Former France, Arsenal and Barcelona forward Thierry Henry arrived to Parc des Princes on Sunday night to comment on the Ligue 1 clash between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique Lyonnais. Speaking on the pitch just before the game, facing the camera and holding a microphone, the legendary goalscorer found a solution for Lionel Messi, who was again booed by the home fans.”I’d love to see him finish his career at Barca. I didn’t like the way he left that club. I’m not saying he should leave or not – there are people at both clubs who are in charge of that.”Henry and Messi loved playing together (©Getty Images)On the pitch, Messi and his teammates looked directionless and were beaten by an incisive Lyon, managed by former PSG boss Laurent Blanc. Messi’s display was rated at 3/10, the worst on the pitch. But he was booed and jeered by the PSG diehards before the match had even started. Once again, the Argentine was singled out as the main culprit for the Parisians’ early exit from the UEFA Champions League.🚨 Thierry Henry à propos de Messi ! 👀pic.twitter.com/Dtl6ZVuj4U— Univers Barca (@UniversBarca) April 2, 2023 Leo has just returned from Argentina, where he and the rest of the national team were given a heroes’ welcome following their victory in Qatar. But unlike the national team, where Messi is the undisputed leader, Paris is not seeing the benefit of having such a player in their ranks. Henry tried to explain why Messi isn’t as effective for the club as he is for the country.”It’s not easy to conduct an orchestra where there are three conductors. In Argentina, Messi is the main man – and everyone else looks at him that way. When he feels like that, he’s unstoppable. But here at the club, it’s different. And the fact there are people in the stands whistling at him doesn’t help. Look, Messi has 13 goals and 13 assists for PSG this season. We’re still talking about the best player in the world.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7143437##Besides Thierry Henry, there was a man on the pitch who talked to Leo while the ultras shouted abuse at him. And surprisingly – it was an opposition player. Nicolas Tagliafico. Lyon’s left-back and Messi’s national team brother offered him support directly on the pitch and speaking to the media afterwards.”It’s not easy flying to Argentina and back, playing there and playing here. Jetlag affects us all. We don’t sleep well and yet everyone expects us to be at 100%. It’s even more difficult when you play for a team like PSG. Their fans expect Messi and Kylian Mbappe to win games by themselves. But this is a team game. You cannot do anything alone. We are all here to help our clubs.”Your conversation with Messi? Tagliafico🗣️: We talked about the national team and the difficulty of sleeping after returning due to the change in timing and the need to prepare for the next match as soon as possible. pic.twitter.com/svlOGwojFf— FCB Albiceleste (@FCBAlbiceleste) April 3, 2023 Tagliafico was also asked about Messi’s future. Will he stay at PSG or leave to Barcelona, the Middle East or back to Argentina? And the former Ajax defender evaded the question.”We’ll see. It’s most important that Leo feels good wherever he plays. At the moment, he is clear that he wants to give his all to succeed with PSG. Nobody knows what will happen at the end of the season.”
