scored two goals to create a tragedy, Mbappe slapped in the face! Paris returned to the Champions League semifinals, and Messi lay down
In the second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals, Mbappe scored twice to question his face, leading Paris to defeat Barcelona 4-1, and advanced to the semifinals with an aggregate score of 6-4. Sharp-eyed fans found that when Messi played, Grand Paris was reduced to 16 Lang for two consecutive years, and as soon as he walked on the front foot, Grand Paris immediately returned to the Champions League semi-finals!
Turning back the time to the summer of 2021, Messi was dramatically told by Barcelona that he could not renew his contract, and finally left his beloved Camp Nou in tears. Paris, which gathers Mbappe, Neymar and Messi, is also regarded as the number one favorite in the Champions League.
In the 21/22 season, Paris Saint-Germain performed average in the group stage, with 3 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss, accumulating 11 points, and finally ranked second in the group, and met La Liga giants Real Madrid in the 1/8 finals. In the first leg, Messi also got the opportunity to take a penalty, but was ruthlessly blocked by Courtois, but fortunately Mbappe scored in stoppage time to give Paris the lead.
In the second leg at the Bernabeu, it was Mbappe who scored first, and Paris led 2-0 on aggregate, and it seemed that it was only a matter of time before they advanced to the last eight. Unexpectedly, Real Madrid suddenly broke out, Benzema scored a hat trick in 17 minutes, led the team to complete a shocking reversal 3-1, advanced with an aggregate score of 3-2, and nailed Grand Paris to the shame pillar of 16 Lang.
The failure of the Champions League in the first season also made Messi directly miss the 30-man squad for the Ballon d'Or, but no fans would doubt the power of the MNM combination at that time. In the 22/23 season, Grand Paris made a comeback, but in the group stage, it pulled its hips again, with a record of 4 wins and 2 draws, and was pressed by the Portuguese Super League giants Benfica and advanced to the second place in the group again.
In the 1/8 finals, he met Bayern, the king of the South, and this time Paris lost more completely, losing 0-3 in two legs, and stopped in the round of 16 for 2 consecutive years. What's even more ironic is that during Messi's tenure, Grand Paris not only collapsed in the Champions League, but even the French Cup was reduced to 16 consecutive Lang.
Last summer, Messi and Paris completely broke up, the two sides parted ways, and the football king also parachuted into the MLS and joined Inter Miami. The big Paris, which lost Messi, was once in a desperate situation in the Champions League Super Death Group, and finally advanced to the round of 16 in a thrilling way.
Unexpectedly, when he came to the knockout round, he first eliminated Real Sociedad 4-1 in two legs, and now reversed Barcelona with an aggregate score of 6-4, reaching the Champions League semifinals again after three years!
It is worth mentioning that even without Messi's wonderful assists, Mbappe's statistics are still eye-catching, the 180 million superstar has made 42 appearances for Paris this season, contributing 41 goals and 9 assists, of which the Champions League topped the scorer list with 8 goals, and the French Golden Boot is basically in the bag.