PSG Knocked Out By Bayern Munich In The Champions League, Lionel Messi Recorded A Shameful Bad Record

Paris Saint-Germain player, Lionel Messi. (Photo: Twitter/@PSG_English)

JAKARTA - Lionel Messi recorded an embarrassing record following the 0-2 defeat suffered by Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) to Bayern Munich in the second leg of the last 16 of the 2022/2023 Champions League. The result also made Les Parisiens eliminated from the race for the Big Ear trophy due to aggregate defeat.

In the match at the Allianz Arena on Thursday, March 9 in the morning WIB, PSG were eliminated from the round of 16 due to a 0-2 loss to the hosts. Two goals from Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry eliminated PSG who lost 0-3 on aggregate.

Quoted from Sportsmole, this result not only set a bad record for PSG but also for Messi. In fact, this is La Pulga's first poor record in the Champions League.

For the first time in his career, Messi has failed to reach the Champions League quarter-finals twice in a row. Even though it never felt like it in Barcelona's uniform.

Meanwhile at PSG, the Argentine player was eliminated for the second time in a row in the last 16 of the Champions League. This includes PSG's previous record of failing to qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals after being defeated by Real Madrid on aggregate 2-3 in the last 16.

Whereas before Messi's arrival, PSG achieved quite a good achievement in the Champions League. Christophe Galtier's team was once a finalist in 2020 and qualified for the semifinals in 2021.

The result of the Palil against Munich then received the spotlight from the coach. Galtier clearly could not hide his disappointment and said the PSG's defeat was failing to score in the first half despite having a number of chances.

"It's a big disappointment. We have to accept it. There is a lot of disappointment in the dressing room. I don't know if we can accept this lesson, but there is a lot of frustration," he said, quoted from the official UEFA website.