Lionel Messi’s gaining momentum: PSG captain Marquinhos
Updated On: 15 February, 2022 10:17 AM IST | Paris | Agencies
PSG captain Marquinhos backs Argentine great Messi to fire against 13-time Champions League winners Real Madrid in Last-16 clash in Paris tonight; says former Barca forward has settled well
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PSG’s star striker Lionel Messi during a training session in Paris recently. Pic/Getty Images
Having repeatedly failed in its bid to win Europe’s most coveted trophy, Paris Saint-Germain have turned to the mercurial Lionel Messi, who has won the Champions League four times and is a seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, to help them succeed on the biggest stage.
Since the wealthy Qatari royal family took control of the French side over 10 years ago, PSG has grown into a global brand with strong commercial revenues. Year after year, the French outfit have signed up some of the world’s best players including Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Brazilian Neymar and Frenchman Kylian Mbappe among others, but the nearest they have come to the Champion League title is a runner-up finish in 2020.
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