Watch As Fans Go ‘Wild’ for Leo Messi As PSG Touch Down for Champions League Showdown in Munich

Watch As Fans Go ‘Wild’ for Leo Messi As PSG Touch Down for Champions League Showdown in Munich

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:27 PM
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  • Lionel Messi and his PSG teammates have touched down in Munich ahead of PSG's second-leg tie against Bayern Munich
  • The 35-year-old believes Paris Saint-Germain still stand a chance of winning the Champions League this season
  • Meanwhile, Messi has allayed concerns over his future at PSG after making a transfer U-turn with an emphatic declaration

Football fans were thrown into a state of frenzy as Paris Saint-Germain touched down in Munich ahead of their Champions League reverse fixture against Bayern Munich.

PSG arrived a day early in Munich as the Ligue 1 leaders seek to overturn a 1-0 aggregate score on Wednesday, March 8, at Allianz Arena.

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Football fans in Munich swarmed PSG's team bus on the team's arrival ahead of the Champions League playoff against Bayern. Photo credit: @SaraFCBi @brfootball
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The Parisians have gone on a three-game unbeaten run since suffering the narrow defeat against the Bavarians and are poised to upset the German giants in their backyard.

Christophe Galtier's charges will bank their hopes on attacking pair Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe, who have scored a combined eight of PSG's last 11 goals.

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Hence it came as no surprise when a huge crowd waited with bated breath to catch a glimpse of Leo Messi and his teammates, per PSG Talk.

In a video making the rounds on social media, seen by Sports Brief, the crowd, numbering in their hundreds, chanted 'Messi' as the genius number 10 and his PSG teammates stepped out of the team bus.

Here is the video:

Messi makes bold UCL claim

Meanwhile, a confident Lionel Messi has insisted Paris Saint-Germain will push Bayern Munich all the way in an effort to finally claim the crown as kings of Europe by winning the UEFA Champions League.

PSG are yet to win the prestigious European competition and are on the verge of being eliminated in the round of 16 for the second consecutive season after losing 1-0 to the Bavarians in the first leg.

According to the Daily Mirror, Messi believes PSG is capable of turning their fortunes around as everyone’s focus at the club is to win the Champions League.

Messi commits future with PSG

Sports Brief also reported that Lionel Messi has appeared to lift the lid on the next step concerning his future after being linked with a move away from Paris Saint-Germain for most of the season.

The 35-year-old forward’s current deal with PSG expires in the summer, and he has been linked with a return to former club Barcelona or Inter Miami as a free agent.

According to the Daily Mirror, Messi has now emphatically committed his future to the club by insisting he is keen to win more titles in Paris.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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