Lionel Messi’s Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated this Wednesday in the Champions League round of 16 after losing 2-0 to Bayern Munich in Germany and closing a negative 3-0 aggregate. The Parisian team failed again in the highest European competition and was fired in the same instance as last year.
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Not even with the ownership of Messi and Kylian Mbappé was it enough for PSG to reverse the series against the German team. The goals for Bayern Munich, which advanced to the quarterfinals, were scored by Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, 15 minutes into the second half, and Serge Gnabry, at 45.
It is a very hard blow for the whole team. A defeat that could mark the future of Messi, who has not yet defined if he will stay at PSG or if he will go to another club. On this path, Barcelona and Inter Miami appear as the strongest options.
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End of the game: PSG was eliminated from the Champions League
March 8, 2023, 6:59 p.m.
Second season with the Messi-Mbappé-Neymar trident and new failure for Paris Saint-Germain in Europe, which was eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League for the second consecutive year after losing 2-0 in Munich this Wednesday against Bayern (3 -0 overall).
Without Neymar -injured-, Messi and Mbappé faded away as the minutes progressed and elimination drew closer, especially after Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting, formerly of PSG, scored for Bayern the first goal of the match at hour of play (61), before he later sentenced Serge Gnabry (89) in the final stretch.
¡Bayern Munich goal!
March 08, 2023, 6:45 p.m.
Serge Gnabry scored 2-0 for Bayern Munich at the end of the game and defined the series against PSG. The German team advances to the quarterfinals.
¡Bayern Munich goal!
March 8, 2023, 6:20 p.m.
Just after 15 minutes of the second half, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored 1-0 for Bayern Munich, who thus defeated PSG 2-0 on aggregate.
They disallowed a goal against Bayern Munich
March 08, 2023, 6:12 p.m.
Six minutes into the second half, Bayern Munich had a goal disallowed for offisde. The local team is in a better position than PSG. They tie 0-0, but on aggregate the Germans win 1-0.
The second half has started!
March 8, 2023, 6:03 p.m.
Bayern Munich and PSG came onto the pitch and the second stage began. They tie 0-0, but on aggregate the German team prevails 1-0.
The first period is over!
March 08, 2023, 5:47 p.m.
Bayern Munich and PSG went to halftime tied 0-0. This result reaches the German team, since in the first leg they won 1-0.
PSG and a very clear one: Vitinha wasted an opportunity with the free arc
March 08, 2023, 5:38 p.m.
The first half was winding down when Vitinha squandered an incredible opportunity to score for PSG. It so happens that Hakimi put pressure on goalkeeper Sommer, won the ball from him and left his teammate ready to score. But not.
Vitinha kicked from free arc, but he kicked very softly, giving De Ligt time to slice the ball over the line. The clearest play of the first half.
Messi had it, but couldn’t: the game continues 0-0
March 8, 2023, 5:25 p.m.
At 24 minutes into the first half, Lionel Messi was close to converting, but couldn’t. He got inside the area, but the last line and the local goalkeeper managed to control his attempts.
The match between Bayern Munich and PSG has started!
March 8, 2023, 5:00 p.m.
Bayern Munich and PSG meet in Germany for the second leg of the Champions League round of 16.
PSG came out to warm up
March 8, 2023, 4:35 p.m.
PSG, with the need to turn the result of the first leg around, came out to warm up. Messi and Mbappé, starters against Bayern Munich.
PSG arrived at the stadium to face the match
March 8, 2023, 3:42 p.m.
(Twitter photo @PSG_Inside)
Those led by Christophe Galtier are already at the Allianz Arena, facing the duel for the rematch of the round of 16 in which they must get a victory to stay alive.
The PSG squad is already in the stadium. (Photo Twitter @PSG_Inside)
The PSG squad is already in the stadium. (Photo Twitter @PSG_Inside)
The PSG squad is already in the stadium. (Photo Twitter @PSG_Inside)
The formation of PSG vs. Bayern Munich vs, for the Champions League
March 08, 2023, 2:06 p.m.
Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappé will start against Bayern Munich. (Photo: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth)
Gianluigi Donnarumma; Danilo, Sergio Ramos, Marquinhos; Achraf Hakimi, Vitinha, Verratti, Fabián, Nuno Mendes; Kylian Mbappe and Lionel Messi. DT: Galtier.
The formation of Bayern Munich vs. PSG, for the Champions League
March 08, 2023, 2:04 p.m.
