Coach Confirms Lionel Messi’s Last Match for PSG This Weekend

PSG's Lionel Messi kicks the ball during the French League One soccer match between Strasbourg and Paris Saint Germain at Stade de la Meinau stadium in Strasbourg, eastern France, on May 27, 2023. Jean-Francois Badias/AP Photo

Lionel Messi arrived two years ago wearing a T-shirt emblazoned with ”Ici C’est Paris” (This Is Paris)—a favorite cry among Paris Saint-Germain fans—and to chants of “Messi! Messi! Messi!”

The soccer superstar will leave the team on Saturday not quite so revered.