Welcome! Lionel Messi was whistled at and booed not only in the preview of PSG vs Rennes for date 38 of Ligue 1 but also during the match that was being played in the Parc des Princes. On a first occasion when Messi was announced in the preview over the public address system, the Argentine star received beeps and shouts of rejection. Then, when the stadium was full, the alignment was repeated through the stadium’s megaphone and the reaction from the fans was the same. Kylian Mbappé, who was received with applause, fared differently.
This rejection of the “flea” by Parisian fans comes after PSG’s elimination in the Champions League against Bayern Munich, another downfall in Europe that kept the club in tension in the French capital because this competition was the main goal of the season. In the week leading up to this meeting, it became known that the most radical PSG fans announced that they would not receive the Argentine striker in the best possible way, and that is exactly what happened. The game was eventually won 2-0 by Rennes and brought PSG the 35 games unbeaten in the local league.