Lionel Messi (35) has been playing at PSG since 2021 – Photo: / Getty Images
–
Despite the hype, Lionel Messi (35) failed to fully convince all critics in his debut season with Paris Saint-Germain. Above all, he wants to prove to himself in the coming months that he is still the best player on the planet.
“I feel good. Very different from last year, but I knew in advance that it would be like that. This year will be different,” Messi predicted during the break for the national teams. After 21 years at FC Barcelona, the Argentinian moved to PSG in the summer of 2021, where he initially struggled with adjustment issues.
The superstar has now put these teething troubles behind him. “I got used to my new club, the locker room, their game, their teammates,” explained Messi. “The truth is I’m very comfortable now and having fun again.” Fans of him will hear these words with joy.
Messi’s opponents, on the other hand, would have preferred not to declare war. Because already in his first year at PSG, the striker provided solid figures. Eleven goals against 15 assists. Teammate Neymar (30) had similar scores with 13 goals and eight assists.
–
At the start of the new season, however, Messi has already confirmed that “solid” is definitely not a rating he wants to be associated with. In Ligue 1, the striker has scored four goals after eight games. In all last season there were only six.
–
