Following a move with Morocco right back Achraf Hakimi, Messi scored with a typical curling shot in the 57th minute.
Hakimi brought PSG level late in the first half after free-kick specialist Branco van den Boomen gave Toulouse the lead in the 20th.
After Paris Saint-Germain beat Toulouse 2-1 in the second half to move eight points clear at the top of the French league, the team was urged to reduce the workload of their superstar.
Following a move with Morocco right back Achraf Hakimi, Messi scored with a typical curling shot in the 57th minute.
Hakimi brought PSG level late in the first half after free-kick specialist Branco van den Boomen gave Toulouse the lead in the 20th.
Due to the absence of injured forwards Kylian Mbappé and Neymar. PSG heavily relied on Messi, who struck the post in extra time.
PSG would have struggled more had Messi, who has scored 98 goals for Argentina, not been there.
Given his goal and the chances he created, Messi was a vital driving force for us.
I’m requesting that the team play and work for him. Coach Christophe Galtier stated, “He must be relieved of certain responsibilities.”
PSG needs Messi for their Champions League round-of-16 matchup against Bayern Munich on February 14.
After tearing his left thigh, Mbappé will be out for at least three weeks. Neymar has missed two games in a row due to treatment for an injured adductor.
When Portugal midfielder Renato Sanches left the game early with a thigh injury, PSG’s injury woes got worse.
In its previous five matches, PSG had lost two and drawn one. In the 20th minute, Van den Boomen’s free-kick from the right went over Gianluigi Donnarumma and into the left corner.
In the 38th, Hakimi scored from 20 meters out to bring PSG level after Marquinhos’ header from Messi’s corner hit the post.
However, to the dismay of the sarcastic-sounding Toulouse coach Philippe Montanier, Marquinhos appeared to be offside on Messi’s goal.
He stated, “I don’t know the rules of refereeing very well, but I played goal for 30 years.” Therefore, I know how challenging it is when a player gets in the way of the ball.
Other games: Lille beat Rennes 3-1 to move two points behind Rennes in fifth place. Kosovo winger Edon Zhegrova scored an equalizer with a volley and set up substitute Rémy Cabella’s goal with a volley in the 85th minute.
Rennes forward Amine Gouiri scored in 28 seconds after scoring in the third minute midweek.
Additionally, in Lyon’s 3-1 victory over Troyes, Alexandre Lacazette scored his 13th goal of the season, matching Mbappé’s total.
To stay five points behind PSG ahead of their match on February 26. The second-placed Marseille must defeat Nice at home on Sunday.