In a match in the 35th round of Ligue 1 that ended in the early morning of April 30, Beijing time, Paris Saint-Germain, who had won the league early, drew 3-3 with Strasbourg. Although the French genius Mbappe contributed two goals and one help in the match, he still caused a huge controversy because he did not pass the ball to Messi in a great position in the game.
The match went on in the 43rd minute and the score was 1-1. The Greater Paris organised an attack, the incredibly fast Mbappe dribbled the ball on the flank and pounced on strasbourg's penalty area, while Messi also stepped in at high speed, and when Messi reached the front of the box where he was best, Messi raised his hands to signal for the ball.
But Mbappe did not seem to intend to pass the ball to Messi, but chose to go it alone, and was eventually defused by the Strasbourg defenders. And Messi could only stand helplessly in the penalty area, looking slightly helpless and disappointed.
For this scene, many netizens sprayed Mbappe after the game, believing that the latter was "too independent". These netizens forwarded the video of Mbappe not passing to Messi, and wrote: "Mbappe is one of the most selfish players I have ever met, why didn't he pass the ball to Messi?" "Mbappe is such a selfish tramp, he just needs to make a simple pass to make Messi's new classic goal, send this tramp to Madrid!" ”
Some netizens hurt Messi: "Now Messi has to raise his hand to ask for a pass in order to score a goal, it is really sad!" "That's why Messi hasn't scored as many goals in Ligue 1, because his partner rarely gives him the ball in the perfect position. ”
This season, Messi has made a total of 23 appearances in Ligue 1, contributing only 4 goals but 13 assists. The stats are much bleaker compared to last season's Barca era of 30 goals and nine assists. With Paris missing out on the Champions League, Messi almost withdrew from this year's Ballon d'Or competition.