PSG entered the Camp Nou and beat Barcelona 4-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. It could be Messi’s final European night wearing a Barcelona jersey at the Camp Nou.
Barca can’t give Messi a real opportunity
Former Barcelona striker Rivaldo is convinced Lionel Messi will join Paris Saint-Germain after the French’s side an easy victory over the Catalan side on Tuesday night. PSG entered the Camp Nou and beat Barcelona 4-1 in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. It could be Messi’s final European night wearing a Barcelona jersey at the Camp Nou. “This defeat against Paris Saint-Germain will almost certainly be Messi’s last Champions League game with Barcelona at the Camp Nou,” Rivaldo told reporters. “Barcelona ‘cannot give Messi a real opportunity to fight for big trophies. His future will be PSG, especially considering his show at the Camp Nou. They are a team that can allow him to continue winning trophies.”
The Argentine still takes responsibility for the team
The Brazilian made it clear that he cannot save Barcelona himself as a great player like Messi. “Messi is over 30 years, and he still takes responsibility for the team,” Rivaldo noted. “And to make matters worse, this season, he saw his best teammate Luis Suarez walk away in an obscure sale that served to make Atletico Madrid stronger than ever. The Uruguayan is now the current Pichichi”. The Brazilian is clear that Barcelona have no chance of returning against PSG in the second leg in Paris. “There is no single player in the squad that believes in the comeback. It is impossible to turn it over,” he stated.
The 48-year-old player who played for Barcelona between 1997 and 2002 dropped his name behind Joan Laporta in the contest for the presidency at Barca. “Yes, I publicly declare that I support him because I believe the club needs a strong president who can return the club to where it belongs, fight and restore the space that they have always had to occupy,” said Rivaldo.