How PSG named Lionel Messi as the best in history with a subtle detail
PSG had a good Champions League debut against Juventus, but the detail on Lionel Messi's shirt stole the show.
The start of the Champions League group stage made headlines yesterday. PSG and Juventus faced each other in the first leg, and with Mbappé's brace, the Parisian team won 2-1. Although the Frenchman was the star of the evening, Lionel Messi stole the spotlight for a curious reason.
When Galtier's team came out to warm up in a gray shirt, the cameras caught a striking detail in the Pulga's clothing, which quickly went viral on social media. On the right sleeve, he wore a print that read “GOAT”, being the only one in the squad to wear it.
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The French capital surrendered to Messi's feet on more than one occasion. It did so when he made his breakthrough after a glorious spell at Barcelona and also when he won his seventh Ballon d’Or award. At that time, precisely in 2021, the emblematic Eiffel Tower was covered in gold to celebrate Messi’s historic award.
PSG commemorates Leo Messi
But in addition to the lights in allusion to the prize awarded to Messi by France Football magazine and FIFA, seven golden goats with soccer balls appeared in front of Paris’ iconic structure. Commemorating Leo Messi and alluding to his nickname of GOAT (Greatest Of All Time).
