Scoring Messi again sets two special records in championship game PSG


Saturday, May 27, 2023 at 11:29 PM• Jordi Tomasowa • Last update: 23:37

Paris Saint-Germain managed to crown themselves champions of France for the eleventh time in club history on Saturday evening with a 1-1 draw against Strasbourg. The Parisians played uninspired and Lionel Messi was almost invisible. The Argentinian star player put the team of coach Christophe Galtier on the clock with an hour. With his goal and French national title, the 35-year-old attacker once again set two fine records.

The goal against Strasbourg was already Messi’s 496th in one of the five major European top competitions. The world champion thus passed Cristiano Ronaldo, who was less accurate in the shirt of Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus. PSG can celebrate the title with the fans on June 3 at the Parc des Princes during the final game of Ligue 1 against Clermont Foot. Messi has scored 15 goals and 16 assists in 30 league matches so far this season.

With the French national title, the Argentinian international expanded his palmares even further. It was already the 43rd prize of his glorious career, which tied him with Dani Alves. The former teammates are now joint world record holders when it comes to winning prizes. Messi therefore achieved another success at PSG, but his future is still uncertain.

At the beginning of this month, among other things L’Equipe and transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano are delighted that the creative will in any case leave Paris next summer. Messi has an expiring contract with PSG and is in the explicit interest of his old love Barcelona. However, the Catalans currently do not yet have the financial means to la Pulga transfer-free. Messi would also have received an offer from the Saudi top club Al-Hilal, where he is said to be able to earn more than €400 million a year.