With hopes of a comeback being quite grim, Barcelona faced PSG yesterday in Paris for the second leg of the UCL R16, also being Laporta's first game as Barcelona's new president. Unfortunately, Mbappé shattered Barça's dreams with a penalty goal, and although Messi scored an absolute rocket (Puskás nominee most likely), he unfortunately later missed a penalty (should have been retaken for invasion) and the game ended in a 1-1 draw. Messi's stats were: 1 goal, 3 SOT (7 shots in total), 6 dribbles, 4 key passes, 7 ground duels won, 2 fouls won, 1 interception, 1 tackle, 12 pressures (6 successful), 2 long balls, 3 crosses, 85 passes and 125 touches which earned him a MoTM according to RAC1, even getting a perfect 10/10 according to Infogol.
This was his performance on tape:
Barcelona had a few chances to get a good lead and perhaps even comeback the tie, but just like in the first leg, Dembélé's finishing was disappointing and Lenglet made a big mistake which caused a penalty, and Mingueza getting an early yellow card and almost getting a second one, which got him subbed off only 35 minutes in, didn't make things easier either.
One of the few upsides is that Barcelona can now fully concentrate in La Liga (until the Copa del Rey final with Athletic Bilbao) and make a charge for 1st place if they play their cards well and Atlético Madrid drops some points.
Tomorrow I'll do an entry detailing Messi's performance in the UCL. So until then, I'll see you in the next blog.
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