2023-06-04 03:55:32
Ramos scored a goal in his last match with Paris Saint-Germain, but Messi might not
Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos played their last match with Paris Saint-Germain, which ended with the French champions losing to Clermont, 3-2, in the 38th and final round.
Defender Ramos opened the scoring with a header from a cross from Vitinha, before Kylian Mbappe boosted the score through a penalty kick caught by Ashraf Hakimi, which gave the Parisian team the lead.
But Johan Gassian then scored the first goal for Clermont, then Mahdi Zaffan equalized the score, so that Gregon Kei returned and led his team to victory in the 63rd minute of the match.
Messi, the former Barcelona striker, who was greeted by some fans with boos before kick-off, missed several opportunities to score in his last match for the French club, to freeze his goal tally in 32 goals in 75 games with the club.
In front of the many speculations regarding the next destination of the Argentine flea, it is believed that Al Hilal Saudi Arabia and Inter Miami are among the main potential destinations for Leo.
Mbappe won, following his goal once morest Clermont, the fifth consecutive golden shoe in the French first division. He is the fourth player to be crowned top scorer in the French League for the fifth consecutive season, which is the same record for Carlos Bianchi, Delio Onis and Jean-Pierre Papan.
The French striker finished his tally by scoring 29 goals, two goals behind Alexandre Lacazette, the Lyon player who did not score in his team’s 3-1 loss once morest Nice.
Before the start of the match, Saint-Germain announced that Messi would leave his ranks following the match.
“After two seasons in the capital, Lionel Messi’s adventure with Paris Saint-Germain will end with the end of the 2022-2023 season,” the capital club said in a statement.
The Qatari-owned Parisian club indicated that Messi, 35, will participate in Saint-Germain’s last league match this season once morest Clermont at the Parc des Princes.
“The best player in history”
“The club would like to warmly thank the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner, the winner of the red and blue jersey, the Champions Cup and two league titles,” he added.
The Argentine responded in the same statement, saying, “Thank you to the club and the city of Paris and its residents for these two years. I wish them success in the future.”
Messi arrived in the French club in 2021 with a free transfer from Barcelona, Spain, so he played 74 matches, scored 32 goals, and provided 35 assists.
But he wasn’t able to help the Parisians in their ultimate goal of winning the Champions League.
Despite this, the club added in its statement, “Paris Saint-Germain is proud that he was able to include in its ranks the best player in history, and wishes, with sincere feelings, several successes for Leo in his career.”
The Argentine, who received a hero’s welcome when the club recruited him to help him get the missing piece of the Champions League puzzle, left following two years under a torrent of boos from the fans, without realizing the dream of the Qatari management of the French team, leaving behind some glimpses of his football genius.
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