Messi left PSG following the culmination of 2022-23 season, months after memorable triumph with Argentina in FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar.
Talking to beIN Sports about his relationship with PSG fans, Messi said that it was ‘wonderful’ in the ‘beginning’. However, Messi claimed that a section of PSG fans started treating him ‘differently’. While majority of the supporters remained same as they were in the beginning but there was a ‘fracture’ in his relationship with “a significant group” of PSG fans, Messi said.
He said that didn’t have the ‘intention’ to have a fractured relationship with fans. Messi also claimed that Kylian Mbappe and Neymar also have same experiences and it’s the “way they (PSG fans) behave”, as per a BBC report.
Lionel Messi has also called his start at former club Paris Saint-Germain “very tough”, dubbing two successive failed Champions League bids a “massive disappointment”, as per an AFP report.
Messi, 36, signed for PSG in the summer of 2021 after 17 seasons at Barcelona, but will now head Stateside to Inter Miami in the MLS after quitting the French capital.Messi’s first season, during which he scored 11 goals in 34 games for PSG, was made harder after he contracted Covid during the winter break back in Argentina, meaning he was sidelined for a month.Messi admitted that Champions League losses to Real Madrid in 2022 and Bayern Munich this season were a “massive disappointment”. There were even sections of PSG fans who turned on Messi, whistling at him from the stands.
FAQs
Q1. What was Lionel Messi’s achievement for PSG?
A1. Lionel Messi signed for PSG in the summer of 2021 after 17 seasons at Barcelona. Messi’s first season, during which he scored 11 goals in 34 games for PSG.
Q2. Did Lionel Messi win Champions League with PSG?
A2. Lionel Messi didn’t win UEFA Champions League with PSG. Messi admitted that Champions League losses to Real Madrid in 2022 and Bayern Munich this season were a “massive disappointment”.
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