Lionel Messi during PSG-Barcelona, ​​March 10, 2021. -

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At the Parc des Princes,

When it comes time to talk to you about Barça, because it's not just PSG in life, we could have chosen to tell you how this team made a strong impression on us on Wednesday night, especially after the bouillabaisse boring of the first leg.

But, as it is not out of the question to think that Leo Messi may have played his very last game for Barca in the Champions League, it would be sinful not to grant him this favor (Leo, if you Lily…).

And do not tell us that we are high at 15,000 while surfing rumors from elsewhere.

The facts, only the facts.

When the Argentinian begs Bartomeu to let him go after the humiliation suffered in August against Bayern (2-8), during the Final 4 in Lisbon, nothing is invented.

When all the candidates for the presidency of Barça angl their campaign on how they are going to convince the Pulga to stay warm

in the house

, we are not inventing anything.

So yes, if you are a supporter of Barça, there are concrete reasons to get white hair, even more after a dismal elimination in the 8th.

By the way, it hadn't happened to Messi since 2007.

Wednesday evening, we logically retained two moments that say a lot about what surrounds La Puce this season.

  • First the sublime - what are we talking about?

    The divine - on this brilliant inspiration of 30 m sent in the skylight of Navas at the speed of a horse, on amphetamines, at a gallop.

    On the other hand, given the good man's baggage and the countless number of wonders he has blessed us with throughout his career, it is difficult to say where to place this surface-to-air missile.

    At the top of the basket, of course.

  • Then the worse, with this peno missed not much against a Parisian goalkeeper in a state of grace.

    But football takes very little and, in a good mood, with a fuel team behind him, Messi might have lifted his ball a tad more, who knows.

    And Barça could then have dreamed of a second comeback.

Before the match, Koeman surprised us by not hesitating to designate his player as the only one capable of achieving such a miracle against PSG.

But the miracle did not take place and Messi will therefore spend the next midweek of April and May in front of his TV on his sofa.

A first for about fifteen years, which may have difficulty passing.

Perhaps he will say to himself when the time has come to try a last beautiful challenge, with an armed team to make him win one or two Champions Leagues, before hanging up.

However, despite Barça's very good first period on Wednesday and the fact that FC Barcelona remains FC Barcelona, ​​not sure that this team in the reconstruction phase is able to offer him this last gift.

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