The grudges are hard to resolve! Messi punches in the Club World Cup: Life in Paris is unbearable!

The 1/8 final of the Club World Cup failed to become the stage for Messi to perform a miracle. Paris Saint-Germain beat Miami International 4-0, making Messi return with a revenge. This time the Club World Cup encounter failed to allow Messi to rewrite the ending, but his legend on the football field continues. It is just that the years in Paris may become a painful memory that he will never erase. When he first arrived in Paris, Messi tried to integrate into the new environment. He was humble and low-key, silently prepared for training, trying to make more contributions to the team. But many factors have caused his performance in Paris to fail to meet the fans' high expectations. In his first season, he scored only 11 goals in various competitions, which was his lowest number of goals in 16 years.

As time goes by, the contradiction between Messi and Paris Saint-Germain gradually surfaced. After winning the 2022 World Cup, Messi hopes to use this achievement to enhance his negotiating position in the team, but Paris believes he has given him a generous salary, refuses to increase his treatment, and implies that he is no longer the core of the team.

Paris senior executives imposed severe penalties on him for two weeks of suspension and deduction of his salary. Messi then posted a video of the apology, but according to his friends, the move was a team suggestion, which made Messi feel like a "puppet" and suffered "humiliation". This incident marked a complete break between Messi and Paris senior executives, and was also the main reason why he developed resentment towards Paris. After leaving Paris, Messi expressed his dissatisfaction with Paris Saint-Germain and his life in Paris on several occasions. In June 2023, he bluntly stated in an interview that he was not happy and had no fun in France. He also affected his family life and missed a lot of time to spend with his children. At the press conference signing with Miami International, he emphasized that leaving Barcelona to join Paris was not the intention, and it was difficult to adapt to the new environment.

Back to this Club World Cup 1/8 final, Messi played all the game. He had 4 shots, 2 shots, 2 shots, and 3 successful matches, but he still couldn't help Miami International change the fate of losing. During the game, Messi even made a fist move after trying to steal Vitina but failed. This scene also sparked heated discussion, perhaps this was also a kind of catharsis of his inner emotions.