Messi was booed by Paris ultras SG-Lyon after rumors of his return to Barcelona

This week FC Barcelona accepted the intention to get back Lionel Messi, the player who changed the history of the club. And in Paris the news was strong. So much so that this Sunday, on the eve of Paris Saint-Germain’s match against Lyon on the 29th of Ligue 1, the ultras booed the presence of Lionel Messi in the starting eleven.

As “the voice of the stadium” (as they say in Argentina) recited the composition of the teams, Messi’s name was booed while another group of fans responded to the shouts of “Messi, Messi!” to try to counter the boos.

Shortly before, the number 30 of the Parisians had been loudly booed, an hour before the start of the match. It was when PSGTV’s pre-match broadcast, broadcast on video scoreboards in the stadium, previewed Christophe Galtier’s squad for the match.

Then the Argentine star’s name was widely hissed in disapproval by fans. It is worth clarifying that only a third of the stadium’s capacity was occupied at that time.

Messi ends his biennial with the Parisian club in June and there is talk of a possible renewal.

The world champion, who will play his 50th match in the French league against Lyon, had already been booed in PSG’s previous home match, two weeks ago against Rennes (the Parisians lost 2-0).

Paris Saint-Germain was eliminated in March by Bayern Munich in the round of 16 of the Champions League.

last season, Messi had also been the victim of the anger of a section of PSG fanslike his Brazilian teammate Neymar, after being eliminated in the round of 16 of the Champions League, in that case against Real Madrid.

In two seasons, Messi has played 67 games for PSG, including this Sunday against Lyon.

He arrived at PSG from FC Barcelona in 2021, generating huge expectations, but his performances with the French outfit were a far cry from his best days with the Catalan outfit.