Journalist Boasts PSG Cannot Win the UEFA Champions League With Lionel Messi in the Team

• Paris Saint-Germain have been told that they will not achieve their objective of winning the UEFA Champions League with Lionel Messi
• PSG signed Messi from Barcelona in 2021 for the sole purpose of helping the Parisians win the Champions League
• Messi has won the Champions League four times in his career but has failed to win the competition since 2015

Paris Saint-Germain has been advised to forget about winning the UEFA Champions League as long as Lionel Messi still plays for them.

The Parisians are on the verge of being eliminated in the Champions League Last-16 for the second season in a row after suffering a 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich in the round of 16 first leg.

According to Sportskeeda, French journalist Samuel Ollivier believes PSG falter at their ultimate ambition because of Messi’s inability to influence games by walking on the pitch.

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"In Ligue 1, it goes, but in the Champions League, it will never pass. And today PSG's objective is indeed the Champions League. You don't win this competition with a player who walks on the pitch."

Messi was brought in by PSG in 2021 to help the Paris club with the elusive title following his success in the competition after winning the Champions League four times in 2006, 2009, 2011, and 2015 all with Barcelona.

Messi transfer to PSG has been a failure

Former France midfielder Jerome Rothen believes Lionel Messi's transfer to PSG has been a failure because he has had trouble moving on after leaving Barcelona, Goal reports.

Rothen has not been impressed by the World Cup winner's contribution at Parc des Princes and has suggested that he is still suffering mentally from his exit at Camp Nou.

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At PSG, Messi has struggled to consistently perform at his best level, and his future with the team is uncertain as his contract is set to expire at the end of the current campaign.

Xavi wants Messi Barcelona return

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Lionel Messi's potential return to Barcelona has been warmly received by the club's manager, Xavi Hernandez.

The Argentine exited the Camp Nou to join Paris Saint-Germain on a free transfer in 2021, emotionally ending his 21-year career with La Blaugrana.

With the 35-year-old's current contract at the Parisians nearing expiration, he has been linked with a possible return to his old stomping grounds amid uncertainty surrounding his future.