At 4:00 a.m. Beijing time tomorrow, Greater Paris will meet Rennes at home in Ligue 1. This game is also worth staying up late for Chinese fans to watch. On the one hand, in October last year, Rennes won 2-0 at home to Paris, which was also the only loss of Ligue 1 this season, and Paris will definitely seek revenge tomorrow morning. On the other hand, after entering 2022, Messi has not yet scored at home in Paris, and tomorrow morning, Messi will definitely try to help Paris revenge by scoring goals.
Messi currently has only two goals in Ligue 1 and scored his first Ligue 1 goal in a home win over Nantes in Paris last November. In the last round of Ligue 1, Paris beat Lille 5-1 away, and Messi scored his second goal in Ligue 1. Messi's goal, Mbappe is also indispensable: it is Mbappe's lightning-fast breakthrough that allows Messi to get a one-handed opportunity, and finally pick out the goal, and receive his first Ligue 1 away goal, which is also his first goal of the new year.
Because Rennes is a "home dragon, away worm" team, and because Paris is currently 13 points ahead of the second place, almost has won the Ligue 1 title, and because of Paris's sense of revenge, the suspense of tomorrow morning's victory and defeat seems to be small, at least less than the suspense of whether Messi can blast into the first goal of the new year's home. Of course, there is no need to doubt Rennes' motivation to fight for points, after all, they are only 6 points away from the second place in Ligue 1, and there is still a chance to qualify for next season's Champions League.
On the contrary, the weakness of Greater Paris lies in the fact that the Polish coach's on-site command ability is not strong, and the recent rumors about the Polish coach's dismissal are not conducive to the unity and harmony in the Paris dressing room, and more importantly, the quarter-final of the Champions League will be played next week, and the opponent is the powerful Real Madrid. Paris and Messi may have to stay for the Champions League, which of course will also help Rennes score points tomorrow morning.
As we all know, the most important task for Messi to join Paris is not to lead Paris to win the Ligue 1 title, nor to win the Ligue 1 top scorer, but to lead Paris further in the Champions League. Paris has already won the Champions League and runners-up, and that "one step closer" means winning the title. One-eighth of the Champions League home, Paris must win, otherwise there will be less fierceness, so Messi is likely to stay in the Champions League. Not long ago, Messi was still in an interview, especially looking forward to the arrival of the Champions League. Messi is very familiar with Real Madrid, and Real Madrid players are also very familiar with Messi. Real Madrid boss Casemiro said affectionately in a recent interview: If you love football, you will love Messi!