Following his late substitution in Paris Saint-Champions Germain’s League victory over Juventus, Lionel Messi saw a remarkable eight-year streak come to an end.
Kylian Mbappe’s two goals helped PSG defeat Juventus 2-1 in their 2022ā23 Champions League opener. However, Messi missed the last six minutes of action owing to his substitution.
What Was The Messi Streak About?
Messi was substituted after starting a Champions League encounter for the first time in eight years and 63 games. The last time was with Barcelona against Ajax in 2014.
Since October 21, 2014, the Argentine has participated in every game in which he started in the UCL, for the full 90 minutes. This spans from his time at Barcelona and PSG.
2014 – Lionel Messi was substituted in a Champions League match for the 1st time since 21 October 2014 with Barcelona against Ajax, the end of a run of 63 starts in the competition while playing all 90 minutes each time. Unusual. #PSGJuve #PSGJUV pic.twitter.com/FPO56ybRUL
ā OptaJean (@OptaJean) September 6, 2022
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He won the Champions League, advanced to the round-of-16, the quarterfinals four times, and the semifinals once during this remarkable run of playing the entire 90-minute games.
Talking about streaks, he added one to the bag yesterday though. The Argentine has now played in 19 consecutive UCL campaigns.
Lionel Messi begins his 19th consecutive season in the Champions League š pic.twitter.com/gfv1BcP1uR
ā GOAL (@goal) September 6, 2022
After hosting Brest in Ligue 1 on September 10, Messi and PSG will fly to Israel for their second Champions League group match against Maccabi Haifa.
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