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Amid the rumours of Lionel Messi's Barcelona return, Paris Saint-Germain fans booed and whistled at the Argentine World Cup winner during the playing XI announcement on Sunday night. PSG suffered another home defeat in the Ligue 1 as Olympique Lyon defeated the French champions 1-0 at the Parc des Princes last night.
Lionel Messi, 35, joined French club PSG from his boyhood club Barcelona in 2021 for a two-year contract. While his contract with PSG is set to expire in the summer, the Argentine playmaker hasn't signed a contract extension with the club amid the rumours about his return to the Catalan Giants.
During the Playing XI announcement for Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday night ahead of their clash with Lyon, PSG fans booed and whistled when Messi's name was set forth. Reportedly, this is the third time when the fans at Parc des Princes have booed at the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.
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PSG suffered their second consecutive home defeat on Sunday in the Ligue 1 as forward Bradley Barcola scored the only goal of the match in the 56th minute to help Lyon pull off a 1-0 win over the defending champions.
Messi joined PSG in 2021 and made 33 appearances for the club across two competitions, Ligue 1 and Champions League, scoring 11 goals and assisting 11 times. However, the Argentina forward improved his numbers in the ongoing season with 13 goals and assists each in 24 Ligue 1 matches, and four goals in seven UCL matches.
Meanwhile, PSG crashed out of the UCL Round of 16 for the second time in a row this season after Bayern Munich defeated them 3-0 on an aggregate score.
