When was the last time Messi was replaced at halftime?

Lionel Messi is not well physically and in the match between Paris Saint-Germain and Lille it was demonstrated. The forward was replaced at halftime and left his place to Mauro Icardi. Extreme concern to 18 days for the classic between Argentina and Brazil.

In the 45 minutes he played against Lille, an atypical Messi was seen: disconnected from his teammates, with little participation and very erratic near the rival goal. He did not even go out onto the field to play the second half. In the week he had already felt discomfort, and today it was shown that he was not ready to play.

The last time Lionel Messi was replaced was a few dates ago in Ligue 1, when Mauricio Pochettino decided to remove him in what ended up being his team's victory against Lyon. On that occasion, his anger with the technician took away all the images, showing his dissatisfaction with something that he is not used to.

Looking back on Messi's last years, and the times he was replaced, this is the 18th time that the Argentine has retired from the field of play before the end of the game. According to Opta statistics, since 2010 Lionel Messi started 371 games for local tournaments and was only replaced in 18 games. The last time Messi was replaced was in January, with the Barcelona shirt. On that occasion, Messi had been the author of two goals in what was the 4-0 win against Granada, as a visitor.