the journey of Leo Messi by Champions League The last few seasons have been a real nightmare for the Argentine. Since June 6, 2015 he lifted the title in berlin in the final against Juventushas not smiled again in the highest continental competition or with the Barcelona and neither now nor with him psg.
Messi He has not given his best version in the two years he has been in Paris and his relationship with the club and the fans has never reached the one he had in Barcelona. A few months after the end of his contract, a new disappointment invades the psgthat at least one more season will have to continue waiting to raise its long-awaited Champions.
In the personal field, Messi It has now gone eight years without winning the trophy, to which must be added three consecutive seasons without even reaching the quarterfinals. He real Madrid and the bayern They have been the executioners in the last qualifying rounds, which join the infinity of chained hits in Barcelona against Atlético, Roma, Juventus, Liverpool…
To the collective disappointments we must add the weak individual performances signed by the Argentine in the qualifying rounds. If last season he fell against the real Madrid without scoring a goal or giving an assist in the 180 minutes, this time the same thing happened against him bayern. And it is that of the last eight eliminations of him, only, curiously against the psghe was able to score in the second leg.
Goals/Assists of Messi in the duels in which he was eliminated since his last Champions League:
🆚 Athletic (15-16): 0/0
🆚 Juventus (16-17): 0/0
🆚 Rome (17-18): 0/0
🆚 Liverpool (18-19): 0/0
🆚 Bayern (19-20): 0/0
🆚 PSG (20-21): 1/0
🆚 Madrid (21-22): 0/0
🆚 Bayern (22-23): 0/0 pic.twitter.com/OdShyL2pXp— BeSoccerPro (@BeSoccer_Pro) March 8, 2023
In previous seasons, he did not appear in the game where Barcelona was eliminated either. Messi fails again Champions without showing his face and his team is left in a total crisis situation that will force him to make decisions of all kinds.
The reality is that his drop in performance, corresponding to that of a player who will turn 36 in June, is more than evident despite the fact that this season, with world In between, he is being better than the first in Paris having scored more goals and given more assists. However, when the moment of truth arrives in the Championshistory repeats itself.
