It was undeniable again in 2021 the worst moment in a professional career Lionel Messi at the club level. His appearance at PSG has not been able to match the glory with Barcelona.
Marca launched, until mid-Messi was unable to play according to expectations at PSG. The projection of the deadly trident with Neymar and Kyian Mbappe was not maximal.
Until now, La Pulga was only able to contribute one goal for PSG in the Ligue 1. That means Messi is only able to make a goal every 865 minutes in Ligue 1.
The statistics were even far down when Messi played his first season in Barcelona. Throughout the 2004/2005 season,
One goal for the 75 minutes he played, then in the following season he was able to score an average of one goal every 155 minutes in the LaLiga Santander.
The 2020/21 season yesterday, Messi recorded 30 goals in the La Liga stage which made him hold El Pichichi’s top scorer.
Messi was considered not found the rhythm of the game at PSG because it was still undergoing an adaptation process. The number of international calendars also made Messi difficult to blend with Les Parisiens.
Messi’s bad statistics with PSG also triggered the debate whether the Argentine national team captain was really worthy of the Ballon d’Or 2021 award.
Messi successfully outperformed Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski who was ranked second in the final standings.
Messi wrote gold ink in 2021 thanks to his achievements brought Argentina Champion Copa America 2021, which at the same time became his first championship trophy with Argentina.
Messi looks amazing along the Copa America title. He won the title of Top Scorer Tournament with a collection of four goals with Colombian players, Luis Diaz.
Nevertheless, Messi had a big impact in the Champions League. So far Messi managed to pack five goals in the group phase and had a big contribution to bring PSG to qualify for the round of 16.
Behind the bad record of Messi in 2021, Messi was believed to be able to fully adapt to life in Paris in 2022.
The discipline of the seven Ballon d’Or titles was also believed to be able to return to being an inspiration for teammates on the field who were struggling to achieve glory in the European competition.
Messi could improve his poor record at 2021 if he was able to impressive in each match and successfully lead PSG Champions League champions for the first time in club history.