In the early morning of April 17, Beijing time, in the second leg of the Champions League 1/4 finals, the French giants Paris Saint-Germain scored 4 goals in a row to complete the reversal when they were 0-1 behind, and finally defeated Barcelona 4-1, with a total score of 6-4 successfully turned the tables, and returned to the Champions League semifinals after 4 years, and then will compete with Dort for a final qualification. Coincidentally, Paris, which has had Messi in the past two seasons, has been in the round of 16 in a row, and now in the first season of the Argentine superstar's departure, the team has reached the top 8 and the top 4 in a row.
In the summer window of 2021, Messi signed a two-year contract with Paris on a free transfer, and the two sides also had a one-year renewal option, and the club's main purpose was to let Messi join forces with Mbappe and Neymar to attack the Champions League title, and the super trident combination was enough to make all opponents fearful. As a result, they were eliminated in the face of Real Madrid and Bayern respectively, and they continued to stop in the Champions League round of 16.
Last season, Paris did not renew Messi's contract, on the one hand, the Argentine superstar's mentality has changed since winning the World Cup, and he is not so high-minded, and on the other hand, the relationship with his own fans has gradually deteriorated.
It is worth mentioning that after Messi left Paris, Neymar also left, and finally chose to land in the Saudi league to join Riyadh Crescent.
This season, Paris has completed a rebuild, bringing in more than double digits of new signings, trying to continue to seek a breakthrough in the Champions League, and after the star Mbappe stays in the team, he gradually leads Paris to create good results in the Champions League.
First broke through to the group of death in the group stage, then beat Real Sociedad in the round of 16, returned to the Champions League quarterfinals after 2 years, and now facing Messi's old club Barcelona, Paris sees the opportunity to return to the Champions League semifinals.
In the first leg, Paris fell behind 2-3, and in the second leg, they had to beat Barcelona by 2 goals to achieve a comeback. In the end, Paris did it, scoring 4 goals in a row after falling behind 0-1 away, and Mbappe scored twice in the second half to help Paris achieve a 4-1 reversal, and successfully overturned Barcelona with an aggregate score of 6-4, returning to the Champions League semifinals after 4 years.
Coincidentally, Messi's first season away from Paris also saw the team return to the French Cup final after two seasons, and this tournament was also the only event in European football in which Messi played without winning the title.