The German team will try to get into the next instance of the Champions League. (Photo: REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth)
Yann Sommer; Josip Stanisic, Dayot Upamecano, Matthijs de Ligt; Alphonso Davies, Joshua Kimmich, Leon Goretzka; Kingsley Coman, Thomas Muller, Jamal Musiala; y Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting. DT: Julian Nagelsmann.
Messi vs Bayern Munich, the rival that torments him: from the worst defeat of his career to defining his future at PSG
March 08, 2023, 2:02 p.m.
Argentina’s Lionel Messi of Paris Saint-Germain gestures during the Champions League round of 16 first leg match against Bayern Munich, Tuesday, Feb. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)
Leo faced the Teutons seven times and only scored in two games. The historic 8-2 that he suffered with Barcelona in 2020 was the sporting key that opened the door for him to leave the club that, curiously, today thinks of his return from what happens this afternoon.
Paris Saint-Germain is entrusted to Lionel Messi as the fundamental argument of a team full of stars that arrives at its European appointment this Wednesday afternoon, full of emergencies and with the obligation to overcome the adverse result suffered in the Parque de the Princes against a Bayern Munich that is not confident of the advantage with which it faces this round despite having the field factor at the Allianz Arena.
The match will be played this afternoon in Munich, but also in Paris and Barcelona. It is that the result will determine a good part of the future of a Messi who has his renewal with PSG on standby, knowing that the Champions League is the great objective of his career, now that he has achieved the maximum with the Argentine National Team in the World Cup. Qatar 2022.
After winning the World Cup, Lionel Messi seeks to break a great record to crown his career
March 8, 2023, 1:55 p.m.
La Pulga is one goal away from 800 and continues to add to his incredible personal tally. (Photo: Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
Leo could reach 800 official goals on Wednesday against Bayern Munich. Against Panama and Curaçao he will be able to continue adding to his incredible statistics. Today he is the third top scorer in history.
Nothing stops Lionel Messi heading towards the challenge of being the greatest scorer in the history of football. With 799 goals in his entire career, he was one away from breaking the 800-goal mark, something only two footballers in more than 100 years could achieve: the Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and the Austrian Josef Bican. Today, he is third, but with second place within reach of his left foot.
The Barcelona president admitted he met Messi’s father amid transfer rumors
March 8, 2023, 1:53 p.m.
The Barcelona president has admitted that he met Jorge Messi amid transfer rumors. (Photos: AP and Reuters)
Joan Laporta acknowledged that the Argentine captain had a “sad departure” from the club, but that financial fair play forced him to choose the institution over the footballer.
In the midst of the rumors that link Lionel Messi with Barcelona, ​​​​in a supposed transfer that could take place when his contract with PSG ends, the president of the Blaugrana club admitted that he had meetings with the father of the idol.
“We have seen Jorge Messi. I congratulated him on Argentina’s victory in the World Cup and we talked about a tribute to Leo”, stated Joan Laporta. However, the Barça president avoided referring to a possible return of the Argentine star to the Catalan capital.
Lionel Messi surprised by announcing that he will have his own animated series: “I fulfill one of my dreams”
March 8, 2023, 1:50 p.m.
Lionel Messi will have his animated series. (Photo: AFP)
The cartoon will show the Argentine star as a child overcoming obstacles, something that Leo and his three children are excited about.
After winning the World Cup in Qatar 2022, if Lionel Messi was missing something, it was having his own animated series. The project will soon become a reality and the captain of the Argentine National Team will be honored with a cartoon that will tell his story.
For a long time, Leo claimed that to complete his career he only needed to win a World Cup. Once he got it, he surprised everyone with a particular announcement.
Who will be the referee between Bayern Munich vs. psg
March 8, 2023, 1:45 p.m.
The Italian led the semifinal match between Argentina and Croatia at the Qatar 2022 World Cup. (Photo: REUTERS/Lee Smith)
For the match between Bayern Munich vs. PSG, the referee will be the Italian Daniele Orsato.
In which stadium will Bayern Munich vs. psg
March 8, 2023, 1:35 p.m.
(Photo: REUTERS/Leonhard Simon)
Bayern Munich vs. PSG will play the match at the Allianz Arena stadium, where Bayern Munich will play at home.
Where to watch Bayern Munich vs. PSG, for the Champions League
March 8, 2023, 1:30 p.m.
Lionel Messi plays a key match for PSG against Bayern Munich. (Photo Anne-Christine POUJOULAT / AFP)
Time: 17.
Stadium: Allianz Arena
TV: ESPN
Referee: Daniele Orsato