French newspapers attack Messi and describe him as "helpless" and describe Mbappe as "the king" (photos and video)
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The Argentine star, Lionel Messi, playmaker of the Paris Saint-Germain team, was criticized by French newspapers, due to the modest and lackluster level that he showed during the match against Real Madrid in Paris yesterday, in the first leg of the European Champions League final, describing him as "helpless".
Kylian Mbappe saved Saint Germain from the trouble of going, when he scored a killer goal in stoppage time, securing a 1-0 victory over Real Madrid before the Real Madrid match, and mitigating the impact of Messi's wasting a penalty kick in the second half, after a wonderful save from Real Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois.
And she demanded Messi to accept the fact that Mbappe is the one who decides in the Paris attack, describing Mbappe as "the king".
The French media was expecting an uprising for Messi after months in which he did nothing, as he scored only two goals in 14 matches in the local league, and a goal in the Champions League, and many expected Messi to have his best level against Real, as he used to when he was captain of the Barcelona team, his former club.
He asked the newspaper, "L'Equipe", does Messi really deserve the crazy interest in him, and the high expectations for him in Paris?
She added: "Messi missed two big chances, it's really annoying to see this version of Messi."
And RMC Sports Radio quoted the former French star Emmanuel Petit as saying: The king in Paris is Mbappe, and I do not understand why Messi does not cooperate with him much, the Argentine is still insisting on leading the attacks himself, while the reality is that he must follow what he is doing. Mbappe".
The newspaper "Le Parisien" described Messi's missed penalty kick as a "curse", and said it was the fifth in his career in the Champions League, out of 23. Other media said that everyone in Paris must now accept that Messi, at the age of 34, will not perform again at the same level. Which the world has known him in the past years.
Messi misses a penalty kick after a wonderful save from Courtois ✖️😳# Champions League # Paris_Saint_Germain_Real_Madrid pic.twitter.com/GUlx3BIJsh
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