Lionel Messi ended last season with his first five-goal haul in 10 years.
It was for Argentina against Estonia, however, not for Paris Saint-Germain, where he scored only six league goals in 26 games following his move from Barcelona. It was Messi’s lowest tally since the 2005-06 season, when he was still only 18.
Although his 14 assists for PSG were the second highest in the league behind teammate Kylian Mbappe, the record seven-time Ballon d’Or winner’s form fell well below expectations for a player who scored 672 goals for Barcelona.
That eye-popping total included an extraordinary 50-goal league season in 2012 to go along with 46 in 2013, eight Spanish league scoring titles and six in the Champions League. At his very best, he scored five against Bayer Leverkusen in 2012.
Fast forward a decade and his poor goal tally for PSG raised questions whether he could adapt to a new
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