian bagged a brace in front of Paris's adoring fans, setting Kylian Mbappé up for two superb goals. In 2022, the PSG No30 has cooked up six assists in five matches - the best total in the five major European leagues. More generally, the Argentina captain has been unstoppable since notching his first assist in Ligue 1 Uber Eats at the end of November (against Saint-Etienne), totalling ten assists in ten matches!

Messi has delivered four of those assists to Mbappé, the highest total for a player to the same teammate in Ligue 1 Uber Eats this season. The duo has exchanged a total of five assists - one from Mbappé to Messi - in the top flight in 2021-22, which is also the best reciprocal best total between two players.

With a stunning outside-of-the-boot cross for Danilo Periera to nod home Pareis's third goal, Kylian Mbappé managed to retain top spot on the official Ligue 1 Uber Eats assists chart thanks to his number of assists in open play (ten compared to seven for Messi). But he is now under pressure from his prestigious partner.

Rennes also stand out

Stade Rennais FC, another well-represented club in this ranking, also shone in Round 26. Les Rouge et Noir now have four players in the top 13: Hamari Traoré (8th), Lovro Majer (9th), Benjamin Bourigeaud (11th) and Gaëtan Laborde (13th). On Friday in Montpellier, it was Traoré and Bourigeaud who were at the top of their game. The right-back bagged two assists to take his season total to six, while midfielder Bopurigeaud reached the same total by finding Majer at the end of the game.

>> Official Ligue 1 Uber Eats Assists chart

Ligue 1 Uber Eats Round 26:

Montpellier Hérault SC 2-4 Stade Rennais FC
0-1: Goal by TERRIER, assist by H. TRAORE
0-2: Goal by BOURIGEAUD, assist by H. TRAORE
1-2: Goal by OYONGO, no assist
2-2: Goal by WAHI, assist by CHOTARD
2-3: Goal by LABORDE (penalty)
2-4: Goal by MAJER, assist by BOURIGEAUD

Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 AS Saint-Etienne
0-1: Goal by BOUANGA, no assist
1-1: Goal by MBAPPE, assist by MESSI
2-1: Goal by MBAPPE, assist by MESSI
3-1: Goal by DANILO PEREIRA, assist by MBAPPE

AS Monaco 1-2 Stade de Reims
1-0: Goal by BEN YEDDER, assist by S. DIOP
1-1: Goal by VOLLAND (own-goal)
1-2: Goal by MBUKU, assist by ZENELI

Angers SCO 1-2 RC Lens
1-0: Goal by FULGINI, assist by BOUFAL
1-1: Goal by B. MENDY (own-goal)
1-2: Goal by CLAUSS, no assist

Stade Brestois 29 0-1 FC Lorient
0-1: Goal by I. KONE, assist by ABERGEL

Clermont Foot 1-1 Girondins de Bordeaux
0-1: Goal by GUILAVOGUI, assist by GREGERSEN from a set piece
1-1: Goal by RASHANI, assist by ZEDADKA

ESTAC Troyes 1-1 Olympique de Marseille
0-1: Goal by PAYET (penalty)
1-1: Goal by TOUZGHAR, assist by Y. KONE

Olympique Lyonnais 0-1 LOSC
0-1: Goal by GUDMUNDSSON, no assist