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'Angry' Lionel Messi 'Wanted To Kill' Paris Saint-Germain Teammate Who Wanted 'To Go Home'

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Updated 16:44 18 Jun 2022 GMT+1Published 16:42 18 Jun 2022 GMT+1

'Angry' Lionel Messi 'Wanted To Kill' Paris Saint-Germain Teammate Who Wanted 'To Go Home'

Lionel Messi was absolutely livid and the player felt his wrath after a scuffle.

Josh Lawless

Josh Lawless

Lionel Messi "wanted to kill" Paris Saint-Germain teammate Leandro Paredes after the pair were involved in a scuffle in the 2020/21 campaign.

The incident happened during a meeting between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain, where the Ligue One outfit ran out 4-1 winners courtesy of a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick and a Moise Kean strike.

Messi, who had opened the scoring in the Champions League round of 16 clash with a penalty, did not like a foul Paredes committed on him during the humbling defeat.

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But on top of that, Messi heard a comment Paredes made to one of his teammates and that's what got the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner's blood boiling.

As per Paredes, Messi "wanted to kill" his compatriot and the former Roma man was a little taken aback.


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"He got angry, because I had made a comment to my teammates and he heard me, and he got angry," Paredes told Caja Negra, as per MARCA.

"He was really angry. He f***ed me up. It was bad. He wanted to kill me and I wanted to go home."

Messi losing his head on the pitch is relatively rare but not one to hold a grudge, he had completely forgotten about the mini bust-up by the time the two linked up on international duty with Argentina.

And having become close friends, the pair are able to see the funny side over their flare-up.

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"Afterwards I saw him in the national team and he acted as if nothing had happened," he added.

"He showed me what he is like as a person. The relationship continued as it was. Now, when the conversation comes up, we talk about it and laugh, but he was really angry [then].

"He wanted to kill me."

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Messi and Paredes would become club and country colleagues a few months later when the Barcelona legend left the Camp Nou on a free transfer after they were unable to register his new contract.

Messi signed a two-year contract at the Parc des Princes and won Ligue One in his first season despite a fairly underwhelming campaign by his usual high standards.

Messi scored 11 times in all competitions and laid on 15 assists for teammates.

Featured Image Credit: Image: PA

Topics: Lionel Messi, Argentina, Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona

Josh Lawless
Josh Lawless

Josh is a sports journalist who specialises in football and WWE. He has been published by Curzon Ashton FC, Late Tackle, Manchester City FC, The Mirror, Read Man City and Manchester Evening News. He provides coverage of professional wrestling and has covered two WrestleMania events for SPORTbible.

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