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On February 14th, Valentine's Day, love was the last thing there was at Parc des Princes: Bayern Munich, with a goal from Kingsley Coman, extinguished the flame between Paris Saint Germain and its fans. With this result, the Germans have one foot in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, while the French, once again, are on the brink of failure. Is there any hope that the score can be overturned at the Allianz Arena? Well, yes, and it has a name: Lionel Messi.
On Monday - just two days before the match in German territory - the 'Pulga' spoke to PSG's official media and made it clear that he remains confident in turning the tie around. "My biggest dream is winning titles in Paris. We will try to advance in the tie against Bayern," he said.
Messi has won everything at the club level and with the Argentine National Team, but he always wants more. That voracious hunger to win all possible titles has made him the greatest footballer of all time, and now that he is at the Parisian club, that ambition hasn't changed. Years go by and he continues to play as if he didn't have the record he boasts.
"We come from achieving two very important victories. It will be a difficult match in Munich, but we are capable of turning the situation around. Personally, I am motivated to continue on the path of staying in the Champions League," he added.
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Furthermore, 'Leo' referred to the Best Player award he won a week ago, where he surpassed Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappé in the voting, his teammate at PSG. "I feel very good about winning The Best. I had a rough start in Paris for different reasons. Now I feel good and I'm really enjoying this season," he said.
Mbappé, teammate and friend
Lionel Messi also took the time to evoke the glorious days in Qatar 2022, where he finally lifted the World Cup with Argentina. "The World Cup? It's difficult to explain. I didn't expect the celebration of the fans and that day we will never forget," he commented.
Similarly, he praised Mbappé, with whom he had a 'spicy' duel in the final - 'Kiki' was one of the standout performers, scoring three goals. "It was a thrilling final. Kylian's performance was impressive, he scored three goals and couldn't become champion. It's a luxury to be able to play on the same team as him and hopefully we can achieve great things at PSG," he pointed out.
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