On December 23, Beijing time, the 19th round of Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain drew 1-1 with Lorient. Messi returned to the start, hitting a goalpost but failing to score or deliver an assist, and the hero of the draw was his Argentine compatriot Icardi.
After joining Paris, Messi is still thriving in the Champions League, scoring 5 goals in 5 games, but in Ligue 1, he has only scored 1 goal in 10 appearances, so he has not been selected for the best team in ligue 1 half of the season by the Football Observatory.
Last weekend, Paris Saint-Germain played in the French Cup, and Messi was suspended from the round and did not make it into the big list. And yesterday, the famous media "Team Newspaper" broke out fierce materials, exposing the infighting in Paris, and Mei Qiu Wang became one of the protagonists:
After winning the Golden Globes, he invited a number of friends to a party, only to suffer from gastroenteritis the next day and miss the game. Several of his teammates were unhappy and pressed Pochettino and Leonardo to punish Messi for his unprofessional practices.
Messi, caught in the whirlpool, must respond with practical actions on the pitch. Against Lorient, he made his debut and in the 26th minute, his left-footed shot from the neutral post popped up!
The data shows that this is messi's eighth time in all competitions this season to hit the goal frame! 2 Champions League matches against Bruges and Leipzig (to score into the net); Ligue 1 up to 6, at least twice as many as any Ligue 1 player! It also ranks second in the top five leagues. And last season in La Liga, he had 8 strokes.
In the 56th minute, Messi broke through on the right and sent a clever cross from the outside foot, but Di Maria missed an assist when he pushed and flew unguarded. In the 81st minute, Leo's left-footed shot from inside the penalty area was saved by the opposing goalkeeper. At the crucial moment, it was Icardi who stepped forward and received a header from Ashraf to equalize!
In the end, Messi scored 5 goals and 2 goals in the whole game, although he succeeded in 13 passes and 11 times, he still failed to score goals, 1 goal in 11 games in Ligue 1, and the league goal drought expanded to 5. The last time there was such a long league drought was on October 31 last year, when he was still playing la Liga for Barca – 417 days ago!
After coming to Paris, Messi contributed 6 goals in 16 games in all competitions, compared to that. After returning to Manchester United, Cristiano Ronaldo scored 13 goals in 18 games in all competitions and has not played a game recently.