On February 16, Beijing time, the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final was contested, and Paris Saint-Germain played at home, ushering in the challenge of Real Madrid. In this match, Paris Greater Paris won 1-0 against visiting Real Madrid thanks to Kylian Mbappe's last-minute goal to take the lead in the two-legged knockout round.
Messi started the game and played 90 minutes, but he almost became a sinner for the team. In the 61st minute of the match, Mbappe created a penalty for Paris, and Messi's penalty was saved by Courtois. This was the fifth time in his career that Messi had conceded a penalty in the Champions League, and he tied Henry to become the player who conceded the most penalties in the Champions League.
Messi had a game-high 8 shots on goal, but only 2 hits within the bounds of the goal frame. In addition, Messi has 5 successful passes and 4 key passes in the game, but in terms of goals and assists, Messi once again hangs zero. Messi has failed to score goals or assists in eight consecutive games against Real Madrid.
In the post-match Ratings of the players in the French "Team Newspaper", they unceremoniously gave Messi the lowest 3 points in the whole team. In addition to Messi, only 2 people in the Grand Paris team failed to score, Di Maria with 4 points and Donnarumma with 5 points. The rating tied for Real Madrid's Asensio for the second lowest overall, just above Carvajal, who scored two points.
Since joining Paris This Season, Messi's form has been fluctuating. He has played a total of 21 games for Paris so far this season, scoring just seven goals. Such a low goal efficiency makes Messi more and more pressure on the team. Is Messi, who will turn 35 this year, really past his peak?