Now that Lionel Messi is leaving, the lesson in greatness he teaches Mbappe

Since Lionel Messi arrived in France, the press in that country has been in charge of discrediting the Argentine and highlighting the figure of Kylian Mbappé. Despite the fact that the man from Rosario repeatedly demonstrated that they were wrong to criticize him, this incessant media campaign continues to this day. Now, the top winner of the Ballon d'Or gives a new lesson in greatness.

Shortly after finishing his stage as a PSG footballer, Messi added a new assist in the last Ligue 1 clash against Auxerre. In this way, he became the only player in the five major European leagues (England, Spain, Italy, Germany and France) to register more than 20 goals and 20 assists counting all competitions.

This confirms once again that the captain of the Argentine National Team is the most complete player in the world despite the fact that he will be 36 years old in June. Along the same lines, his statistics support it and he continues to be one of the favorites to win the next edition of the Ballon d'Or, although a superlative performance by Erling Haaland in the Champions League final would pose a great threat.

Messi chases Di María's record in Ligue 1

With his goal pass to Kylian Mbappé against Auxerre, Lionel Messi reached 16 assists in the same season of the French championship. Thus, he was two away from the record, which belongs to Ángel Di María, with two games to go: Racing de Strasbourg and Clermont. Paradoxically, Paris Saint-Germain did not want to renew their respective contracts for both players.