On a night when Paris Saint-Germain recorded a last-gasp victory over Lyon, the biggest talking point at the Parc des Princes was Lionel Messi's second half substitution. With 75 minutes on the clock and the score tied at 1-1, Mauricio Pochettino chose to substitute the Argentine and bring on Achraf Hakimi.
As he walked towards the bench, Messi exchanged words with Pochettino, with his face bearing a puzzled expression.
Although he had been his side's best performer in the first half, the 34-year-old struggled to influence proceedings during the second half.
Nevertheless, his substitution and his reaction to it are set to be the subject of significant discussion over the coming days.
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itz_Nojaba
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Take this man back to Barcelona before things get out of hand.. he is missing his favourite opponent
umalphab
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He missed his opener against Lyon. Give him Eiber or Bolivia he will score hatrick
jotsamikael
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SANKLORAY
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ole to pochettino
Brightberry
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PSG Attack without Messi vs PSG Attack with Messi. π€π
izraellb25
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sitting here imagining how AFER would have plastered a horrific headline if this was Ronaldo
Anthovagasta
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Pochettino and Ole are starting to become one like this:
TankaNalbo
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CR 7 already 4 goals with Manchester Messi 0 goal πππππ
MohsinH47
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well. looks like some one even missed tap in [mask btw, psg won after they subbed messi
Jidexzy
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He missed his opener against Lyon. Give him Eiber or Bolivia he will score hatrick
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thats to you. cus he scored hat trick against Man City, Arsenal, real Madrid, Seville, Valencia. u dnt talk about that. that Eibar you are talking about is only twice he scored hat trick against them.