Friday, 11 March 2022
Lionel Messi’s Awful Performance against Real Madrid
By db-admin
DBasia.news – Lionel Messi again did not move against Real Madrid. The Paris Saint-Germain star looked down after his comeback and was eliminated from the Champions League.
Messi couldn’t do much to help Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) advance far in the 2021-2022 Champions League. Les Parisiens’ steps were confirmed to have stopped in the round of 16 after being eliminated by Madrid.
Messi was predicted to play an important role when the draw for the round of 16 brought PSG to Madrid. Los Blancos is not a foreign opponent for the Argentine superstar.
More than the last decade, Messi has strengthened Barcelona, which in fact is Madrid’s eternal rival. He was able to record 19 wins, 11 draws and 15 defeats from 45 duels against Los Blancos in various competitions.
In that period, Messi was also able to record 26 goals and 14 assists. It’s natural that PSG fans and management expect a lot from him.
But Messi’s contribution was very disappointing in two meetings. He was not even able to record goals and assists.
At the first meeting at the Parc des Princes, PSG were able to beat Madrid with a score of 1-0 through Kylian Mbappe’s single goal. Meanwhile, Messi failed to take advantage of the penalty prize after his shot was saved by Thibaut Courtois.
Messi again disappeared when PSG took turns to visit Madrid’s headquarters, the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu. He did not act much despite appearing throughout the game.
According to Squawka’s records, Messi has not scored and assisted in nine consecutive meetings against Madrid. His name was last on the scoreboard in May 2018 or almost four years ago.
This seems to indicate that Messi’s rays are starting to dim. The age factor of 34 years is very influential.
What is clear is that Messi’s arrival has not been able to realize PSG’s dream of winning the Champions League trophy. The person concerned still has one more season to answer the challenge.
