Real Madrid eliminated PSG from last season’s Champions League campaign in the round-of-16 stage, snagging a 3-1 win in the return leg after losing 1-0 in the first. Karim Benzema scored a superb 17-minute hat-trick to carry his team to a 3-2 aggregate victory.
In a recent interview (September 26) with Hristo Stoichkov, Lionel Messi reflected on the Parisians’ Champions League exit last season. The Argentina skipper admitted that the elimination was difficult to digest, hinting that the better team did not win. He had said (via Marca):
On Josep Pedrerol’s ‘El Chiringuito’ program, Real Madrid icon Guti contested Lionel Messi’s observation, asking how one could practically determine the best team in a tie. He said:
Pedrerol came up with a smart quip, saying:
PSG superstar Lionel Messi scores superb free kick in Argentina win
Argentina took on Jamaica in their penultimate friendly match before the 2022 FIFA World Cup at the Red Bull Arena in the United States on Tuesday night (September 27). Skipper Messi was not introduced until the 56th minute, but that did not stop him from stunning fans with a marvelous display.
Messi pitched in with two great goals in a 3-0 win over Jamaica, the second of which came from a free kick. From 18 yards out, the PSG superstar dispatched a low free kick, applying enough curl to take it around the wall and slot it into the bottom corner. The stunning goal marked Lionel Messi’s 90th in Argentina’s colors (164 appearances) and an astounding ninth in the last three matches.
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