Lionel Messi loses first penalty shootout with PSG as La Masia graduate misses

Lionel Messi played against OGC Nice in the Coupe de France tonight, donning the number 10 jersey for the first time due to Neymar’s exclusion.

The 34-year-old was on the pitch for 90 minutes for the French team, again, for the first time in 2022.

Messi successfully completed 4 out of his 6 dribbles attempted but had only one shot on target. As usual, he had an amazing solo run, but could not manage to convert it into a goal.

After 90 minutes of football, the 7-time Ballon d’Or winner was unlucky to lose the game on penalties.

While Messi scored PSG’s first penalty, Xavi Simons -a name that is no foreigner to him- missed the 6th penalty of the game, advancing Nice to the quarter-finals.

Considering the fact that the Argentine has scored in 6 of the 7 penalty shootouts of his career, but only won 3, it is sound to say that he has never been lucky when games are on such a close margin.