It usually happens that at the end of each game he plays Lionel Messi several of his rivals ask for his shirt. The Argentine star repeats the sign that in his locker room he will comply with the ritual that becomes a milestone for his colleagues who manage to keep the sacred mantle of the best player on the planet. This Wednesday after the PSG defeat 1-0 against Bayern Munich for the first leg of the round of 16 of the Champions Leaguea soccer player from the German team took the precious gift and went onto the playing field.
Lionel Messi was injured and is a doubt for the Champions League match between PSG and Bayern Munich
This was anticipated by the French portals. The Argentine will be absent from the duel against Monaco this weekend
It was the Canadian Alphonso Davies who in his second attempt managed to keep the jacket of La Pulga. It was in the 2019/2020 edition, in the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the defender looked for Leo, at that time at Barcelona, who denied it after a very difficult night since it was in the historic 8-8 win. 2 of the German cast.
“I asked Messi for the shirt, but I think he was a bit annoyed, annoyed, and he denied it to me. It’s okay, maybe next time I’ll have better luck”, acknowledged the North American after that match that was for the quarterfinals, in an instance that, like the semifinals and final, was played in Portugal due to the restrictions of the pandemic.
Messi’s game in PSG’s defeat against Bayern Munich: the chance that they took from him almost on the line and Pavard’s brutal kick that ended in expulsion
The French team had a hard time generating danger in the 0-1 draw at the Parque de los Príncipes for the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. However, in the last 15 minutes he cornered his opponent. And the Argentine star had a lot to do with it
Although he couldn’t keep the Barça shirt, the left-back saved an unforgettable anecdote that day: “Messi fouled me and then helped me up. That image will stay with me forever. I’m going to frame that picture.”.
However, fate had a revenge in a big way because although it was again with victory for his team, now it has a special value since Messi has just dedicated himself to the Argentine team in the Qatar 2022 World Cup and Davies made that worth .
PSG lost to Bayern Munich in France and complicated their qualification in the Champions League
Coman scored the goal in the Parque de los Príncipes for the German team. The rematch of the round of 16 will be played in Germany on March 8
“At last I have Leo Messi’s shirt,” said Alphonso. “Last time I missed it, but it is even better since he is now world champion”, he highlighted.
Beyond the anger over the defeat, this time Leo accepted the request of the Canadian who fulfilled his dream and the story was captured in photos that Bayern Munich published on their social networks and wrote “respect” with the sequence of exchanging shirts.
This time the best player in the world responded to a colleague’s request on the playing field and everyone could see who was the lucky one, in this case Davies who entered in the second half for the Portuguese João Cancelo.
This Tuesday Bayern Munich beat PSG by the slightest difference in the Parque de los Princes Stadium and took the lead in the round of 16 series. The rematch will be on March 8 in Germany and the French team will go there with the aim of turning history around and getting a pass to the quarterfinals of the main club tournament in the Old World.
He PSG wants to win his first Champions League and be the second team from their country to achieve it after the milestone of Olympic Marseille 30 years ago. While Bayern Munich he is on his seventh orejona.
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