The 34-year-old Messi is older, his physical condition is declining, and his injuries are increasing, and he is no longer the "mei ball king" who can play almost the whole field in the past, and he is not the "mei ball king" who scored 91 goals in 2012.
Although Messi has not scored so far in Ligue 1, Paris Saint-Germain can fully allow him to devote his main energy to the Champions League. Even if Messi did not perform well in Ligue 1, Paris was still far ahead with 31 points from 10 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss, temporarily throwing the second-placed Lens 10 points and the previous champion Lille by 16 points. In the previous nine seasons, Paris has won the Ligue 1 championship seven times and is proud of the domestic competition.
For Paris, the main purpose of introducing Messi is to make a breakthrough in the Champions League and impact the first Champions League title in the history of the team. On 29 September, in the second round of the Champions League group stage, Messi scored a winning goal to help Paris win 2-0 at home to last season's Premier League champions Manchester City, ending a three-game losing streak against Manchester City and breaking the record of never beating Manchester City.
On 20 October, in the third round of the Champions League group stage, Paris was once 1-2 behind Leipzig at home, and Messi scored two consecutive goals to help the team win 3-2, including a penalty for the winning penalty. Towards the end, Paris won the penalty again, Messi had the opportunity to score a hat-trick, but he returned the opportunity to take the penalty to Mbappe, but Mbappe shot away.
In the last two Champions League games, Messi has scored 3 goals, which is very efficient, and the Champions League is also the most valuable event. In the Champions League composite ratings list of the Greater Paris players this season, Messi is second, behind goalkeeper Donnarumma. In the Ligue 1 composite ratings table of the greater Paris players this season, Messi is only in 13th place. Although Messi is slow to adapt in Ligue 1, there is no need to worry too much about it, and the Champions League is its main battlefield.
Yangcheng Evening News reporter Liu Yi
Source: Yangcheng Evening News