After leaving Barca, Messi was very hard to get out of his comfort zone. Some have only seen him score 1 goal in 9 Ligue 1 games and more fans will hail him as scoring 5 times in 5 Champions League games.
Maybe you still don't believe it, Champions League statistics show that Messi runs 158 meters higher than Cristiano Ronaldo every 90 minutes. If Paris want Messi to contribute steadily, maybe the next game the team needs to do a good job.
Messi played harder in the Champions League than in Ligue 1:
Every 90 minutes than C Luo runs 158 meters
Once many black Messi people could not find his faults in the range of technology and consciousness, so they focused on the way to attack him mainly on running distance. However, after leaving Barca and coming to Ligue 1, Messi, who has a relatively relaxed league environment, can focus more on the Champions League.
So from the statistics of this Champions League group stage, it can be seen that Messi runs 208 meters less than Mbappe every 90 minutes, but 158 meters higher than Ronaldo.
Especially considering that Messi is the core player who carries the ball to launch the attack, there will be more dribbling in the game. The physical exertion caused by this aspect is also not to be confused with the striker who eats the cake.
Because of the better adjustment in Ligue 1, Messi did not lack the lens of the no-ball sprint in this season's Champions League. Of course, this is also related to the fact that forward Kylian Mbappe does not like position warfare so much, and the overall pace of Attack of Paris is faster.
Just like this time Messi found Di Maria in the counterattack, Mbappe has already entered the box for the first time. However, it is difficult to have the opportunity to catch the ball under the strict defense of the other side, so messi is needed to counter-insert the penalty area for the second time.
Although this time Messi was a little bit worse than getting the ball, in fact, it can also make everyone understand that Messi's running intensity after coming to Paris has indeed increased a lot.
The current paris attacking idea is to play fast, so Messi has been trying very hard to keep up with the rhythm. As he ran, he caught up with the young Mbappe.
Messi, 34, has a problem: He's slower to dribble the ball
From the statistical point of view, Messi's performance in Ligue 1 and the Champions League is indeed a double day of ice and fire. However, whether it is the Champions League or Ligue 1, Messi's average shots per game are about 30% lower than at Barca.
The 34-year-old Messi has been somewhat affected by his age and is now carrying the ball much slower than his peak. As you can see from the picture below, when Messi took the ball to the top of the arc of the penalty area, Gaiye behind him was too anxious to follow up, but neglected to block the defender behind Messi.
Because Gaye's unsuccessful move choice this time made Messi's back completely exposed to defenders. As Messi slows down with the ball, it becomes easier and easier to be entangled by the no-ball person who is chasing back at high speed.
This time, it was the Bruges player who interfered with Messi's shot in front of the big penalty area line, which was let go by Gaiye. Another problem is that Messi is really not good at passing with his right foot, so Guyer thinks he has run out of the empty space, which actually doesn't mean much.
It can be clearly seen from the GIF that it was originally a good opportunity to counterattack, and Messi slowed down with the ball, causing himself to fall into a heavy siege. Guyer blindly stepped forward, did not do a good job of protecting Messi's back, and also let the opposing defender find an opportunity.
Teammates do one thing: Messi can score twice in the next game
With the second goal of the last game, Messi, like Cristiano Ronaldo, scored goals against 38 different opponents in the Champions League. Will Paris want Messi to be equally productive in Ligue 1? That requires teammates to do a good job of supporting work.
If you compare Messi's first goal in the Battle of Bruges with the attack in the second paragraph of this article, the biggest difference is that there are 2 more teammates behind the escort.
The 34-year-old Messi is indeed unable to stand up to the front and there are chasers after the interception, but if the troublesome teammates behind him have been solved, Messi, who has no worries, can focus on doing what he is best at shooting. Scoring goals is a natural result, as Messi's shooting skills themselves do not need any doubt.
Looking at the penalty that Messi created, it is actually the same reason. When Messi took the ball, he waited not for his teammates but for his opponents. Barca have been much more successful than Paris in protecting the space behind Messi.
After all, Messi is 34 years old and shouldn't always risk injury to let him earn penalties, especially considering that in Ligue 1, playing people seems to be a relatively legal thing.
Conclusion
Messi came to the final peak of his career and the use of him required more attention to detail. How to maximize Messi's role often depends on whether the team can create an environment suitable for him to play. If paris's teammates could do one more thing, maybe Messi could score one more goal, or even two goals, per game.