Manhandled by the French media, Lionel Messi? In any case, this is the opinion of Sergio Agüero, his former teammate in the Argentine selection. During a live on his Twitch channel, the “Kun” came to the defense of his longtime friend after his missed penalty against Real Madrid in the knockout stages of the Champions League on Tuesday. During Paris Saint-Germain’s victory, the striker was however discreet, eclipsed by Kylian Mbappé, author of the winning goal in stoppage time.
“In France, magazines and newspapers killed him, assured Agüero. They are assholes. I was offered an interview with a French magazine, but I declined saying I supported Messi. No, goodbye, see you soon. Now I am angry. In recent weeks, the player has indeed not been spared criticism, but his performance in Ligue 1 has done nothing to help matters, even if he showed better against Lille last week. .
“He was good, very active”
“What shit this penalty from Leo, had cursed Agüero a little earlier, accompanying his remarks with an expletive. In addition, he played well against Real, he broke lines. I’m not saying this because he’s a friend, but because he was good. He was very active. “A finding that was not necessarily shared by observers at the end of the meeting, during which Messi missed most of what he undertook and had great difficulty finding his place in the offensive animation.
The Argentine star will still have the opportunity to show a better face and take his revenge on Thibaut Courtois, who was impeccable on his penalty, in the return match on March 9. By then, PSG will have three Ligue 1 matches to break in: against Nantes this Saturday, then against Saint-Étienne and Nice.