Despite shining in Ligue 1, L'Équipe's harsh criticism of Messi has an impact
Once again, the French newspaper showed that it does not want the captain of the Argentine team
Lionel Messi was once again decisive in Ligue 1. PSG beat Angers 2-1, as a visitor, and is close to a new local title. The captain of the Argentine team participated in both goals from Kylian Mbappé and confirmed that he was the most decisive player in the team led by Christophe Galtier. Despite this, L'Équipe criticized the 'Flea' again and surprised everyone.
Not only the Parisian ultras have created a negative atmosphere around the presence of Lionel Messi in France, since the press also plays an important role in propagating a hostile environment. L'Équipe is one of the media that has attacked Leo the most since he was in French territory. Now, despite having stood out against Angers, he again went against the best player in history.
One of the most important sports newspapers in France pointed out that "PSG will regret" Messi when his contract ends. The newspaper alleges that the arrival of the Rosario player was due to purely commercial and non-sporting measures, although it omitted, once again, that there are elements such as Carlos Soler, Vitinha, Renato Sanches, among others, who arrived without hierarchy and could not make the player PSG take a quality leap to win the Champions League.
The most controversial episode between L'Équipe and Lionel Messi:
Lionel Messi has not only had a bad relationship with the ultras, since L'Équipe also showed dissatisfaction with his presence since the previous season, when the Parisians were eliminated by Real Madrid, from the round of 16 of the Champions League. The newspaper decided to give a rating of '3' to the world champion, who was one of the most important elements of the team led at that time by Mauricio Pochettino.
